So, the book signing was very successful, and I sold a lot of books between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.  It only took about 10 minutes for the first people to come looking for me after seeing the announcements I'd posted all over the place online and in e-mails.  I think it the local interest helped because the bookstore is right next to the Troy Farmer's Market where Gappy's adventure begins in the fourth book, Gappy and the Thieves.  It also features Oakwood Cemetery, just down the road where Uncle Sam is buried and where Gappy's adventure really heats up and becomes quite scary.  Below is the news article about my Gappy books, which came out in the Troy Record newspaper on Friday, July 26th, and the poster made up by Market Block Books to announce the book signing.

Yours truly will be at Market Block Books, 290 River Street, Troy, New York 12180 this morning, July 27th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  I'll be signing copies of my Gappy books.  Hope you can stop by and say hi!  It's just around the corner from the Farmer's Market where Gappy starts his adventure in the fourth book, Gappy and the Thieves.

So, at looooong last, here is the interview from my Network Arizona Radio Talk Show.  Been a bit incognito these past months, but life has just been so busy, what with sick parents, renewing my marriage vows and organizing the whole event and reception, travel, work, etc., etc.  Hopefully, life is settling down now so I can get back to writing Gappy in Disguise.  Just got back from the Azores in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where I got in a few horseback rides.  I'm looking forward to taking some more lessons and passing that info on to the next book.  Having never really been around animals -- except for a rabbit and a dog or two -- Gappy needs all the help he can get in his next vampire adventure, which includes riding a horse . . . and reeeealy fast!  Hope he can manage not to fall off!  Stay tuned.

Gappy's first radio commercial aired around February 19, 2013.  Click here to listen. 

The interview finally aired on Ripley's Believe it or Not on January 7th.  Here's the link:  http://www.ripleys.com/weird/videos-and-oddities/ripley-radio/king-of-stupid-human-tricks-crashing-a-bikers-funeral/  The segment about the Gappy series begins about 20:38 minutes into the show. 

Yesterday, Wednesday, October 31st, I did a quick author interview with Ripley's Believe it or Not Radio.  Part of it was to do with Can Vampires be Good Role Models for Children.  My answer was a resounding Yes!  If you've read the books, you will know that Gappy is just a normal kid who goes through all of life's experiences as other regular kids.  He deals with bullies, he's not very good at math, he's loyal and sticks by his friends through thick and thin, he works hard to solve problems and doesn't give up, he's compassionate and kind, etc.  Also, as commented on by the teacher of a fourth grade class that I visited to talk about my books and the joy of writing, Gappy also has to deal with being different.  Already shy and somewhat serious which makes him an appealing target for bullying by Billy Tompkins, now he has the huge, secret identity of becoming a vampire, to boot.  Imagine how hard that must be?  Kids can relate to Gappy and if they model his behavior, they can't go wrong - except for the part about hiding his secret identity, that is and the various evasions that that incurs.  However, he has to do that to protect the vampire race from discovery by regular humans - regs, so I think he's allowed.  Although the interview was taped yesterday, which is kind of appropriate, seeing as October 31st is Halloween - OOOOoooooh - the segment will air sometime in December.  I'll post the podcast when it comes out.  I also told Ripley's about the reeeeeally weeeeeird things that happened to me while I was writing Book Six of the Young Vampire Adventures: Gappy and the Witch's Curse.  I still can't believe that they happened.  They were really spooky.  See below blog entries for details.

Hiya, regs.  Well, Gappy's vampire adventures are going national on the airwaves!  Next week I will be taping an author interview with the "X" Zone Radio/TV show out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The 'X' Zone Radio Show" is broadcast internationally and syndicated by The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network (http://www.xzbn.net/)  and on the TalkStar Radio Network, Monday - Friday from 10 pm - 2 am Eastern / 7 pm - 11 pm Pacific and then repeated in its entirety from 2 am - 6 am Eastern / 11 pm - 3 pm.  Podcasts are  available on Apple iTunes and at ‘X’ Zone Podcasts - http://www.xzonepodcast.com/.  I'll let you know when my podcast's up and running.

Also, for those regs living out Arizona way, I will be doing a live 30-minute call-in program on 1100 KFNX's "Networking Arizona" show from 3:30 - 4:00 pm (Arizona time) on Friday, February 15th.  If you're not in their broadcast area, you can listen on the web at www.1100kfnx.com and, of course, I will post the link to the podcast.