SUPPORTIVE COMMENTS
We have been getting a lot of feedback and many comments on our HELP CENTER, including from Joseph Badal, Maida Tilchen, Therese Francis, Jeanie Williams, Kelly Pasholk, Kelly Byram, and Kris Neri
Joseph Badal said: "Imagine your life and our cultural scene if the current market disruption continues for a period long enough to kill a book store. What would our lives be like without our favorite local bookstore, for example? I ask that you do your part in preventing this from occurring by doing two things:
* Call your favorite book store today and order a book(s). (Even better if you buy the work of a local author).
* Share this message with your friends. We can't allow this temporary situation to permanently affect us.
Maida Tilchen said: "New Mexico Book Collectors – let’s meet online! We can talk about our collections, brag about our best finds, and even show books or our home libraries using video. I’m willing to set up an online meeting using Zoom, which is free. For those who don’t have internet, you can call in on the phone (all of this depending on the internet and phone systems working ok). If you are interested, let me know and I will poll everyone to find a good day and time. Write to me at maida@savvypress.com"
Therese Francis said: "Book idea: Bucket List: Fun, Silly or Inspiring things to do when stuck at home. For example, join the Sofa Singers, finally learn to play chess (against a computer or others via online games), etc."
Jeanie Williams said: "Really appreciate how you are keeping us all in the know and connected. The Co-op is a shiny jewel in our community especially now, but always. So much great information is being disseminated. Keep up the great work and stay healthy! "
Kelly Pasholk said: "Thank you for keeping the writer and book lover community connected through your emails. I agree wholeheartedly — so much gratitude to everyone working in grocery stores, pharmacies, healthcare, and other essential social services. Thank you, too, for the invitation to share ideas for promoting books. Book design is my specialty ("Taos Portraits" by Paul O’Connor, "Gringo Lessons" by Bill Whaley, "Enchanted Land" by Lenny Foster — winners of NM/AZ book awards). I have recently created a new website featuring services especially for writers — yourbookdesigned.com. Where ever a writer is in the process — from beginning to promoting — I offer a service to correspond. I welcome members of the NM Book Co-op consider my marketing packages and website design, get support in their creative process, or have their book designed. All of this work can be done via video, phone, and internet. Even the writer's retreat could be adapted to be done remotely — it’s about support.
Kelly Byram said: "I’m enjoying reading your posts! If people want to read about self-publishing topics, the Reedsy site (https://reedsy.com/) has some content that might be of interest. I’m not promoting Reedsy (I do use it for my international book work), but it doesn’t seem to be as known here in the US as abroad, so it might be some new material for folks to read if they are quarantining. If you’re looking for content when things slow down, you may get people to share entries from their commonplace books. (One of the regular contributors to the NYT Review of Books podcast is having his published, actually. Which reminds me, that podcast might be of interest to your readers, too.) Anyway, sharing commonplace book entries might be a fairly novel thing that folks would enjoy reading and participating in a few weeks into this mess.
Kris Neri said: "Catalina Claussen has a new radio show on KURU 89.1, in Silver City, NM. Being Home: A Southwestern Almanac is a collection of humorous vignettes set in the Mimbres Valley that delights in the joys and oddities of country living. The show airs the first and third Monday of each month at 4:30 PM, and on Saturdays during Ken and Jeannie's show, Roots and Branches, which airs on Saturdays from 8-10AM.
Thanks to all of you!
