Events

Book Signings:

2018 Thursday, June 28, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm: Manhattan Grace (contemporary women’s fiction) book signing with husband (Ralph) David James, author of Premium Mixed Nuts (a short story anthology) at North Side Grille, 323 Derry Road, Hudson, NH
2018 Saturday, June 30, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm: Meet & Greet Christian Authors with Nancy Ferrin, Ellie Gustafson, Clarice G. James, Ralph D. James, and Konnie Viner at Bonhoeffer’s Espresso and Café, 8 Franklin Street, Nashua, NH

Join us at one of the “New England Christian Author Round Table Talks.” Come armed with curiosity and questions for our panel of authors!

2018 Saturday, July 28, 9:00 to noon: Writers’ Workshop: Lessons Learned on the Way to Publication
2018 Saturday, July 28, 2:00 to 4:00 pm: Author Talk and Book Signing at Rumney Bible Camp, 31 Gilford Ave., Rumney, NH with Ellie Gustafson, Jeremiah Peters, Ralph D. James, and Clarice G. James.

We’ll discuss the following topics at the Christian Author Round Table Talks and in the Lessons Learned on the Way to Publication workshops:

Determining your target audience (people and people groups)
Building your platform
Being professional even before you’re published
Finding the right professionals: editor, agent, and publisher
Things to do before you submit a manuscript to an agent or publisher
What to include in a book proposal
Reasons why your submission may have been rejected
Pros of self-publishing and pros of traditional publishing
Marketing your books
Top resource books for writers

The authors on the panel will have copies of our books available for purchase (which they will sign). We’ll also have some pre-signed gift-wrapped copies available. Yes, credit cards are accepted.

If you or your group would like to hold an author event, these types of venues are an ideal fit:

Book Clubs: If your local book club selects one of my books, I’ll join you in person or via video chat to discuss it.
Bookstores: I love small, locally owned bookstores.
Cafés & Coffee Houses: Chatting about writing and publishing is always better over coffee.
Family Style Restaurants: I’ll be happy to set up a table in the corner, the foyer, or in a private room.
Ladies Church Groups: My books, Party of One, Double Header, and Manhattan Grace are written from a women’s perspective for women. Themes include forgiveness, grief, loneliness, surrender, and discerning God’s purpose for your life. I’d be pleased to speak on those topics.
Libraries: Looking for an author event for your library? Call me. My author friends and I have done this before.
Private Homes: (Invitation-Only) Local Author-in-the-House home parties are fun and more personal. This venue gives readers and authors the chance to get to know one another better.