Tag Archives: launch

February 26, 2025 · 1:25 pm

Book Launch Success )O(

Greetings darklings:

Today I want to post about my book launch. So grab a cup of coffee or tea and let’s dive right in!

I rehearsed the section I wanted to read aloud over and over. I found a video on YouTube that helped me to do a much better reading. The effort paid off. The weather was great. I do believe the gods wanted me to have the book launch because the temperature was so warm it felt like spring. 

I wore my spider web lace dress with my black overdress, my spider web lace shawl and black lace gloves. I wore a pair of black boots, leggings and lots of jewelry, including a spider choker. I polished the spider choker the day before. I did my makeup really nice. I felt great. I arrived at the cafe with my man and my Mom. We found a table to sit at and enjoyed a coffee. I was so nervous. The cafe bustled with people. 

Eventually the music was turned off. I arranged the copies of my book on the table. I also set up two spider figurines with the books. The owner of the cafe introduced me and gave the audience my bio. Then it was time for me to do the reading. Yes I totally broke out in a sweat and my face was several shades of fire engine red. But to my own shock, I did it! I even enjoyed it. 

The audience was so quiet. That made me more nervous. I threw myself into it. It was over before I knew it. Then it was time for the question and answer period followed by the book signing. I answered their questions and signed books. I had hoped that more friends would show up for the launch. However my friends did come which made the night amazing. I felt so good answering their questions and signing the book copies for them. I felt like all that hard work paid off. If I got to this point, dear readers, then you can too. I wish I could have signed and sold more copies but that does not have to be the last launch for this book I do. I signed the six copies ahead of time that we left at Trident. I hope those sell too. 

After that, I packed up my spiders and my spidery books. We all chatted with each other for a while and then left. I was treated to a nice dinner. I was so tired afterwards. A rushing train would not have woken me. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I was so tired that I even got emotional. 

That’s because……

I am so grateful for all the support I received from my online friends and my local friends, from everyone. The amount of support that I was shown has blown my mind. I could not have done it without that support. I never suspected and I do believe that I shall let them know how much I appreciate it. Wow. Thank you to everyone. 

We dropped my Mom off at home. Then it was time for home and a more casual outfit. I barely even remember falling asleep. I was so tired after all the anticipation. 

The book launch was a smashing success. I am blown away by all the kind support I received. I hope to host another book launch in the future and put myself through all that torture- kidding!, all over again. 

Blessed Be, Spiderwitch

Leave a comment

Filed under Paranormal and Witchy Fiction

Tagged as , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

February 19, 2025 · 4:06 pm

Upcoming Book Launch- The Cult of the Spider People!!! )O(

Greetings darklings:

I am so excited and nervous at the same time. Today’s post will focus on my upcoming book launch. This is my first book launch, which explains why I am nervous and excited. The launch is happening at Trident Cafe on February 25th. It is one week away!

I have promoted my novel The Cult of the Spider People: Bone Chillers #1. I have promoted it on social media. I remembered to include the relevant hashtags. I asked a friend of mine to create a video to use to promote the book. I created an event page on Eventbrite. I created an event page on Facebook for the book launch and I invited everyone that I knew and that I knew would be interested. I advertised the event at the library and online. 

Here is the video for my novel! Enjoy 

The one main thing I have to do is to practice reading my story aloud. I dread that part of the launch. I know the reading sells the book. I suck at reading my fiction aloud. Always have, always will. I shall persevere. I just have to practice. I want to make my own video on Youtube to help promote my novel before the book launch. I watched a few videos on Youtube for ways to improve reading a story aloud. 

I know what I want to wear to the event, a hot dress from Killstar. But I do believe that mastering how to read my story aloud has to come before my outfit. I am so nervous because I hate reading aloud. I know I already said that but it is the truth. 

I hope there is a big turnout of people at the launch. I have several copies to share. I would love to come home with few books that made everyone happy. That is the whole point: that everyone liked my book enough to keep a copy for themselves. That they want to tell everyone else about it. I just wish the book was available in bookstores. If the copies don’t sell and I certainly hope that they do, then I shall use those copies for consignment with my fave bookstore. 

I also hope that the weather will cooperate. The last thing I want is to have no turnout of people because Mother Nature refused to cooperate. I hope the big storms are past us. I want lots of people to show up and that can only happen if the weather is cold but friendly. I know it is the middle of winter but I can’t reschedule this launch a third time! 

Yes I want all the stars aligned, I want everything to go perfectly and I want the weather to cooperate. People would be warm and could enjoy a coffee once they are at the cafe. The weather is my biggest concern, aside from my nerves for reading aloud. I know I will be a nervous wreck. 

I am excited too that my novel will soon be available in audio format! I hope the narrator does a good job of narrating my book. I wasn’t sure and so I passed on my concerns with the publisher. I am excited. This may boost sales! 

In other news, I felt a creative spurt to fix up a few items. I painted a lampshade black using acrylic paints. Then I dried the paint using a hairdryer. The lamp shade looks much better. I also spray painted a basket outdoors. My hands were black. I had a hard time getting the spray paint off my hands. Next time I shall wear gloves. I just came in from refilling the bird feeder and turning my compost tumbler. I still turn the tumbler even in winter when everything is frozen. The compost has to be turned or it won’t decompose correctly. I want everything ready for my gardening and that includes the compost. 

We are halfway between winter solstice and spring equinox. I do love the dark half of the year. I want to paint my dresser green. I bought these cool beautiful dresser drawer pulls. I bought a nice furniture wax and all the paint equipment I may need such as a paint tray, tinfoil to line the tray and make the cleanup easier, roller brushes, paint brushes and drop cloths. I’m waiting till March to paint the dresser. I will let Penny visit my Mom for a week. My cat Penny loves it there. I just want to avoid Penny getting green paint on her fur. Best if that is avoided! I can’t wait to see how it turns out. I know someone who has the special equipment to sand the dresser and thereby make my job much easier. I am so eager to get on with that project. I just don’t have any primer. But there is time for me to get a can of primer. I only need to have enough primer for the job. I do believe that the dresser will benefit from this care and attention and a new paint colour. It will look beautiful! 

I shall keep you posted about my book launch! Till then, stay warm and stay safe. 

Blessings, Spiderwitch )O(

Leave a comment

Filed under Paranormal and Witchy Fiction

Tagged as , , , , , , , , ,

January 18, 2025 · 7:23 pm

Winter Crafts )O(

 

Merry meet all,

My heart goes out to those who are caught in the crosshairs of the Los Angeles inferno. I know a few people there and I hope they are safe. 

The Wheel of the year spins again. The next Sabbat is Imbolc, the first of the three spring Sabbats. I can’t wait for spring and I shall soon be poring over seed catalogues. I still turn my compost tumbler. I want to have compost to spread on my garden in the spring. I miss my garden. 

The skies here still darken early. Spring is not that far away. I am counting down the days till spring. I have rescheduled the book launch at Trident Cafe for my debut novel The Cult of the Spider People: Bone Chillers #1. I am excited. This time, I will order my own copies to have enough books for the launch. I am very happy to have a launch! I will bring a cloth for the table, and some props and of course, my copies. I have to market and promote the event and practice reading for it. I hate doing public readings. I am sure I can practice with Penny, my cat. 

I can’t wait to get my sweater I ordered in the mail. The sweatshirt has the cover art of my book on the front. I can’t wait to wear it. It is in transit right now. 

The sweatshirt showing the cover art of my book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I want to sew a grey chemise type dress. The grey chemise I have is not ankle length. It will be a simple pattern. Besides, I am still worn out from sewing the blue Arwen dress. I love wearing the grey Tauriel dress. It feels so feminine. But it is not ankle length. The fabric is grey. I don’t want to go to the work of dyeing fabric again. I want to work in elastic at the neckline and a long ribbon that I will tie in a bow at the centre neckline. I think it will look nice. I had enough blue velvet remaining to make a shawl. I cut the shawl in a triangle pattern and hemmed the edges. I want to sew a triquetra patch on to the back of the shawl. 

I also plan to sew a lovely scary doll for my friend, Onyx. I have all the supplies. I love doing crafts. It keeps me sane and then I forget all about the craziness the world is going through. I love to create something beautiful. Tomorrow I am painting a block of wood. Im sanding it first, filling in the cracks and holes and then painting it green. I want to set hooks into it and use it as a herb dryer. The herbs will hang from the hooks. I just need to decide where to position it in my apartment. Idon’t have much wall space. I am sure I will find a spot. I was thinking of setting it beneath the window but above my altar. 

The big big BIG project I am inspired to do after all that is to paint my dresser. Yeah I have gone crazy lol. I do want to paint it after I was inspired by something I saw on Facebook. I thought, I have to try that! I hate the way the dresser looks right now. I plan to change that. I want to paint it green. I need the right green shade. I am sure the staff at the paint store will help me select the right shade. I have to clean the entire dresser, scrub it clean with Murphys oil, sand it, prime it and then paint it. Only if I can find the best shade. I ordered floral rub on transfers to adhere to the dresser once all the hard work is done. I want to buy new dresser pull knobs too. I swear by the witchy power vested in me, the dresser will be transformed! I will treat the thirsty wood of the dressers to a coating in hemp oil. That will make the dresser nice too. But oh my gosh the work and how to paint it with a cat around! I will have to get a few paint drop cloths and arrange them around the dresser. One under the dresser to protect the floor and a few covering and protecting everything else. It will be a lot of work but I hate seeing that orange dresser- makes me want to scream! This is what I have in mind for the end result: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It can and will be done. I have researched this and watched a few videos on YouTube of other people transforming furniture. This will call for a lot of elbow grease but I am up for the challenge. That is for the month of February. I will not make the mistake of painting the sides of the dresser drawers like I did with that desk. Oh no, I will make all new mistakes! lol. 

Blessings, Spiderwitch

 

 

Leave a comment

Filed under Paranormal and Witchy Fiction

Tagged as , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,