Every Autumn I plant bulbs like crazy—I’m partial to Parrot Tulips—so the typically cold and rainy Portland spring will give me glorious color. It’s been so warm—really warm—that the bulbs are coming up early. Here is a little color for you friends on the east coast who are suffering through a brutal winter, trying to make it to spring. I see what is going on in the news and really feel for my gardening friends back east.
Hang in there everybody! It will change, and when it does, it will feel like heaven.
In the meantime, I could use a bit of help on my book planning. Do you have a minute to respond in the comments?
My book is about aging with grace and pizazz, a humorous and poignant collection of essays about gardening with an older body, love & loss, and ways to give back to the world. I’m writing like crazy. Does that “like crazy” theme sound familiar? Maybe this picture will help…
Yes, friends, that’s me. Why? Because it turns out that you can’t just write your book—even with traditional publishers—you have to be prepared to market your book too! So, here is my question:
Which social media spots do you like best? Do you use Facebook ? Do you use Twitter? Instagram? Pinterest? I’m on a few of these, but not all. And I need to make some decisions because there is only so much time in the day.
If you were me, where would you focus your marketing efforts on social media?
It would really help me to know. Also, fellow bloggers, what are the top five sites you know about for women over fifty? Humorous, poignant, a combination–it doesn’t matter. I’d like to know what else you are reading, so I can follow that site too and become an engaged reader and commenter.
Thanks friends for leaving your comments below. If you are curious about which story I’m working on now…. It is called “Letters to Jenny”, a collection of letters I wrote to my cousin/friend/like a daughter when I was in treatment for breast cancer.
I have to get up every half an hour to walk around because of the intensity of the work. But that’s the way it is to write as I’m sure many of you know.
Thank you for your help!
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