Two More Days in Be Kind To Animals Week
Thanks to everybody who was kind to an animal this week, and especially to those who were being kind to frogs and other amphibians by buying a copy of my book, “The Other Side of Yore.
For two more days the deal’s still on, and if you buy a copy on any online book store Kenny and I will donate %50 of author/artist royalties to www.AmphibianArk.org
One of the many ways that Amphibian Ark works to save amphibians from extinction is to seperate them from chytrid fungus by isolating them in zoos all over the world. Your donations are helping them to reach the monetary goal they need to insure that this integral part of our world will survive the century.
Please remember to scan and email your receipts to frawg@theothersideofyore, or contact us at the same addy for parcel post instructions. The receipts are the only way we have to know when the purchase was made, and only copies bought within the first two weeks of May will qualify for the big donation.
After Sunday, we will return to our normal policy of donating %5 to %10 of royalties (depending on the venue) to the charity.
With the book and receipt you also get a free pre-order for the upcoming music album of songs from the 156 page children’s book.
If you haven’t stopped by the book’s Amazon page lately, you might find it interesting that several top Amazon reviewers have given their “thumbs up” to The Other Side of Yore, as well as a pro from Midwest Book Reviews. Pending reviews include Bookpleasures.com, Looking Glass Review, The Reading Tub, and several regional newspapers and magazines. I’ll keep you posted with updates!
I’ve recently been reading Mossflower by Brian Jaques after people who read “Yore” recommended it to me. I’m enjoying it very much, and find the work’s quality to be far and above the standard bestselling fantasy. I decided to write the author to see if he’d like to read “Yore,” and am hoping that he has the time.
In other news, I’ve been really busy this past week writing articles for Richmond Hill Reflections and designing kitchens for the newest development in Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill Plantation. These kitchens are going to be absolutely beautiful; quinta design beveled edge shaker doors with beaded panels in maple with stain and glaze, sporting the “staggered” look with elegant crown mould, full extension dovetail drawers, lazy susans and cutlery drawers, and a six foot island with a beaded panel back and romanesque corbels. I’m also designing a custom kitchen for a very nice couple in Wilmington Island this week, which will have three foot floor-to-granite corbels on the island and intricate rope mould columns in the master bathroom.
Next friday I’ll be speaking at the AP English class of my old highschool, Savannah Christian Preparatory, about the children’s book and the business of writing. This is actually my first public speech about the book, and will be great practice for the small speeking tour I have planned for the Fall.
Well, buy now I’ve written enough that it’s either time to wrap it up or stop and edit and outline before going on, so I’m gonna choose the former.
See you next time and may luck be buy yore side!
J. Lyon Layden