Write From the Soul

          I Heart Indies Blog Tour

I'm sorry I've missed a post or two but I've been busy, busy revising a manuscript that needed to be sent last week. I'll blog about that later this week. 

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        For now, welcome to the I Heart (love) Indies Tour! I'm one of the stops on today's celebration of independent book stores. Sure, we've all been seen browsing in the big chain stores. And maybe you even have those discount programs they offer, thinking you're saving money on books.


        But people, let's not forget our local indie store!! These are the folks who connect to books; these are the ones who sell books because they love to get them into the hands of readers, not just because it's a way to make a living.

       Let me tell you about my local indie. It's called Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, GA. Don't you just love their logo! 

 LS of S is co-owned by Diane and Dave. She prefers to be known as "a feisty little bookstore babe" and he claims to be a childhood "anti-reader" now turned into an avid reader.

LS of S is a wonderful store just off the town square in Decatur. Not only do they sell children's books, but they also support the children's writer community. LS of S loves to have authors speak and sign books. They also host Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) gatherings and currently they are hosting an illustrators gallery exhibition of published artwork. In addition to their weekly story time, they sponsor book-related summer camp weeks, ongoing book clubs. 

Can you say way-too-much-going-on-in-this-shop?

So next time you're in the Atlanta area, please drop by my favorite Indie bookstore. You're sure to make some new friends and definitely won't leave empty handed!


To read more about the I Heart Indies Blog Tour, go to Lisa and Laura Roecker's blog. They started it all!