So Much Happening! by Paty Jager

 The end of summer, the start of fall. The end of hot weather (hopefully) and the start of cooler temperatures. My mind begins to think of settling in and getting writing projects finished to make the goals I set in December of last year. 

This year, I won't be able to settle in too deeply to the writing. September and November are busy months for me. That will leave October and December to get most of my writing done.

First is an online blog tour to showcase the new covers on all 8 books in the Halsey Series- Halsey Brothers and the Halsey Homecoming. It runs from Sept. 4th - 11th. You can follow along with that here: https://www.silverdaggertours.com/sdsxx-tours/the-halsey-brothers-series-book-tour-and-giveaway There is a giveaway by going to the various blogs and entering your email. 

Then I'll be at the Oktoberfest in Mt. Angel, OR selling books at the NIWA (Northwest Independent Writers Association) booth from Sept. 14th-17th. I'm in the process of sewing another Bavarian dress so I don't have to wear the same one every day. 

Last year with my puppy, Nia.

I'll be with over three hundred authors who have signed up to take part in Isn’t It Romantic Book Club’s Fall Into a Book Giveaway on Facebook. This fantastic and fast-paced event is your chance to meet authors, play games, and win lots of prizes, including books, gift cards, and swag! Isn't It Romantic Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/isntitromanticbookclub be sure to join the page ahead of time so you don't miss out on all the fun.

That is my busy September! Whew! I'm tired just thinking about it. 

I also start the month off with my annual trek to Sumpter Oregon to sell books at the Sumpter Flea Market. I do this every Labor Day and Memorial weekend with my author friend Mary Vine. This year we have a new venue to sell from. In the past, we've met on Thursday to put up a tent that we used for our booth. With books you have to be careful of rain, wind, and dust. In the past we've been cold, wet, and some weekends miserable. I had a dream for several years of making a book trailer. Hubby and I finished the project before Memorial Day and that was the inaugural event for the trailer. Mary kept saying she felt like a queen sitting in the trailer staying dry when it rained, and we didn't have to keep moving books to keep them dry. Here's a photo of the trailer. 

I used it for a local fair as well this summer and it was fun to pull in, set out books, and start selling. I'm pretty happy with my trailer! 

I hope you all have a wonderful September! 

Paty Jager is an award-winning author of 55 novels, 8 novellas, and numerous anthologies of murder mystery and western romance. All her work has Western or Native American elements in them along with hints of humor and engaging characters. Paty and her husband raise alfalfa hay in rural eastern Oregon. Riding horses and battling rattlesnakes, she not only writes the western lifestyle, she lives it.

https://www.patyjager.net