Blast from the Past #1

Yippee!!!!!  My Book Release Party - July 12, 2005

Hey y'all,

I'll cut to the chase...my book release party is
manana, at 7 in the PM at Sandy Beach, the second
shelter...the cool one with the stone fireplaces and
yes, there will be a fire.

It's possible y'all are sick of getting these
promotional emails, I'm sure sick of sending them, but
since my goal is to get everyone to come down and
spend their dinero, I gotta do what I can to make it
happen!

Prices are fast and easy...and for this event only!
$8 for the book, "Ella Bandita and other stories
$5 for the book on CD - of the title story "Ella
Bandita," 
$5 apiece for the homemade books - great for kids -
"Preacher Man and the Golden Pedestal," and "Why Roses
Have Thorns".  Both come with purty pictures drawn by
Joy West, also of Juneau.  

And of course, for the full package...(drum roll, if
you please) of all four items is just $20!  

There will be some food, some drink, a fire, and
music, even if I have to bring my boom box and CDs! 
Feel free to bring a guitar, a banjo, a harmonica, and
be my live music!

No matter what, come on down because I wanna see ya!  

Montgomery

Wow.  When I look at that email from over five years ago, I'm amazed I was actually that ballsy, that clueless, or both.  To give anybody who happens to come across this a little background info... In 2005 I wrote and self published a collection of adult fairy tales - not erotica, but they could have been - got a $5000 grant from the Rasmuson Foundation in Anchorage to help fund the road trip for a DIY book tour that lasted a year.  Needless to say, I spent far more money than I made, but that experience was one of the most amazing adventures of my life and I learned a lot.  I also kept an email journal that I sent out to friends and those I wanted to show off for - only to have my hubris blow up in my face later.  And these entries became a blog on a local website.  

I'm rewriting the stories with the main character into a series of four novels, I figured it made sense to resurrect these emails into the blog.  It brought back memories to reread that email, but I must admit I also cringed when I read it.  I can't believe I had the nerve to hit up everybody I knew in a small town in Alaska like that.  Oh the joy of buzzing on endorphins!