Hello my dahlinks!!
Where here we are officially in ze spring!! Flowers blooming, love in ze air ?!! Ah, Spring, Spring!!
So what's up??!!

I just wanted to say HELLO and THANKS AWFULLY to all of those who have E'd, called and etc these past 40 days of Lent!

Oh!! Before I forget - PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE - I NEED YOUR VALUABLE RATINGS AT WWW.AMAZON.COM - For "Passing Thoughts" -

So in your spare seconds (HA!) when you are surfing along, please surf on over to www.amazon.com AND www.bn.com and please rate "Passing Thoughts" - the pic of the book is not there yet, but Neighborhood Press assures me it will be there soon! You guys are just better than a bag of orange jellybeans!! (My favorites!)

Here's what's up in the next few weeks or so for MOI!!
So Please attend, spread ze word, keep my name on thy lips in a good way please!!

SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH
Come see me at ze Deerwood Public Library from 01-03:00 PM for the Florida Writers Association monthly meeting led by one of their new Regional Directors - MOI!!
Our topic this month is "So You Wrote A Book Now What?"
We will be W&B (whining and bitching) about how to sell our wonderful books, trade ideas, and discuss the topic of this business we authors like the least - Promoting ourselves!! Writing the damn books is the easy part - it's the rest that's hell!! Call me if you need directions at (904)-268-5952

THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH and 18th - 07:30 PM
Come to Minnie's in Arlington!! April is Poetry month nationwide, so come CELEBRATE and party and read and laugh with all of us!! $3.00 at ze door! It pays for your tea and crumpets! We have a BLAST there, so please come and listen to your fellow laurettes in Jax!

SATURDAY, APRIL 13,TH
Come see moi and her other fellow Laurettes at ze "Poetry In Ze Park" event in Orange Park. We will be outside reading our poems, selling our books, etc. So come listen and snap with your fellow beatniks if you are in ze area!

MONDAY, APRIL 15TH -
It's tax day!! I will be reading my fav tax-deductible poems at University of Florida's Campus for "Poetry Month at UNF". Come see me in ze "square" and listen to me shout out my stuff to fellow depressed tax payers! HA! I will be there from 01:00 - 02:00 PM - weather permitting! I don't shout out in thunderstorms or hurricanes outside!

SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH
Come see moi again with both books on Earth Day at ze Clay County Fairgrounds with my buds and fellow authors from Neighborhood Press. We will be out there hobbing, knobbing, signing, and hopefully not next to where the barn is! I can't stand the site or smell of cow poop! ECK!! Oh yeah, I will be there from 09:00 am - 01:30 PM (Unless the smell of animal poop drives me off first!)

03:00 PM - JUSTICE COALITION PICNIC -
I'm not sure where this is yet, but this is really just for us Justice Coalition people anyway and I'm gonna get recognized or something for being the Staff Writer for the Victim's Advocate - YEAH!

SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH
Come to B&N of Mandarin for ze "Power of Poetry Day" - Yes, I will be there again with both books, my big mouth and a hot chocolate with lots of whipcream! I'm not sure of the times yet, but they will be forthwith!

Ok, kiddies that's it for now!!
I'm busy, your busy, we're all busy!!
Don't forget to come visit me and read my STUFF here at Authors Den - it is FREE, FREE, FREE and your comments are mucho, mucho, mucho appreciated as well!!

Have a great Easter! A Great Passover! A great Spring!

E-moi when you can! Send prayers and $$ - always needed and appreciated dahlinks!!

Your fav-starving Floridian/Hoosier Author,

Caryn aka Cruella aka Countessa xxoxoxoxoxoox