St. Pete's Festival of Reading

I will be participating again this year at the St. Pete's Festival of Reading on Saturday, October 22, at the Tampa Writers Alliance booth. I'll be there at 10 am and probably stay until the end at 4pm. I'll be having my horse and dog books, novelties and horseshoe craft available, so stop by and say hello. My Beloved Horses series will be on sale for $50 for the 4 book set - that's like buying 3 and getting one free!

The downtown street closes down for the 50 plus booths. FREE admission! See the site for more info at http://www.festivalofreading.com/index.html

This annual event is a wonderful way to promote literacy, meet authors of both children and adult books, and hear speakers. Author signed books make wonderful holiday gifts, too!

So come join the fun!

See my books' info at http://sharonminer.com/

Tampa Bay Battle Re-enactment

A re-enactment group held a battle at our nearby Veterans Park. We like to take our dog, Woogie, there because it's usually quiet. Today, the black powder muskets and canons were booming! Woogs was quivering in the van while we watched awhile.

In 1863, there was a battle in the Tampa Bay with the Union Army fighting to keep the Confederates from sailing to Cuba to trade cattle, etc. for gold.

Love the ladies' hats!

University of South Florida Visit

I was invited to the USF campus here in Tampa to talk to an English class about my passions of horses, dogs and books.

I also shared my experience with pet grooming and basic animal care. They need to create a presentation about this topic geared for youngsters.

They were kind enough to give me feedback on Woogie's next book - "Woogie's Travels - Discovering America."

Maybe a book trailer will be produced by a few students! I'll keep you posted.

Woogie Needs Help with Back Cover Selection!

Please help Woogie decide which photo should be on his back cover of his next book! Select from the Poll at http://woogiestravels.blogspot.com/2011/09/help-choose-back-cover-photo-for.html