SURVIVED THE LAS VEGAS SUMMER

 

WOW! Can you say HOT?

We have just been through one of the hottest summers I can remember in Las Vegas. Heat and wind. We are used to the summers being hot, but it seemed that there were more consecutive days of heat plus wind than ever before. It sort of felt like stepping into a convection oven.

Now, thankfully, we are into September and slowly watching the temperature drop. Needless to say, with days in the triple digits it wasn't the best time for appearances or book signings. So, that said, I have just updated my schedule of signings and talks. This time there is a bit of a variety. 

CHECK THE APPEARANCES PAGE AT www.morganstjames-author.com for more info.

I will be doing signings at Bad Owl and Coffee Class coffee houses as a member of Coffee House Tours. 

Added to that are two OPEN TO THE PUBLIC appearances at senior living facilities Legacy Living and Avamere at

 

Cheyenne. People are often curious about how after 20 years as an interior designer I became the author of 21 books beginning with the award-winning Silver Sisters series. It is fun to share, including the fact that my co-author for the series, my sister Phyllice Bradner, and I became best friends through our writing and the Las Vegas Review Journal even did a feature article on that in 2009.

 

Then there will be the multi-author Summerlin Book Fair in November. Las Vegas is the home to many fine authors, and this is a great chance to discover new favorites.

Have a wonderful day.

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?

Living in Las Vegas, summer's soaring temperatures come with the territory. We have had one of the hottest summers on record and that is not great for inspiring creativity. Sure we huddle in our air conditioned homes or apartments, get into our air conditioned cars and drive to our air conditioned destination but it just isn't the same as when our weather morphs into wonderful days.

Today I finally got the ambition to update my appearances on my website, www.morganstjames-author.com, I couldn't believe how much time had passed since my last blog post or update. Yes, I did venture out into the oven a few times a week, but also stayed in my nice cool home much more often than normal and watched lots of TV and played games on my phone which is not typical for me. I assured myself that those games are wonderful for keeping my mental processes sharp, and they are. Besides, who can resist a Perry Mason marathon. I am up to Season 6.

Interesting little side note. My first job out of school was working as a receptionist for a Beverly Hills theatrical business manager. One of the clients was the then story editor for Perry Mason which was in its second year of production. The producers had been reluctant to hire Raymond Burr for the lead because he was quite overweight. However, he lost a considerable amount of weight and it is hard to imagine anyone else in that part. Not only that, but my first new car was a 1959 Ford Galaxy Convertible and guess what Mason drove in several episodes---yep, a car just like mine. I was 20 years old with long black hair and kept the top down as much as possible. If it was cold, I blasted the heater.

Anyway, an A-Type like me can kick back for only so long, so here is the update. I have been booking new appearances and just updated my website. Two new books are partially written, but they have been on hold for a while. I am considering doing some TikTok book videos injected with humor and we will see how that goes. My son Jason is a real commedian and he suggested including the comedy along with  snippets about some of my books and those of other authors. 

Some of you might remember my wonderful late dog Dylan who crossed the Rainbow Bridge . The current canine members of our household are my rescue dog Cucumber and Jason's rescue bulldog Junie B Jones. Both of them are characters.

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Thanks for stopping by. One of the major changes I just made to the BLOG section on www.morganstjames-author.com was to move the section with links to the Writers Tricks of the Trade magazine I published through 2019 closer to the top of the Home page. 

Yeah, even though publication stopped almost five years ago, the issues are all still available on Joomag so I posted the link. Some of the things are outdated now, but there were so many fine articles by contributing authors, editors, and marketers that it would be a shame to waste them. They are still very valid, so check out the issues.

The Appearances & Media page was updated. My next book signing is with  J.D. Neil on April 13 at Coffee & Rock, a very cool rock & roll themed coffee house. This month I shared a book signing with Alan Geik at Bad Owl Coffee. There was lots of "traffic" and we met some great booklovers and had nice chats. 

I have said you can teach an old dog new tricks, and since I'm technically "old" I am going to embark on recording a series of short videos to place on TikTok/BookTok. Some will be about me, some about my books, trailers or writing techniques, and some will be reviews of other books. The page is LuvMysteryBooks at TikTok. Check it out and follow me. I expect to begin loading videos in the next few weeks. Got the tripod, light ring and some excellent advice from my son Jason Pransky. Lights, camera, action!

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