I recently went on another book-finding field trip again! First I went to Family Christian in Bowie, Maryland, but my book was not there. Apparently, they don’t carry the 3-in-1s at that Family Christian location. I then went to Barnes and Noble in Bowie. I didn’t see my book there, either, but when I was in the Christian fiction section, a customer started talking to me. She asked, “What do you like to read?”
The floodgates opened and I told her about my being an author and that I had a book out now, but it wasn’t in the Barnes and Noble in Bowie! I did encourage her to purchase my book elsewhere or online. While there, we chatted about the books on the shelves…actually, I did most of the chatting. I pointed out authors like Claudia Mair Burney, Stacey Hawkins Adams, Tracie Peterson, Ted Dekker, Debbie Macomber, Francine Rivers…I went on and on about the books I’d read that were populating the shelves. She said, “When do you find time to read all these books and write too?”

I said, “I don’t know!”

When I finally got back to the car (I’d left hubby in the car) I told my husband about my conversation in the bookstore and he said, “You should open a bookstore.”

I think I’d like that! Can you imagine, my own bookstore? After Barnes and Noble, we traveled to Borders in Bowie and we found the book on the shelf! Here’s the pic:

We then traveled to the Walmart in Bowie and we didn’t see the book there. They didn’t carry Barbour’s 3-in-1s there. 🙁

But, one of my blog/Facebook friends did email me a couple of pics of my book on the shelf in Toronto, ON, Canada at Faith And Family Books! How exciting!

If I were to own my own bookstore, it would be comfy and cozy! There would be shelves and shelves of great books for people to read!

There would also be lots of comfy chairs for people to sit in while reading a book. I’d also have coffee, and plenty of places for writers to plug in their laptops while they type, creating stories while sipping their brew!

I’d also have cookies, cupcakes and muffins to munch on while sipping your coffee! 🙂

I don’t know what I’d call my bookstore, though. I’m just dreaming! I wouldn’t think about opening a bookstore when I sense that they’ll be out of business within the next ten years because of people buying most of their books from the internet. But I can dream, can’t I? Can you think of a great, comfy, cozy, insightful name that I could call my make-believe bookstore?
~Cecelia Dowdy~