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Art Adkins' scheulde, updates and so much more...

I received Art Adkins' newsletter this week. I couldn't help sharing this. I hope I don't embarrass him by quoting him, but this should come as inspiration to all of you. What a schedule he keeps. Every weekend his has multiple book signings in Florida and surrounding states. Here's the result of all that travel and all that work, in his own words:

"Eight months on my publisher’s bestseller list, fourth printing, increased hits on my website each month and on and on. There is no secret, except for one. It is the ugly four letter word that a lot of people do not want to engage in: work. I grew up on a farm and my father used to tell me that farm work would be the hardest thing I ever had to do. No matter how much you got accomplished on any given day, there was always something else to do on the farm. Not truer words were ever spoken. However, work on the farm gave me an outstanding work ethic which I have been able to capitalize on in any endeavor I have undertaken. Now, I have turned that work ethic to writing and marketing my books."

Here's Art's schedule of book events and signings for the next two months. Congratulations Art on making it happen...

January 3: Borders - Sarasota, FL
1:00PM

January 5: Delray Beach Library - Writing Workshop; Delray Beach, FL
6:30PM

January 8: Circle Books; Sarasota, FL
1:00PM

January 9: Books-A-Million; Ocala, FL
12:00PM

January 16: Borders; Tampa, FL
12:00PM

January 17: Books-A-Million; Venice, FL
11:00AM

January 20: Belleview Library; Belleview, FL
2:00PM

January 21: Beverly Hills Library; Beverly Hills, FL
2:00PM

January 23: Books-A-Million; Ft. Myers, FL
12:00PM

January 31: Books & Books; Capl Coral, FL
4:00PM

February 12: Circle Books; Sarasota, FL
1:00PM

February 13: Amelia Island Festival; Amelia Island, FL
9:00AM

February 21: Private Home; Vero Beach, FL

February 27: Sanibel Bookshop; Sanibel, FL
11:00AM

February 28: Borders; Winter Park, FL
12:00PM

For more information about his book, go to http://www.artadkins.com/