Follow my "Author in NYC Adventure" via Instagram

In just a few short days (Aug. 6) I'll be jetting off for a bite of the Big Apple and you will be able to follow my exploits through Instagram. Maybe you're asking yourself, "so what?" Okay, let me 'splain why it might be worth your time.

The National Lighthouse Museum, Staten Is., NY

I can't think of anything.

Just kidding. They say it's "the city that never sleeps" and I may not sleep either. I'll be busy cramming all I can into five days. Sure, I'll be signing books and talking about my new book Louie, the Lonely Lighthouse at the National Lighthouse Museum on Staten Island for National Lighthouse Day (Aug. 8), but I'll be having some touristy fun, too.

AND I'll be posting pics from my adventures in Times Square and the Theater District, The NYC Disney Store (of course), Park Avenue and Central Park. I'll share photos from downtown, uptown, and China Town. And they'll be plenty of pictures of the NY harbor cruise (including Lady Liberty), plus Tom's Restaurant from Seinfeld, a walk along the High Line (a park trail made from the old elevated train tracks), Battery Park and the 911 Twin Towers Memorial, and so much more.

I'll also be sharing my dining experiences in images, too--anything and everything from a Coney Dog to a Jewish Deli delight; NY-style pizza or whatever. Nothing fancy though. I'll show you how to do NYC on the cheap.

Who knows what surprises await us? Just know that you're invited along to share the journey vicariously through the magic of the internet.

Follow my journeys on instagram @author_gregory.zschomler

WORD CRIMES: Weird Al Parody Music Video

Love this video! The song is quite good, too. But...well, the whole package is awesome.

TOMORROW'S THE DAY IN PDX: NW BOOK FEST

NORTHWEST AUTHOR BOOK FAIR

Each summer we host the Northwest Author Fair, a FREE event with dozens of authors signing including best sellers and award-winners from fantasy, mystery, history, sci-fi, YA, kid’s books, and more.  There’s something for everyone so don’t miss it! 

INCLUDING MY BOOKS!

Saturday, August 15th, 2015.

 2015 Author & Artist – Signing at Bob’s Beach Books on Hwy 101 in Lincoln City, Oregon, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Ralph Elliott, Photography
http://www.artistscoopgallery.com/artists/ralph-elliot/index.htm

Phillip Margolin, Mysteries
http://www.phillipmargolin.com/

M C Arvanitis, Mid-grade Fantasy, Young Adult Historical Westerns
http://mcarvanitiswriter.blogspot.com/

John Avery, Christian Non-Fiction, Bible Teaching
http://namesforgod.net/name-quest/  http://www.biblematurity.com/

James Boyle, Horror/Urban Fantasy, Thrillers

Patsy Brookshire, Romantic Suspense
http://www.patsybrookshire.com/

J F Cronin, Fiction
http://www.jfcronin.com/

Carola Dunn, Mysteries
http://caroladunn.weebly.com/

Kate Dyer-Seeley, Oregon Mysteries
http://www.katedyerseeley.com/

Jenny Elliott, Young Adult Paranormal Romance
http://www.swoonreads.com/m/save-me

Suzanne Grant, Oregon Mysteries
http://www.suzannegrant.com/

Karen Groth, Lighthouse History

Bill Hall, Fiction
http://nestuccaspitpress.com/mccallandia

Dianne Hartsock, Psychological Thrillers
https://diannehartsock.wordpress.com/

Dana Haynes, Thrillers
http://dana-haynes.com/

Amalie Hill, Science Fiction
http://www.ambolaja.com/

Dell Isham, Historical Fiction, History
http://dellisham.com/

Jack Kent, Comics (as seen in Oregon Coast Today)
http://gullscomic.com/

Jimmy Kerstein, Cookbook/Butchery
http://thebutchersguide.com/

Deborah Lincoln, Historical Fiction
http://www.deborahlincoln.org/

Ron Lovell, Oregon Mysteries
http://www.martindalemysteries.com/

Ron Miner, WWII Memoir
http://ronminerlandscape.com/sketches-of-a-black-cat/

Melissa Eskue Ousley, Young Adult Fantasy
http://melissaeskueousley.com/

Randall Platt

Diana Polisensky, Historical Fiction
http://www.oncecalledhome.com/

Walt Polzin, Westerns

Carolyn J Rose, Mysteries
http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/

Arlene Sachitano, Quilting Mysteries, Tech Mystery
http://arlenesachitanosblog.blogspot.com/

Ramona Scarborough, Romance, Suspense, Fiction

Lizzy Shannon, Celtic Non-Fiction, Space Opera
http://www.lizzyshannon.com/

Bunny Stevens, Memoir
http://www.unholyunionbook.com/

Kai Strand, Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction
http://www.kaistrand.com/

William Sullivan, OR Hiking, History, Mysteries, Adventure
http://www.oregonhiking.com/

Gus Willemin, Fiction/Literature
http://guswillemin.com/wordpress/

Ava Wilson, Historical Fiction
http://avawilsonauthor.com/

Greg Zschomler, Children’s & Young Adult,  Humor and more
http://gregoryezschomler.blogspot.com/

Upcoming Event: Oregon Writers' Fair

NW Book Festival in Portland's Pioneer Square

It's that time of year again. The 7th annual NW Book Festival is just around the corner. Mark your calendar for Saturday, July 25. 

The event fills the Pioneer Courthouse Square at the corner of SW Morrison and SW Sixth Avenue and runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Many, many NW authors and publishers will have booths and there are two NIWA tables. You'll find my books* with them at booth number 10.

The event is FREE, but be sure to bring along cash (or plastic) to buy books.

<Watch for my newest book, Plays and Sketches for Schools & Churches, coming this fall. 

Also (hopefully) coming next year (2016): The new Bayou Boys Adventure, Alien Ambush; Big Papa Zee's Tex Mex and Southwest Cookbook; and To Hell and Back (a novel).