I believe the future of our young adults is very important. They need all of the guidance and knowledge that we can pass on. This is one of the reasons that I wrote this book. I feel that the knowledge that is within these pages is vital to their well-being. Every little bit that we do to help them, takes … Read More
It’s going to be a good year!
The last couple of months have been exciting and exhausting all at the same time. My new book came out in October 2010 and since then I have been busy trying to promote and sell it. It is amazing how many avenues there are out there to place advertisements and solicitations, however many are very expensive. I have searched the … Read More
Book Festival in Punta Gorda, FL
I will be at the Punta Gorda Book Festival on 1/22/11 from 10am to 3pm. Hope you will come out and help support all of the authors that will be there selling/signing their books.
Hats off to all of those in Marketing!
My book made it’s debut in October and since then I have been wearing many hats! I am the Author, Marketer and main cheerleader for the past couple of months. Hats off to all of those in Marketing! This is hard work. I just finished a bulk mailing to all weekly publications in Florida (news release of sorts). It took … Read More
Holiday Eating – What’s in a serving size?
I love the holidays and all of the interesting recipes that go along with them. I love to bake (and eat) the holiday cookies, candies, fudge, cupcakes and anything else that is sweet! When it comes to how much to eat I always wondered how much was too much. So, in my new book, I have a chapter devoted to … Read More
Simple Etiquette (short excerpt from my book)
This morning I encountered a really rude young lady (obviously not a “lady”) so I wanted to share an short excerpt on Simple Etiquette from my book. “-Hold the door. Whether you are male or female, open a door that you have just passed through for the next person directly behind you.” “-Try to limit the “crunch” of those crunchy … Read More
Kirkus Discoveries Review of My New Book
Very pleased for my first book! http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/non-fiction/michele-sfakianos/useful-information-for-everyday-living/
Happy Thanksgiving
Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. Hope everyone has somewhere to go. No one should be alone on the holiday. God Bless!
Interesting Observation
At the book sale this past week, I had a really lovely lady that wanted to purchase my book for her son, but felt that the cover was too feminine and he wouldn’t open it. I took the hard cover book and removed the jacket and it is a beautiful dark navy blue book underneath, which turned the book into masculine … Read More
Fall Bazaar & Book Sale a Success!
I was very pleased with the traffic and sales of my new book on Saturday at the Colonial Country Club Fall Bazaar and Book Sale. I met a lot of really nice people and was able to sell and sign 14 books! I was very pleased since this was my first outing with my book. I also met a woman … Read More