Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
Some great things to celebrate this week, not the least of which is sunshine!! June was such a rainy month here that it hasn’t felt at all like summer.
My first book event last Sunday, The Craft of Small Publishing in Vermont at the River Arts Center, went well. It was a small venue, which was great for me for a first event. I wasn’t half as nervous as I thought I’d be, and I sold a book! Yay! I know one book doesn’t sound like much, but for me it was a success. I like to set small goals, so I’m less likely to be disappointed.
I visited Bear Pond Books in Stowe, VT, yesterday and dropped off two copies of my book for their shelves. Hooray for independent book stores!
We stopped at the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream factory on the way home from Stowe and got ice cream cones to celebrate. I can personally attest to the fact that B & J’s salted caramel blondie ice cream is delicious!
Looking forward to the Fourth of July parade tomorrow and good times with friends at the fireworks. Happy Birthday, America!!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!!
What other celebrations are going on out there?
© Lori L. MacLaughlin and Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams, 2015. All rights reserved.
Happy 4th, Lori 😀. I am ‘low-keying’ it this weekend with a few good books and some welcome sunshine.
So glad you’ve been making progress with your book and keeping your successes in perspective. That habit gies a long way towards living a life if contentment, diesn’t it?
Hugs! Sammy
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Thanks, Sammy! Yes, it definitely helps. Enjoy the 4th and your relaxing weekend!
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Congrats on your event and selling a book!! Keep it up! If I lived anywhere near that Ben & Jerry’s I’d weigh 400 pounds. I adore ice cream!! Have a great weekend!
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Thank you, Lexa! Yes, I’d weigh that much, too. It’s a good thing I don’t drive by it often. Enjoy your weekend!
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Small steps are still progress. And mmmm, ice cream.
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Yes, they are. 🙂
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Congratulations on the book event! Putting yourself out there and organising an event is a success in itself because you put yourself out of your comfort zone. That you made a sale and found a new reader is the cherry on the cake 🙂
And it’s very exciting that your book is in a physical bookstore – seems like you ahve lots of wonderful things going on with your book at the moment!
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Thanks, Celine! It’s definitely out of my comfort zone. And yes, cherry on the cake, it is!
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You know what, each book sale is something to be proud of. Congratulations on having your first book event!
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Thank you!!
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YAY, on your first book event and small bookstores!! Happy Weekend!!
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Thank you!!
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Congrats on selling your book, Lori! And kudos for getting out there and making things happen. 🙂
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Thanks, Sue! I keep working at it.
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All great things to celebrate! 🙂
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Thank you, Rhonda!
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Congratulations on your first event and sale of your book! I definitely think that is something worth celebrating.
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Thanks very much, Nancy!
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Congrats on selling a book!
Small, manageable goals are better… and remember that all the small accomplishments pile up… 😀
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Thank you! Yes, that’s so true!
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Congrats. You celebrate just like I would. Ice cream is much better than champagne. 🙂
Anna from Elements of Writing
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Thanks! I so agree!
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Congrats on a great book event and selling your book!! 🙂 I love Vermont! I have family up there…way up near the Canadian border. So many great little places to visit in VT- but Ben and Jerry’s was an excellent choice!
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Thanks very much! Vermont is indeed a wonderful place to be. I’m only an hour and a half or so from the Canadian border myself. And you can’t get much better than Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. 🙂
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Glad to hear you sold a book! Keep it up!
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Thanks, Loni! I’m working on it. 🙂
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Yay for a book sale! Way to go! And the ice cream sounds like a delicious reward for work well done. 🙂
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Thank you, Tyrean! It was delicious, absolutely!!
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