Overbooked and Underpaid: Notes from a Yes-aholic

I've Been Gone A Long Time - But I Have A Newsletter!

My "pick-me-up" poems book collection

I've been gone a long time.

For most of the Covid years, actually.

When things kicked off and we all hunkered down and hid in our houses like bears trying our best to sleep through a hard winter, I tried to use the time to be creative.

I focused on a revamp of this blog, baked my way to previously unimagined dress sizes, wrote new harp music, welcomed home the kids who lost jobs and apartments and relationships (I "welcomed home" all their stuff too) and leaned hard into my Anne & God poems/comics and waited for things to return to normal.

Yeah, normal turned out to be a distant dream.

And by the summer of 2020 I was running out of gas.

And I needed money.

Covid drastically altered my work life - 90 percent - in all seriousness 90 PERCENT of my harp income disappeared overnight.

So I turned to other pursuits.

The good news - I found work.

The bad news - it didn't really leave me a lot of time for blogging.

And, to be honest, my heart and mind were not in a space to be very creative any more. I was too exhausted and caught up in the depression of myself and, seemingly, everyone around me.

But I am slowly re-emerging.

For now, you still won't see much that is new here. I am putting the creative energy I have right now into my other blog (Anne & God: Conversations With The Infinite), my book, and my one-woman-show.

And my newsletter for all of the above.

So, until I can carve out some extra time to post here again, if you enjoy my writing and my take on life and my harp stuff, please consider subscribing to my newsletter by clicking here.

 

A sample from my newsletter

 

Happy New Year! Clearance Sale And 3rd Edition Anne & God Book!

Welcome to 2020!

And a new edition of the Anne & God book collection with a shiny new cover!

The 3rd edition of Anne & God: Conversations With The Infinite features the same great content but is sporting a new cover for 2020. Many readers have indicated that their two favorite poems are the one with the Tupperware and the one with the Kale so we've swapped out the Door Knocker from the cover of the 2nd edition and placed that poem inside to make room for the Tupperware cover. Everything else in the book is the same as the 2nd edition.

I only have about 20 copies of the 2nd edition left so I've put those on special clearance price of $10 each while supplies last.

As always I am happy to personalize and sign the book - just mention this in the notes when you place your order. If you want a personal message for someone please be sure to include their name in your order.

Note for Book Clubs

I've heard from readers who want to introduce Anne & God to their book clubs - I love this! If you are interested in submitting a bulk order for a book club (10 copies or more) please contact me and I can give you a special price for this. I also - when geographical location allows - am happy to come speak to book clubs for an author "meet and greet" and I can even bring a harp with me if your group is within driving distance of Southeast Wisconsin!

  

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John and Anne Hambrock Selling and Signing Books at RAM Krazines Event!

I will be part of the Krazines event being hosted this Saturday (November 9th) at the Racine Art Museum's Wustum location!

Be sure to stop by the table and pick up a copy of the Anne & God book collection!

I'll be signing and personalizing copies and you can save the shipping costs :-)

John Hambrock will also be there selling Brilliant Mind Of Edison Lee Comic collections - Volumes 1 and 2 - and will inscribe them and do a little drawing inside if you wish.

Where: Racine Art Museum's Wustum Museum 2519 Northwestern Ave

When: Saturday November 9 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Admission: Free

Parking: Free

Krazines Facebook Event Link click here.

Note: If you are planning to attend this event and pay authors with cash, please be advised that there is no ATM on the premises and small bills will be greatly appreciated!

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