Good Things

I just sent my book off to the San Francisco Review. I had a choice between having an older child or an adult do the review, so I picked the older child. An adult will be doing the review for the Portland Review. Both reviews should be completed in 8 to 10 weeks. It will be interesting to see the difference between what an adult thinks of Fritz Fombie Have No Fear and what an older child thinks of the book. I will post the reviews from The Portland Book Review and The San Francisco Book Review when they come in. Both reviews should be around 300 words. 
Local sales of Fritz Fombie Have No Fear are going great and I have had more great comments come in from readers of the book, both adults and children. I have more appearances coming up in July. I will post the dates of my appearances soon. 
The second book in the Fritz Fombie series is about halfway through the first draft. It will take several more drafts before it’s finished. My second giveaway is ahead of my first giveaway, which ended with 918 contestants. This giveaway should have a lot more contestants than the first one once it ends. Thanks so much for your encouragement. I’m so grateful that so many people have rallied around this book. It has touched people's lives in ways I couldn’t have imagined while writing Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. Many people live with fear, so I’m glad to write a book with the positive message of overcoming fear. It’s a whimsical, funny, and suspenseful story, but it also helps children to see they're bigger than their fears. I’m proud to have written a book like Fritz Fombie Have No Fear. Thank you and take care.