Book CHRONICLES OF A PARKY by Ryan Oevermann reviewed by Elma Schemenauer

I had the privilege of meeting Ryan when we participated in an author panel in beautiful Sun Peaks, British Columbia on September 7, 2024. He impressed me as a humble, hopeful, humorous, loving person. These qualities and more come through in this book. I enjoyed reading it. I learned a lot about Parkinson's and the day-to-day challenges of living with the condition. We all face challenges in life. The book inspired me to face mine in a more positive way. An especially helpful lesson I learned is to take better advantage of times when I'm "on" [feeling well, clever, energetic, etc.] and patiently ride out times when I'm "off." 

Author platform why and how

Why should an author have a platform? How do you build one? Good article here. https://janefriedman.com/spontaneous-generation-and-author-platform/

Author panel in beautiful Sun Peaks, British Columbia Sept 7, 2024

book publicists

Some authors wonder how to find an appropriate person or company to help them promote their book/s. Here's an article about a few book publicists. I've never worked with one and don't know anything about these, so I can't personally recommend or not recommend them. I'm just passing along the information for what it's worth. https://marketplace.writersweekly.com/publicists/

Novella anyone?

Famous authors like Margaret Mitchell and John Steinbeck have written novellas. Maybe it's a type of story you'd like to write. Good article about novellas here. https://tinyurl.com/mr9c7hkc

Photo credit: David Branco.