Watch for Kindle giveaways of my books in the Shifting Sands series: Short Stories and the new book 2 Secrets.
If you could write a review of the book on Amazon, that would be great. Pm Emma on Facebook messenger for pdfs.
Post reviews on customer reviews on Amazon:
Here is a link to reviews:
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The Lakeshore Art Festival is attended by tens of thousands of people over two days. It runs July 5 and 6 from 10 to 6 and features over 350 fine art and craft vendors, along with artisan food, children’s activities, street performers and interactive art. It’s the perfect venue to connect readers with local indie authors.
This is our third year as a group of authors being involved with the Lakeshore Art Festival. The first year was organized by author Steve Lebel . When he stepped back, I was tapped to take on the project. Last year we officially became part of the festival with the emerging authors tent within the festival footprint. This allowed us much better visibility and allowed us to connect with more readers.
Last year we had two beautiful sunny days and what seemed like a mostly endless flow of traffic both days. There’s so much art to see and great food to check out.
Eighteen authors took part in our tents last year. We all had a great time networking with one another, talking to readers and signing books.
4-Which genre will be represented?
Our tents feature twenty authors with a little something for everyone. We everything from children’s books to adult books, including mystery, suspense, non-fiction romance, science fiction, fantasy and more.
We’d love to introduce readers to authors they might not run across on Amazon due to the vast number of books there or in the big book stores that often focus on big name authors. We’re available to talk about our books, our writing processes and inspirations. This is a great opportunity for readers to buy direct from the authors and get their books signed.
Many authors struggle with marketing their books . They write one and hope that it sells online or through their publisher, if they have one. Unfortunately, even with a publisher, the majority of marketing falls on the author, and most of us would rather be home writing our next book. However, once you do a few book events, you’ll find it’s fun to network with other authors, learn from them, share your experiences and knowledge and to meet readers face to face. Festivals like this one give authors the opportunity to get their books in front of thousands of people a day. The Lakeshore Art Festival allows authors to purchase their own larger booth or to take part in our emerging author tent, which though we have smaller table spaces, is within the budget of many indie authors. We do have a limited amount of spaces each year and they go quickly. If you are interested in being part of the emerging author tent, please contact me on facebook: jeandavisauthor
Visitors should wear comfortable shoes. There’s so much to see and do at this Festival. Stay hydrated. Bring a bag to carry all your artsy finds. Most vendors will take cash or cards. And talk to the artists. Ask questions. Make your purchases personal. It’s not often you can talk directly to the artist who made the piece and find out the story behind it.
Having recently released my fifth book, I can easily say that I’ve tried a lot of different things to get the word out. Have I found the magic answer? No. What I’ve settled on, that works best for me, is doing a blog tour within my network of author friends, and booking in person events. I like to do a variety of venues: bookstores, libraries, craft & vendor shows, comic cons, ren faires, and art festivals. This year, with the release of the first book Trust of my new space opera series, The Narvan, I’m doing 30 different events all over Michigan.
I find personally connecting with readers to be the most gratifying way to get the word out . When I can do the same event a couple years in a row, it’s even better, because then people know where to find me and come back for my next book. I try to release one or two books every year so I have something new to offer.
Link to participating authors at the Author Tent at the Lakeshore Art Festival https://emmapalova.com/2019/06/12/authors-at-lakeshore-art-festival/
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This is the festival we are a part of as an “Emerging author tent”: https://lakeshoreartfestival.org/ We’re billed that way simply because we’re not widely recognized famous authors. Some authors prefer to get a vendor space on their own. This group name format sets us apart from them, gets us in with a bulk artist rate, and allows for customers to easily browse many authors in one place. Everyone did a great job referring people to fellow authors to help them find the types of books they were looking for.
We will again be doing two 20 x 20 tents as they are the most sturdy cost effective option and do give us room to move inward if we have a rainy day. The only difference this year is I’m asking you to bring your own chairs. Most of us found the supplied chairs uncomfortable anyway and did end up using our own.
I anticipate setting us up in the U or L shape (outward facing tables) like we did last year on the second day as that offered the best frontage for everyone and higher interest/sales. If we have rain, we will rearrange the tables to allow for traffic flow through the tents while keeping our books dry. I do have a layout prepared for that as well.
Payment can either be made by check or paypal (see end of email). If you are mailing a check, please let me know so I can watch for it and mark you as confirmed.
Lakeshore Art Festival 2019
Friday July 5, 10am-8pm
Saturday July 6, 10am-6pm
Our Tent name is: Michigan Authors at the Lakeshore
THE DETAILS:
• We will be in the same location as last year at the corner of Clay and 2nd. The lot directly behind us is a pay to park lot. There is free parking along the streets and further down the road by the farmers market. You may pull up to the blocked streets by the tents and unload.
• You must attend both days for the duration of the listed hours. You may have a helper if you wish. However, most spaces will only have room for one by the table. In order to give as many of us frontage as possible, we do have a tight fit.
• You may only sell only your own books. This means no additional items that are not books (such as mugs, coasters, posters, etc) even if they are related to your book(s). We are billed as an author tent and must conform to the rules set forth by the festival.
• You may not split or share your space with another author.
• The cost is $100 for a 3ft space. This covers both days.The cost covers your portion of the rental items and your entry fee into the show as a vendor. This is a discounted exhibitor rate provided from the Lakeshore Art Festival as part of the author tent. We will be included in festival advertising, promotion, website and social recognition as well as potential media and press release coverage.
• Funds are not refundable. Once funds are received, I will be sending the full check off to the Art Festival to cover our vendor fees and tent rental. I will not have funds to refund you. If you are unable to attend, I will do my best to help you find someone to take over the space, but can make no guarantees.
• Set up is 9am on July 5. Tear down is immediately after the event ends at 6pm on the 6th. This all goes pretty smoothly as the tents and tables will be there ready for us and we leave them as we found them on Sunday evening.
• We will have tent sides available in case of inclement weather.
• I do recommend taking your inventory with you on Friday night.
• You are responsible for your own sales and sales tax. Acceptance of cash and credit card is strongly suggested.
• Last year we were blessed with beautiful weather and we’re hoping for that again. Do be prepared for wind (something to hold down business cards or other promotional items) and bring plenty of water. Food vendors are nearby. You may also bring your own. There is no electricity so bring extra batteries for phones if necessary. We are very close to the portable restrooms.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me: Darla Davis via messenger on Facebook.
Listen to our podcast coming soon.
For a list of participating authors go to:
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So, I am entering July Camp NaNoWriMo 2019 to finish the memoir about our family immigration saga from former communist Czechoslovakia.
I have to write 1,600 words a day. That is writing six pages a day to finish the second half of the book.
The book “Secrets” below was released today. I penned the core of the book during the November 2018 NaNoWriMo 50k- word challenge.
I will be posting excerpts and reviews.
I am grateful for the support from everyone: my editor Carol Briggs and reviewers Nancy Price Stroosnyder, Joanna Barr, Donald & Ronald Brookins, Emma Palova Chavent and many more.
I need to reach 25 reviews on Amazon.
I wrote 1,880 words a day during the challenge. The book is now live on Amazon. Yay! I am looking for reviewers. If you are interested email me for pdfs.
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I will be at the Lakeshore Art Festival in Muskegon along with 20 other authors on July 5th & 6th launching my new book “Secrets. ”
We will be at the author’s tent on the corner of Clay and 2nd Ave. Come and meet your next favorite book.
Riverwalk Parade
I love parades. I love watching them and I love being in them. So, you can look for us at the Riverwalk Parade in downtown Lowell. Yes, we will have ducks too.
Stop by the Lowell Arts gallery after the Riverwalk parade on July 13 between 2 pm and 4 pm. I will be signing my new book “Secrets” from the Shifting Sands Short stories collections.
Secrets (Shifting Sands) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1099870992/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_nwNeDb4XA6KZ8
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After writing in the wee hours and uploading the print version of “Secrets” to kdp publishing, I have decided to spend the longest day of the year under the sun, when it will be at its highest point at 11:54 am.
It is my favorite day of the year marked by flowers in full bloom and strawberries. It’s not too hot yet, and we’ve had plenty of rain.
Everything is growing like crazy. Again this year, we have a resident rabbit in our small veggie patch munching on the delicious red cabbage leaves.
To honor summer, I made traditional Czech bubble cake aka “bublanina”
for the first time with our own everbearing strawberries. You can make it with any fruits in srason.
Here is the promised summer recipe for the bubble cake:
5 eggs
32 dkg of sugar
32 dkg of flour
1 dcl of milk
1.5 dcl of oil
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
Preheat your oven to 350F
Beat the egg whites into firm foam
Beat the egg yolks with sugar into smooth texture
Add oil
Fold in the flour
Pour into a medium size pan
Put the fruit on top
Bake for 30 minutes
Eat it all. Enjoy.
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Indie Thursday
— Read on donaldlevin.wordpress.com/2019/06/20/indie-thursday-4/
I will be there too with my new book “Secrets” from the Shifting Sands Short Stories series along with 20 other authors.See post authors at the Lakeshore Art Festival on July 5th and 6th.
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donaldlevin.wordpress.com/2019/06/06/indie-thursday-3/
I will have an interview this Thursday with author Don.
See you there.
Emma
Happy Father’s Day. Enjoy your special day. Pictured my father Vaclav Konecny cutting my birthday cake in May.
Thank for all you do for us. Love you.
Emma
