When I started out to write my first thriller I had no clue the type of experiences I would have as an author trying to gain recognition for my work.
Launching my first thriller at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas was unique. As was participating in the California State sesquicentennial on the Capital steps holding a quarter million dollar gold nugget, teaching school children why pioneers rushed to California. Or using a rubber snake to teach fourth grade students in Fairbanks, Alaska that writing a story is easy. Or having fruit flies fly up my nose while doing a reading at the Maui Writers Conference.
The variety of author events and how they turn out are a constant surprise to me.
