by Peggy Best | Feb 3, 2019 | advertising, Category1
Daryl Siemer, the owner of Whispering Oaks Winery, has generously offered local authors the opportunity to display their books for sale and conduct book signings at the winery. Unsung Hero is now available there. Take your significant other or spouse for dinner or...
by Peggy Best | Feb 2, 2019 | military
The suspense was killing me. Surrounded by hundreds of my fellow Florida Writers Association members, I was among the small group of Village authors waiting for the announcement of the prestigious Royal Palm Literary...
by Peggy Best | Jan 22, 2019 | military
I spoke at the Mission Hills Ladies Club. Sixty members came. I told them how I learned my father’s story and shared his experiences as a Prisoner of War. Many members asked questions and most seemed quite interested. I sold 7 books....
by Peggy Best | Dec 16, 2018 | Blog, military
December 15 has been designated as National Wreaths Across America Day. An effort is made to cover every veteran’s grave with a wreath in a ceremony where a specially made wreath is laid by a person who whispers that veteran’s name and says a short prayer. This is not...
by Peggy Best | Dec 9, 2018 | Blog
December 8 saw the much awaited Book Expo at Eisenhower Center in The Villages. More that seventy authors set up tables from which to talk about and sell their creative books. As I walked through the three rooms there, every genre from children’s, teen’s,...
by Peggy Best | Nov 29, 2018 | Blog, writing
My book, Unsung Hero, won second place in the RPLA writer’s contest run by the Florida Writer’s Association for published biography. Since this is my first book, I am particularly stocked. I just entered on a lark. Next year I plan to enter my new book...