This entire trip of sharing my story has been exciting, but I think today was one of the most exciting of all. I am still in a state of shock over what all took place. If you read my bio, you know that I am a coordinator for an academic resource center. That is a place that provides a variety of services for our college students such as library/research resources, tutoring, orientations for classes and a study area. We have a company that provides printer kiosks which is WEPA™. I have been interacting with one of their staff members, and I was apologizing because I had forgotten to email him back with some information. I explained that I had been on the telephone with the publisher and Julie Weishaar, and with the publisher because of the book release coming up soon.
On a whim, I put in the link to the book trailer. It wasn’t long before I received an email back from him wanting to know more about the book. I replied with a description of the book and about the book the book sales going to the American Bladder Cancer Society. The next thing I knew, there was a reply from him saying that he “talked with Frank our CEO and we would be interested in helping you out with promoting your book. We could run an add on all of the kiosks at GMC (screen saver). Do you have a digital picture of the front of the book or all of the books? I think that it is great what you are doing for ABLCS! Please let me know if we can help in any other way.” I was overwhelmed by that wonderful gesture.
Later that day, I received a request from Patricia Kubus to write a “blurb” for the back cover of her soon to be released book that is the last in her Amanda Series. I really didn’t know what to say. Again, I was overwhelmed. I wanted to do it because she also donates to a foundation that is for a very good cause. Finally, I put together something that I thought may relate to her book and the reason she wrote it. The funny thing about this is that after she sent it to her editor/publisher, the person wrote back with this request, “Before I do that though, I would need to know who the quote at the beginning is by (starting with “The truth is that life is harsh…”) If those words belong to someone, it’s important that we cite that person.” I had a good laugh over that because it was part of the “blurb” I had written for her and I thought I had set it up so that was very clear. However, I took it as quite a compliment as well.
That wasn’t the end of the wonderful surprises. Later, I found out that Julie had nominated me for Todays Honoree at http://www.todayshonoree.com/. I blush when I think of all the wonderful things she said about me, and I wonder if I know the person she described.
I am getting emails from people telling me they love the book trailer, and the fact that I give the money from the book sales to the American Bladder Cancer society. Emails are coming in to tell me to let them know when the book is available for purchase.
I do believe this has been one of the best days of my life…except that is, for the day I married Tom.
Stay tuned for updates!
Congratulations on your happiness and success, Sylvia. You earned it all. Tom is a lucky guy.
ReplyDeleteNo need to blush - you deserve it ALL and MORE for all YOU are doing to HELP OTHERS! :) BTW - that is so sweet about Tom!
ReplyDeleteThank you both for your comments, but I feel I have done so little compared to how much needs and should be done. As far as Tom goes, he is the sunshine of my life, the rainbow after the storm.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Sylvia, you are busy continuing with your good work! Well done my friend.
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