Alpharetta, GA., June 16, 2007. I would like to thank the people at Waldenbooks and North Point Mall in Alpharetta for making me feel right at home this afternoon. This was my second book-signing event for my novel, “Edgewise: An Assignment to Remember,” and I was only supposed to be there from 2-4:00. I was having so much fun I stayed until 4:30! I would have stayed even longer but my cousins and sister dropped in for moral support and Carl and I were going to dinner with them as soon as I finished. Speaking of which, you DON’T want to be around MY family when they're hungry!
The store manager, Laura, was fantastic, and she had everything ready when I arrived so all I had left to do was meet and greet the wonderful folks. It's really great to see how many people still read books. I know that sounds a bit weird, but in the times of computers, internet, tv, cable and busy work schedules, I'm surprised by how many people tell me they don't have time to read for fun. I'm one of those people. I don't read for fun as much as I would like. So it really does an author good to see folks still buying books and reading for enjoyment.
It was such an incredible afternoon but the time just FLEW by! It's true what they say, "time really DOES fly when you're having fun!"
If there is one thing I can say about Alpharetta, it’s that they made me feel right at home! I barely got set up when the first gentleman from Florida asked me to sign a copy, and I remained busy the rest of the time, signing books and posing for photographs with customers. A young man and his wife told me he was sent there by his mother to buy a book and get it signed for her. His mother lives in Illinois and is a friend I haven’t seen or heard from in over 40 years. She saw somewhere on the internet I was going to be in Alpharetta and sent her son over to see me. He put me on the phone with her and we talked for several minutes. How great was THAT? I can’t wait for my next event on June 30th at Mall of Georgia’s Waldenbooks in Buford, Georgia. Who knows who I will see there?”
If the name Darlene Wofford rings a bell it may be because she and Carl, her husband of 40 years are both native Atlantans, and along with sons Kenneth and Cory, have been Woodstock/ Acworth residents for 35 years. She has been in the mortgage finance industry for 20 years, and every Saturday morning in 2006 from 10-11:00, she co-hosted an hour-long Atlanta radio talk-show called "Your Inner Voice.” She has also been interviewed recently regarding her novel on several Atlanta radio stations.
Based on true events in the author’s life, “An Assignment to Remember” is the first of three novels in her “Edgewise” series, with the second, “Seven Years ‘Til Sunrise,” scheduled for release next year, followed by the third in 2009. The term "Edgewise" is used to describe the book's protagonist as a shattered young Atlanta woman in an edgewise state of mind--driven to the edge by back-to-back traumas. Her mind has shut down to block out the events, however other memories are blocked as well. "An Assignment to Remember" is not as much about the traumatic events. Rather, it is about her healing progression and the prevailing strength of unconditional love between two people, as the author tells her inspiring story through the eyes of her alter-ego, Delaney Rutherford.
To quote Page One Lit literary newsletter, "Wofford is a wonderful writer whose personality and charisma is vivid in every word and sentence in her new book, "Edgewise: An Assignment to Remember." This is the most honest, heart-inspiring book ...(of the)... year. "Edgewise" is an example of how one woman wants to live in the past but realizes she can't. It is about confronting reality. It is about emotions. It is about communication. It is about life." A reader sums it up nicely on Barnes and Noble's web site in her review, "Edgewise took me on an emotional journey of laughter, sorrow and hope."
To learn more about Darlene Wofford and "Edgewise: An Assignment to Remember," as well as view her Atlanta book-signing tour schedule, visit www.darlenewofford.com . To "Browse the Book" and see reviews from some of the book's readers, visit www.amazon.com . Blog directly with the author at “Darlene Wofford’s Newsroom”: http://community.myfoxatlanta.com/blogs/darlenewofford
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Wife/ Mother/ Author/ Speaker/ Former Atlanta Radio Talk Show Co-Host/ Image Consultant/ 20 years Mortgage Industry
Both husband, Carl and Darlene are Atlanta natives, married 40 years with two sons, Kenneth and Cory. Author of novel, "Edgewise: An Assignment to Remember;" Graduate of London Image Institute where she is Graduate Division Director; Certified Image Consultant/owner Imagize image development business; Marketing Director for Mortgage Consulting Services Institute.
Organizational memberships: Association of Image Consultants International; National Association of Women Writers; National Association of Baby Boomer Women; Boomer Women Speak; eWomen Network; Chapter VP and CTM of Toastmasters International.
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