Looking for Information

Maybe some of you have been in this position before, so I'll try to condense my situation.

The sales of my book are stagnant at the moment, and I am looking for reading venues at bookstores and universities that might help the situation, as well as other publicity possibilities. As I live in DC, the Northeast Corridor is accessible to me, but working outside of academia makes it a little harder to network and find out about opportunities.

Any suggestions on or off-list (smitros@gmail.com) are welcome.

Thanks.

John
www.jdsmithwriter.com
http://www.cherry-grove.com/smith.html

writer's week at Rancho la Puerta Spa

http://www.rancholapuerta.com/Specialty/072206.html

July 22-July 27, 2006

Join poets Denise Duhamel and Nick Carbo, fiction writers April Smith and Dan Wakefield for the fabulous Writers Week at the physically invigorating, spiritually soothing, and creativity generating, world famous spa called Rancho la Puerta in Tecate, Mexico. In the early mornings you can hike one of many mountain trails, come back and have a hydro massage before a delicious lunch, and then go to one of the writer's workshops in the afternoon. Who says poets don't need pampering? Even Bukowski had a couple of scalp massages during his lifetime. Ooooooh, aaaaaaaaaaah.

My favorite activity was the labyrinth walk timed just right to catch the sunrise over Mt. Kuchumaa as you reached the center of your enlightenment.