Monday Moments - Rangers Baseball, Lou Gehrig, and more

A quick Monday post.  Yesterday, Ray and I enjoyed a Texas Rangers baseball win over the Cleveland Guardians. 10 to 0  Rah.   The Ranger mascot, Maverick, is rather silly looking.  We enjoyed the game energy. 
 

Between innings, there was a little film of Lou Gehrig - the very famous Yankee who had to retire early due to ALS.  June 7th was Lou Gehrig Day, sending the message of the need/ search for a cure.

And alas, Bonnie Pemberton, a writer friend of mind, passed in December from this horrible disease. It was sad to see a vibrant amazing woman slowly lose her words and ability to communicate. She was a presence!

Anyway - it's good of the MLB to have special salute days, emphasize awareness, and to contribute funds for research. And it evoked memories for me - Bonnie had a great hearty laugh. 

Have a good week my friends. And take a moment to remember/ salute a special person who's gone from your life. 

Romancing the Book Event Pics

 Bedford Library held its first all day author event. Authors, like me, had display tables and could sell books.

 Here are Carole Nelson Douglas  http://www.carolenelsondouglas.com  and Sharon Owen http://www.sharonkatherine@sharonkown.com

 Carole is crazy prolific - the library had a separate display for many of her books. What is interesting is she's moving some work from traditional to her own e-publishing. She "wants control of her work." The  publishing world is changing a lot.

 Workshops were held and also author readings. Sharon Owen reads from her mystery - Thicker Than Water. We eagerly await the sequel.

Here, Carole is checking out Ann Summerville's cozy mysteries. Quite a selection to choose from.
http://www.annsummerville.com

I don't have a picture here, but Bonnie Pemberton read from The Catmaster and her sequel The Lizard Returns.

It was an enjoyable day. Next year we need to lure even more of the general public into our web of words.

Plot Party

Sara, Lauren, Susan, and Ann - fellow writers discussing word issues.

  Trinity Writers' Workshop normally meets on Saturdays at the Trinity Arts Building in Bedford, Texas.  However, this past Saturday we met at the home of long-time member Bonnie Pemberton for a plot party. Twenty-four people attended with twelve people offering up a synopsis of their writing issues and questions they asked us to ponder.

Who died first - the wimpy husband, the heiress, or the gardener? Who is the murderer? What about that strange woman in the store - was her question part of a cult? Bats? Electricity? The Amazon Trilogy. All this and more was discussed as ideas begat ideas and the author in question furiously jotted notes.

Food, oh the food - we ate well, snacked some more, and enjoyed Clarice Bostick's homemade ice cream cake (her secret is the amaretto). Laughter prevailed.
An offsite plot party is a great way to renew a group's energy. It's loosey-goosey and the only limitation is the imagination.

Look out publishing world - there are some interesting stories headed your way in the future.

Author Roundtable

 Saturday evening, I was delighted to be part of an authors' panel at the Bedford library  We were introduced by Amanda Green, author of  Nocturnal Lives, and she let us loose to read excerpts from our books and answer questions from the audience.

The discussion was lively in regards to self publishing (four of us) vs. traditional (one) and why we chose to go our routes, the effort involved, pitfalls, and the satisfaction of being in control of our writing destiny.

 Here are the featured authors of the evening (clockwise from upper left) All are members of  Trinity Writers' Workshop
Arly Pineo: Cheat the Wind  Cheat the Wind
Sharon Owen: Thicker Than Water   Thicker Than Water
Bonnie Pemberton: The Cat Master The Cat Master
Ann Summerville: Gwinnel Gardens (and more) Gwinnel Gardens
Not pictured: Joanne Faries  My Zoo World  My Zoo World

Finally, there is nothing better than a great prop - Arly's husband created this fine clipper ship, ready to set sail for the China Seas, and Cheat the Wind.