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The venue was great, but...

11/13/2015

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As you can see, I was set up and ready to go for the 1st Annual Tampa Bay Book Fair at Park Station in Pinellas Park.  The venue was great, but not the attendance. The organizers did little or no advertising and with some 40 authors eager to promote their hard work, it was pretty frustrating to see virtually no one (other than a few invited guests) walk in from the street.

However, it was good to meet and mingle with all the other authors and get an opportunity to share our aspirations. I was surprised how upbeat everyone seemed to be despite the disappointing turnout. There were authors of every imaginable genre: from the occult to the spiritual; from mystery to romance; from picture book to chapter book; from Cuba to Cambodia.  Too bad all these fine people didn't get to share their livelong ambitions with the public this day.

But there will be other days and other times and in this trade, like many others, you live and learn.

No one said it would be easy.
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    As a kid growing up on Florida's Ft.Myers Beach, I was either out exploring the beach, honing my baseball skills in the driveway, or at my desk writing stories and cartooning.  After teaching high school biology for 36 years here in Tampa, I now enjoy retirement with my wife Diane and our constant canine companion, Layla. 

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