I’m so pleased to be featured on Chris the Story Reading Ape’s Blog today!
My name is Linda Townsdin. I used to call myself an introvert, but since publishing my first mystery last year, that might call for some rethinking. I spoke on several library panels and at book events and attended conferences where I stood alone in front several hundred people each time to talk about my book. I even participated in an author speed-dating event and dashed to nearly fifty tables of people in under two hours. Immersion therapy works!
So, for all introverts out there, self-publish and then spend part of a year promoting. If you live through it, it will change your life in lots of good ways. For one thing, when someone tells you to your face they loved your book, it’s like being showered with love. And who wouldn’t want to get more of that?
My grandmother used to say I had itchy feet and after publishing my…
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Linda Townsdin 
You’re welcome back any time Linda 😃🐵
Thanks, Chris! You made my day today. 🙂
Good 😃
Always great to read about your success. Looking forward to reading your second book and Britt’s adventures.
Thank you, Sherry! And I can’t wait to read your next one. 🙂
Nice to learn something about you. Congrats on your first book 🙂
Thank you! I’ve just read “about you” on your blog and it appears we’ve had similar experiences regarding waiting until a bit later to get started writing. Life is sweet. 🙂
I feel so fortunate to have discovered this vocation. Never to late and all that experience to work into our pages 😀
So true! And there’s always something new to learn. Love that.