February 2007

Dear Readers and Friends,

Despite the fact that our friends in the Midwest and East are experiencing a serious cold snap as I write this, spring is almost here. Daffodils and crocus will reappear, I promise. In my part of the country, Southern California, March will also bring with it two exciting events that I’ll be attending.

Linda Lael Miller, author of more than 70 best-selling novels, is a keynote speaker at the March 3^rd A Day of Authors sponsored by Alpha, a professional Woman’s Auxiliary to the Assistance League of Fullerton. It’s a terrific event that features authors who write in several genres and it sells out every year. The proceeds benefit a variety of charitable organizations.

Not to be outdone, the Friends of Shannon Center at Whittier College host a Meet the Authors affair on March 31^st. Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, author of the memoir Garden of Our Dreams, and Carolyn See, author of the novel There Will Never Be Another You, will share keynoting duties.

Granted I have good friends who are involved in the organization of both of these special events, and I’ve been a guest author in the past, but supporting these programs and the participating authors is worth both my time and money. I am, after all, a reader as well as a writer.

My guess is there is a similar event in your neighborhood. Check it out, attend and support the authors whose books you love.

Happy reading.

Charlotte Maclay

Make No Promises
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