Author Fest at the Findlay Hancock County Library

Hello from the Findlay Hancock County Library! That was me back on November 1, when I was there for Author Fest night.
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If you didn’t make it and would like to meet some of the local and not-so-local authors who were, click on this link:  Newsletter - Findlay-Hancock County Public Library
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​Part 1 – Meeting People: One of the best things about an author event – meeting people – like readers and other authors. There’s nothing like it, and if you know me . . . I love to talk!

When I talk to readers, we talk books. My favorites. Theirs. I also love to talk about what makes my books special; then show them. With Neil, it’s obviously him. I’m blessed that I met him, by writing about him. When I finished my last edit, I felt like I was saying goodbye to a best friend, and it turns out I was. I don’t see another Neil book in my future. Except . . . I do have an idea, but I haven’t pursued it yet. Maybe . . .

With other writers, I love to talk to them. To find out what makes them tick, where they find their ideas, or writing/marketing tricks they can teach me. Nothing’s better than finding a new/better way to do something. But most of all . . . I love hearing their stories!
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​Part 2 – Meeting the Authors Next-Door: Hello to my neighbors, from the tables beside me. They’re the writers I talked to the most. When there was a lull in the action, we had fun chatting and  talking books.

​At the table to my left was Theresa Konwinski. She’s written poetry since childhood. Now she writes stories about life. She finds her words in her experiences as a nurse, wife, mother, and now in retirement. You can find her three published novels and five short stories on her website.

At Author Fest she was excited about meeting people who want to write. People who are just beginning. Theresa loved talking to them, encouraging them to keep going, to keep writing. Listening to her reminded me how much joy I feel when the right words find their way into a story😊

                        If you’d like to meet Theresa Konwinski and her stories, check out her website:
                                                              theresakonwinski.online – Stories about life…
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Meet Jean Mueller and Audrea Mancinotti at the table to my right. They’re a team in lots of ways. Jean does the writing, and Audrea does the illustrations. They’re also related. Jean is the aunt, and Audrea is her niece. They’re both educators. Jean is a school librarian, and Audrea teaches sixth grade. Best of all they work together creating children’s books.

Their adventure started when Jean dreamed of writing a picture book about her father’s woods. It came true when she asked Audrea to do the illustrations. That first book came out last June, and their second one is brand-new.

             To read more about them and their books, check out their website: AudreaJean Books



Part 3 – Meeting New Books: There’s nothing better than meeting a new book, except . . . discovering someone has a copy of your old one.

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And that was Jean! She stopped over when I was setting up my table. Picked up my old copy of Neil Armstrong’s Wind Tunnel Dream. Then told me she had a copy in her school library. She’d even read it to her students. Jean’s story made my week, and I’m glad I have a photo to remember it.

​Meet Jean and Audrea’s first book, Grandpa’s Woods. It’s the story of a special forest that belongs to Jean’s dad, Audrea’s grandpa. Best of all, he has a copy of his own story.

Check it out on AudreaJean Books . Click on the link, scan down until you see this cover. Then you can peek inside a young boy’s adventure in grandpa’s forest. 


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Snow Day, their second book, is brand new! If you ask teachers and kids across Ohio about their favorite kind of day, they’ll tell you it’s got to have snow. Who doesn’t like a day off?!
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​If you’re looking for a snowy adventure, and there’s not a flake in sight, cuddle up with this book. Want to peek inside the cover? Click on their Facebook link and scan down the page.   (2) Facebook. ​