Friday, October 17, 2014

A Writer Without Words

I received this invitation in my email yesterday, from the NY City firm that is hosting my book signing. I cannot begin to describe what it feels like to see my photo next to a Manhattan book signing address.
My book, The Tower Builder, which I will be signing at the gala Manhattan event on November 13 is live at Amazon and on sale at this link:
http://tinyurl.com/pgyhxfg
Anyone who wants to come may, but you need to message me with your email address so I can issue a formal invitation. If it was just me, it might not be worth it to you, but the man who dangles thousands of feet in the air building towers will be there too, Tony Fonseca, the book's dashing hero.

So most of my day yesterday was spent thinking about what I want to say, since I have been asked to speak at this event. Here is my outline.

1. WHAT? Speak!? You want me to speak? I am a writer, not a speaker.
2. Turn speaking time over to Tony.

That's as far as I got.

But, honestly, never in my wildest dreams would I have ever expected to be doing a Manhattan book signing event. So I may not be a speaker, but I have a feeling God is able to give me words.
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Exodus 4: 10-11
Then Moses said to the LORD, "Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue." The LORD said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?…

1 comment:

  1. AWESOME!!!!! Simply awesome, Vicky! And, yes God will give you the words.

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