Friday, May 31, 2013

Exciting News!

My friends, I have some exciting news.  The Williams County Writers Group has published an anthology of work by northwest Ohio area writers. It is a collection of short stories, poetry, and non-fiction contributed by thirty-three area writers. Ten of my poems are included in the anthology! 

The book is called Musings 2013 and is available for purchase through Amazon. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the Williams County Writers Group and the Williams County Public Libraries.

I want to say a special thank you to all of you who have been so supportive by visiting and commenting on my blog.  I love the process of writing poems and would write them whether anyone ever read them or not, but I also love hearing from those who have read them.  It is always interesting to learn how others see the words I write and to find out what their perspectives are as to how my poems affect them.

The Williams County Writers Group is holding a book signing at the library this coming Monday.  I'm looking forward to meeting the others who have contributed to this anthology.  I'm sure it will be fun.  I know some of them already, but there are many of them I haven't yet met.  That is a picture of my county's courthouse on the cover of the book.


34 comments:

  1. How very exciting! Congratulations :)

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  2. Congratulations, Daisy! And I apologize for not stopping by in such a long time. I just realized/remembered the other day that you don't write on your other blog, and I'd forgotten to add this new one to my Blog Roll List! Hopefully, I'll be a better blog friend again now! :)

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  3. This is wonderful news, Daisy! Good work like yours should be published!

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  4. Anonymous5/31/2013

    Congrats!!! I am so happy for you. I know Monday will be a very special day for each of you.

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  5. CONGRATULATIONS Daisy that is wonderful news, you truly deserve it... I love your poetry from the heart :)

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  6. Great news, Daisy! I'm happy for you!

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  7. Awesome news. I'm so excited for you and I just know everybody will love it.You have a way of writing that touches my heart.

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  8. Congrats, Connie.... I'm so proud of you --and you deserve this SO much since your poetry is awesome....

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  9. woo hoo! I am so thrilled for you....and am I surprised? Nope not a bit. You write incredible. Love that 10 of your poems are included. Way to go!!!!!

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  10. Thank you all for your kind words. Your words and your friendships mean a great deal to me. I hope you all have a great weekend! :-)

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  11. How exciting Daisy! And I agree with Nikki above - I am not surprised! You are very talented!! Congrats!! :-)

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  12. This is so wonderful! I know you are thrilled and I am happy for you.

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  13. I'm headed over to Amazon right now! I'm so veryveryvery thrilled for you, Daisy. The recognition is so well deserved - you are a master of words that are handed to us with so much heart. xoxo

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  14. yay for that Daisy - very impressive that 10 were included..

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  15. What a great achievement, Daisy, and here all of us have been enjoying your work all along. Congrats to you and the other published authors. Hope the sales are good to benefit the Writer's Group and the library.

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  16. Thank you all for your kind comments. The book signing was last night. It went well, and we had a lot of fun. :)

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  17. Congratulations to you. Book signing are so much fun, aren't they? I love your poetry, did you publish poetry or prose?

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    1. Thank you, Linda. I had some of my poetry published in this volume.

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  18. Congratulations!

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  19. Hurray for you!!! Such wonderful and exciting news!

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  20. Congratulations ! Of course this book will be purchased for your library ?

    What an honor, well deserved too.

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  21. Thank you all. Kathy, yes! It already has been. :)

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  22. This is awesome! Congratulations upon getting 10 of your poems included in this anthology. What a wonderful project for the library.

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  23. Your poems always delight in that Connie way you have. I'm not surprised you are included. Way to go!!!!! And what does a writing diva wear these days to her book signing??!!

    xooxox

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    1. Thanks so much, Jannie! I love your poems too. What did I wear? Nothing very fancy, a pair of black pants and a purple top. :-)

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  24. Hi... I'm from Brazil and I really liked your blog, will be a member ... I also have a blog, is an amateur, I'll pass the link: http://blogluisfbruno.blogspot.com.br/2013/05/i-wish_25.html

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    1. Hello Luis! Thank you for visiting and commenting here. I'll stop by your blog too.

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  25. Congratulations on your inclusion in this beautiful collection! Yeah, Daisy!

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    1. Thanks, Betty! :-) Glad to see you back blogging again.

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  26. Hi Daisy, happened to notice your callsign and profile at Bananaz's place and busybody over.
    Wow! I am impressed you write poetry. We had to study Shakespeare when in school...believe it or not, and hated Macbeth, ha ha...but somehow managed to pass the exam, but just by a hair above the Equator.
    I always admire as well appreciate people who write books, poetry....
    I used to read lots of books before, this before Bill Gates and Steve Jobs changed my hobby, ha ha ha.

    Rudyard Kipling, Han Su Yin of 'Love is a many splendored thing' fame, Hemingway, Pearl S. Buck were some of the authors I loved reading.
    Congratulations on your achievements. Outstanding!
    You have fun and keep a song in your heart.
    Keep well,
    Lee.
    ps, who's driving you? Ha ha. Loved that movie.

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    1. Thank you for visiting and commenting here, Uncle Lee. Your favorite authors are some good ones.

      I loved that movie too! Ha! :)

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  27. Congratulations! I love your poetry!

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    1. Thank you, Myrna! Have a great weekend! :)

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