On Thursday, July 1, 2010, with your help, we’ll launch my newest book, Cape Cod Surprise, at the Sail Loft in Boston’s North End. The invites have been sent out, the raffle prizes are coming together, the books are waiting to be signed… and the early summer weather has us all ready for another adventure with Oliver.
Best of all, proceeds from all books sold at the event will go to support Piers Park Sailing Center, a community organization in East Boston that provides the transformative experience of sailing to more than 1000 youth each year. I’ll be working with the kids at PPSC during the day on Thursday, reinforcing a shared goal: to teach life skills through sailing. I plan to approach that philosophy from a slightly different angle – by encouraging kids to go sailing inside their heads. We’ll see how that goes; with the harbor beckoning, they may be as anxious as I am to go sailing with their bodies instead.
Thanks to all of you who have shared with me the process of bringing this project to press… writing and editing through the fall and winter, revising and finalizing a cover in the spring… until that delicious moment a few days ago, when I held the first book in my hand.
Gary Jobson once said that there’s nothing like seeing your own book in print for the first time, and I know that won’t change whether it’s book #2 or book #20. We’re hoping to see Gary Thursday night; if so, compliment him on his blurb.
Thursday night will be a great chance to introduce my sailing world to my writing world, since both will be well represented. Literary Guerillas, meet Frostbiters and Snipe sailors! If you are struggling for a common language, remember you have one verb in common (“To Launch”). And you’ll all enjoy the video, as well as Sail Loft chowder, appetizers, and beverages.
Special offer: If you can’t make the party but still want your signed copy of Cape Cod Surprise to support PPSC, post a comment below or email me directly: carolncronin AT gmail DOT com.
Thanks to Oliver for bringing us all together, and see you Thursday night.
