Three years ago I was one of Yvonne Perry’s Writers in the Sky podcasts shortly after the publication of “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary.” Today Yvonne and I chat again on her podcast about “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music” showing the miles we’ve traveled since then. This was recorded in the hospital…
FREE AUDIO BOOK! Leave a comment on this week’s featured video and become eligible for winning a free copy of “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music.” Janet will run a raffle using random numbers among the comments. Wow! Two posts up this Monday June 29th…and a podcast this Friday, July 3rd. Week…
Kendra Bonnett reviews “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music” on Women’s Memoirs Book Raves. Here’s an excerpt from her review: Although Sightlines is very personal, the reader is not left outside to be a distant observer, peering through a cracked door or listening at the keyhole. The reader recognizes the history, the…
Week Four June 22-26 We’re into week four now, with 1/3 of the tour completed. Thanks for those of you following the tour. Go to Eden’s site for this week’s TREASURE HUNT CLUE. Then, contact Janet with the answer to win a FREE copy of our audio book “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry…
Follow the blog tour TREASURE HUNT to receive a free copy of our new audio book “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music.” Week Three June 15-19 17 Sharman Apt Russell interviews Janet on the themes of love, place, and meaning on her group blog Love of Place celebrating place and a greater…
Week Two June 8-12 9 Claire Applewhite interviews Janet on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Book Blog where Claire is a contributing writer. Claire’s most recent and fifth release is The Wrong Side of Memphis, a noir mystery novel. Claire and I are both members of the St. Louis Writers Guild. 11 Kendra Bonnet & Matilda…
I’ve expanded the information for “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music.” Look under the top tab for BOOKSTORE. You’ll see: FOLLOW THE BLOG TOUR Consult the calendar for all 18 stops in June and July. There are blog posts, podcasts, a live telecall, an internet radio broadcast. Each stop contains unique information….
Title: CD Launch Dinner part 7 Description: Interview with Greg McNey who makes the licensing and copyright phase crystal clear. Watch for Yvonne Perry coming in around 7:25 marker. Yvonne owns the writing service “Writers in the Sky” (WITS). Yvonne and I became blogging buddies after “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” came out in 2006. Hal…
Title: CD launch dinner Part 6 (featuring Suzy Bogguss) Description: Stage 7, celebration: launch dinner at Sportsman Grille and Lodge. Janet reads Pop’s “I.M.A. Fox” that goes with his fox carving he sent as a gift. Interview with Cousin Suzy Bogguss. Janet and Suzy discuss her hard-won Nashville success, their family connection that began at…
Title: Interview with Scott Kidd Part 5 Description: Stage 6: Production and Marketing. The product arrives: 50 boxes contained 20 audio books. What to do? Janet stacks them in the corner of her upstairs office (the “Cowboy Room”) at Pop’s house. Moving into promotion and marketing stage. Intro to launch dinner in Nashville, Stage 7:…