Events

Hello All,

I know I have been silent lately on the blog, but I can report that work was being done behind the scenes.

First - Mapping Your Volunteer Vacation is published, at the Tattered Cover in Denver, available when I speak and also on my website www.janestanfieldwish.com!

During the process, it seemed like it would never be done, but when I looked back on my calendar, it was really only 9 months from start to finish. When I showed it at the Colorado Independent Publishing Association (CIPA), I said " It took 9 months, and it isn't a boy or a girl, it's a book!" I submitted the book to the EVVY Awards with CIPA in two categories and my designer submitted it for technical awards. I only have to wait 25 days to find out how we did. Please keep your fingers crossed!

I am waiting to hear from the Tattered Cover, Colorado's largest independent bookstore about an event at the store. I will let you know via the social networks, my newsletter and the blog as soon as I know a time and date.

Second - The anticipated webradio interview will yours truly will be broadcast on Sunday, March 15 between 2-2:30 Mountain time. Eventually, I will receive an RSS feed and that will be posted on my website. If you want to listen on the actual day, the program is called Engaging the Ostrich. Log on to http://metradio.mscd.edu and hit listen. You may need to download the player which can take a few minutes, so I suggest logging in 5-10 minutes earlier.

Third - I am finally on Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. I don't check in as regularly as I would like, but plan to make posts at least twice a week.

I will keep you posted as things progress.

Travel in Safety.

Jane

I know it has been a long time since I have communicated on the blog, but as you will see, there has been a lot going on.

First, under Where Is She Heading, I completed 50 presentations in 2007 and it looks I will reach the 100 mark by the end of 2008.

Second, I launched the website for Where Is She Heading this year. Check it out at www.janestanfieldwish.com.

In addition to information about the 2006 trip and the 5 different presentations offered by WISH, the site also contains a calendar of upcoming classes, presentations and the schedule for the book club at the Tattered Cover on Colfax.

Third, the Travel Lovers Book Club is in year two of books to be read and discussed and we are pleased that there are new faces appearing at every meeting. Our numbers swelled during the months when we discussed Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. Summaries of the all the books read since 2007 are included on the book club pages so you can catch up on any titles you missed.

Lastly, at least for now, I am pleased to announce that my first book, Mapping Your Volunteer Vacation, will be in print as of November 2008. It has been a journey from thought to paper and I am still involved with the final tweaking and working with various editors and designers. Once I finally get this one in print, I may write about my experiences of writing a book!

As soon as I have a firmer publication date, I will let you know.

Until I see you again, please travel safely.

Jane