Introductions and Your Great News Marketing and Community Engagement Lenora Good invites us to join her and her friend, Lynn Small Knapp, for a book signing, Saturday, December 14, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at Walla Walla’s Book and Game on the corner of First and Main. She will be signing two of her books, Madame Dorion: Her Journey to the Oregon Country, a historical novel about Marie Dorion who crossed overland…

Introductions and Your Great News Marketing and Community Engagement Discussion This month, we'll spend time preparing for readings of our books. Whether for schools, book stores, or special groups, reading your work is a great way to get the word out and make sales! Lucinda Etienne, who is active in Toastmasters, will share with us some principles and practices for public speaking to help when we stand up in front of an audience and read. In…

Introductions and Your Great News Marketing and Community Engagement Discussion Let's try this again! Since we cancelled last month thanks to the snow, we'll spend time this month preparing for readings of our books. Whether for schools, book stores, or special groups, reading your work is a great way to get the word out and make sales! Lucinda Etienne, who is active in Toastmasters, has agreed to come and share with us principles and practices…

First Things First In light of the arrival of coronavirus in Washington, we should take some precautions. If you are not feeling well, especially if you have a fever, cough, or shortness of breath, please stay home, get better, and join us next month. Introductions and Your Great News This month we'll skip the introductions, except for newbies, at the beginning of the meeting and introduce ourselves as part of the practice…

First Things First Hello, Herders! The Richland Public Library will not be open on May 11, so here we are - the second month in which we are staying home and staying safe, protecting ourselves, our families, and neighbors from the spread of coronavirus. I hope all is well with all of you. Introductions and Your Great News I know we may need to recalibrate what constitutes "great news" - but let's…

First Things First Hello, Herders! Not surprisingly, the Library remains closed to group meetings and it will not be possible to have our June meeting there. Considering the Benton/Franklin 7-day rolling average of daily new coronavirus cases is currently at 35, and climbing steadily, I'm starting to think it makes sense for us to plan on alternatives to meeting in an in-person group setting for a while. So... let's try Zoom! I've…