Donna Barnard is showing her “Okie” series of books. The first is “The Making of Okie” and the second is “Okie: The Next 30 Years.” Donna is a romance writer with Tate Publishing Company, Mustang, OK
Meredith McLeod Dunton of McLeod, TX, has published the story of her life jumping into a foreign world of Tibet that she would ultimately leave but that would never leave her. Published by Clarion House Publishing.
Philllip Anthony Sainz-Hall who was running with street gangs as a youngster has written a book with the self-expressive title “From the Bullet To the Bible: A Gangster’s Tale.” He grew up in Colorado.
Local author Laura Emmons shows her latest work “Monster In My Garden.” Emmons is a forthright writer who doesn’t hold back. The monsters in her titles are apt. Laura is a local reader and writer.
Carolyn Benesh is a composer of daily devotional writings. She’s also a pastor at Living Hope Community Church of the Nazarene in Texarkana. That’s husband John at left joining in Carolyn’s book signing.
Patty Wiseman is a writer and speaker who enjoys writing romantic fiction. She’s especially interested in podcasting. She’s president of the East Texas Writer’s Association.
K. L. Cottrell likes to say that she creates “fiction with feeling.” She’s a Texas author and therefore her books are full and long. They also have to do with healing. She’s a member of the Survivor Project.
Cal Davis is a wide-ranging, award-winning author especially for young adults and children. Notice his table full of awards and colorful creations.
D. C. Gomez speaks of ‘mesmerizing minds of all ages.” She also likes to say,“Follow your dreams. Remember, you are meant for greatness!”
The crowd at Atlanta Public Library for its chocolate party and meet-the-authors get-together Thursday was noisy and unsettled, just the things a library is not. But it was all to meet the authors of books and also to have plenty of chocolate.Three foors
Sherri Steward has written a strongly affective true tale of a soldier’s daughter titled: “Bringing Davy Home.” The purpose, she tells, is to teach people of the sacrifices made for democracy and freedom.
Chocolate Party
Atlanta Library’s chocolate party was a real candy of a get-together last Thursday.
The purpose of the gathering was not really to sample chocolate. The store-bought bars and packages of candy were really just for appearance.
The real purpose of the two-hour event was to meet authors and others who, like one’s self, were interested in books, how they get printed and how they get sold.
One thing for certain is that at book signings and publishing parties, the patron doesn’t mind being shoulder-to-shoulder with the writer. One usually never gets this chance.
Authors are rare individuals, truly hidden between pages. So, at the party, the citizen simply bumps up to the author and asks questions.
Atlanta’s library was filled with readers and writers this day 5 p.m. on a Thursday. Some 10 tables were placed on three different floors of the building and many of these were just arms-length apart from each other.
Of course, there were opportunities to support the library with sales and membership.
But the best part is that on this day, at this time, the local library was filled with real live characters.
Not figures on the page of a book or in one’s imagination,
were ready to talk.
“Who knows, I might write a book myself ... one of these days,” the library patron might be thinking.