This week I have three items to share. One is an event...for me anyway. I have a milestone birthday on the March 23rd (Thursday); I'll be fifty! One half century and still here! And, that's a blessing! Also, 'shout out' to Angela Benson, who's birthday is the 25th! Stop by her webspot and wish her a happy one! Don't know her age exactly, but she's younger than I am!
The second item is a special invite for a listening event. I'll be a speaking with Marina Woods, on "Good Girl Live!" which broadcast via StreamingFaith.com and WorldWideArtists.net, next Wednesday, March 22 at 7 P.M. CST! As most of you know, Marina Woods has the wonderful website www.goodgirlbookclubonline.com which you may have visited--I know I have. Hopefully, we'll get to discuss some foster care issues/concerns along with "Plenty Good Room", of course. Please, tune in if you have the chance!
Lastly, I am taking a plane trip on Friday. Only the second ever and the first was because I was in the Army and once they give you those papers, you better fly and be there on the day indicated or you could face jail time! That was many years ago and they eventually sent me back because of the 'flat foot' thing, my ankles got so swollen from the running that I couldn't function as a soldier. And, I'm telling in you hindsight, that was a blessing for me. For one, I was NOT feeling the whole military thing and I don't exactly have a 'soldier's' (not in that kinda war) mentality. I can fight for the Lord though, but only because He's always working on me and with me and thanks to Jesus' sacrifice sent His spirit to reside inside. All that is good emanates from His spirit and to Him be the Glory!! Anyway, I'll stop preaching and without further adieu, here's information on the event.
I will be appearing in Charlottesville, Virginia on March 25th at 10:00 at the Barnes & Noble located in the Barracks Road Shopping Center. I will part of the "Looking for Love: Fiction" group and will appear along with Lynn Isenberg (The Funeral Planner), Judi McCoy (Wanted: One Sexy Night)and Cassandra Darden Bell (Mississippi Blues). At noon I will appear with Brandon Massey (Within the Shadows) and Cassandra again in an African American Fiction venue. If you live in the area, please come out and give me some support!!
Other highlights of the Book Fair are appearances by poet laureate of Virginia Rita Dove, mystery writer Jeffrey Deaver (author of "The Bone Collector), crime fiction writer Michael Connelly (author of "The Closers") and Dr. Ian Smith (from Celebrity Fitness and author of "The Blackbird Papers"). It is truly an honor to be part of a Festival attended by these esteemed authors. "Good lookin' out, God", cause it had to be you who got me on this list of invitees! Please, keep me in your prayers as I try to 'hold it down' for us Christian fiction writers! And, please, please pray for me as I fly in the plane. As stated above, it's only my second flight ever and I'm sure it will be an experience. For more information about the 12th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book use this link: http://www.vabook.org/
Thanks be to God, I'm holding down those 'A's' in all my classes at midterm (representing for us 'old' folks) and trying to hang in here through these final weeks of school. Oh, one more thing, stop by Cush City and cast your vote for Tiffany Warren ("What A Sista Should Do") as best new author! If she wins she'll be representing at a Cush City cruise event later in the year. Well, that's about it for this week.
God bless...
;-) Cheri
Cheri Paris Edwards is the first-time author of “Plenty Good Room”, published in hardcover by Walk Worthy/Warner Books in Spring, 2005. She is 49-years old and the mother of two boys. She lives in East-Central Illinois. Her website is www.cheriparisedwards.com