Today, July 1, I started NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), which holds a July "camp" for interested participants.
The registration feature appears to be malfunctioning, so my participation is informal. But since I got approval on my latest Amish romance synopsis, the push is on to get it written, tally ho!
Meanwhile, last week I completed another project: Taking care of the hundreds of author copies Harlequin so generously sends to its authors. I had boxes and boxes and boxes of books stacked in the barn. So I pulled them all onto the porch and started sorting.
I counted out twenty copies of each title...
...and put them in a tote to protect them from mice and moisture. This will go back out to the barn.
During this process, I learned I was (mostly) out of author copies for my first two books, but I had an overabundance of the rest.
There's been a lot of chatter on the Love Inspired author's forum about other writers facing a similar issue: What to do with so many books? Someone suggested donating them to a Christian charity called Prison Book Project. I called and spoke to a representative and explained my interest in sending them the spare books, and she was thrilled. Apparently women's fiction, especially Christian fiction, is in raging demand.
So I boxed up the remaining books and shipped them out.
I see this as a win-win. We get more floor space in the barn, and some women prisoners get books to read.
That was a super thing to do Patrice. I have just finished your latest release on Kindle and really liked how you managed to wrap some of your last few books into this one. Very good job.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great solution!
ReplyDeleteThis was not just a great idea and wonderful gift, but I'm glad you shared it. It occurred to me the other day a prison might not turn their noses up at Christian materials like my church did, favoring digital instead. ( Why must things like this be either/or when that cavernous, well maintained, OLD church has lots of room and used to actually have a good library? Can't both work?)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I think your post here is great confirmation. I'm getting older and need to go ahead and start paring down. Thanks for sharing with a prison and with us.