ROMANIA ZANY----AH!

Oh my that was a fabulous trip! No, folks, it was not entirely campy.  In fact, we only had one campy night with lots and lots of fun at Dracula Castle Hotel up in the beautiful Romanian mountains. The Romanian history was fascinating, if not complicated.  The countryside was not only gorgeous, but in some cases, a step back in time. Loved the horse-drawn hay-wagons, and especially loved seeing the gypsy's!  Yes, they still do travel in gypsy wagons pulled by horses!

I returned refreshed (after 3 nights of sleep in my own bed) and ready to rock and roll on Tanglewood II.  My fingers did lots of walking yesterday, through the pages of Summer & Cherry's new adventure in the swamps of Florida. STAY TUNED!

DOES ADVERTISING ATTRACT READERS?

It's no lie, we're sizzling on the Eastern Shore, but I think it's just about the same everywhere. Good time to stay indoors and write! How about a poll?  Not the North Pole (though that does sound good about now), but a poll requiring a question and answer(s) from my readers.  Here goes:

Question: DOES ADVERTISING NOVELS ATTRACT READERS?

My dad was a commercial artist so naturally advertising is 'in my blood'. I'm a firm believer in advertising my books. After all, how will anyone ever know that Tanglewood Plantation is a fun and exciting story? How will anyone ever know that Hannah McCade, my heroine in Broken Chords, can overcome extreme adversity and get happy? How can an author reach readers from the Eastern Shore of Maryland to the north, south, east, west of these United States, if  there is no advertisement?

Let me re-word that question: If you see an advertisement in a magazine or newspaper for a best selling novel in a genre that you like, would you check it out?

If you have a moment, please leave a comment; this inquiring mind would like to know!

OUR FUZZY-HEADED BABY SWALLOWS