You’re Invited to Fort Myers Barnes & Noble

An Invitation!

Visit with me at Fort Myers Barnes & Noble
Saturday, October 29, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM
And help me celebrate
The introduction of my new book
A Place No One Should Go

BN Sarasota Book Signing

An open invitation to all my friends, family and fans of my writtings (new and old) to come and visit with me on Saturday, 10/15, at the Barnes & Noble in Sarasota.  Learn a little about the Calusa Indians and how they inspired “A Place No One Should Go”.

Thriller - Suspense

Book signing at Barnes & Noble Sarasota

I would like to personally invite you to visit with me and learn how the story was crafted.  I’ll go into the three inspirations for the books; the Florida outdoors, Calusa spiritual beliefs, and the movie The Lake House. Some combination, huh!

Where:     Barnes & Noble Booksellers
4010 South Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL  34231
Date:         Saturday, October 15th
Time:        2:00 PM

Come and visit with me!

Your Invitation to my Book Signing

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Finalist Notification, 8/7/11

Woohoo! DL Havlin’s entry in the Royal Palm Literary Awards Competition, Blue Water, Red Blood, is a finalist for  the RPLA competition. Results will be announced at the RPLA Banquet on Saturday evening, October 22, 2011.

June 27, 2011 – The Geezer’s Gazings

Since Sandy, my Golden Retriever, started her blog a couple of years ago, many of her followers have asked why her human didn’t have a blog. Good question! I can’t answer it. The truth is, I didn’t realize how much fun and inciteful blogging can be. Sooooooooo, I’m launching this site in the hopes of getting to know many of you folks out there in the blogosphere. Unlike my long-winded pup, I’ll try to keep my posts short, but meaningful.

Sandy refers to me as the “Geezer” and is frank when documenting some of my less than stellar traits. I’ll be less free when I discuss her little failings and won’t discuss her many favorable points; she’s perfectly willing to extol her virtues at her site. – www.sandysays1.wordpress.com.

I’m an author so you’ll find I’ll split the blog’s subjects between personal experiences and both the art and business of writing. I’m looking forward to sharing ideas and conversations with you all!

DL Havlin

July 5, 2011 – Independence Day

It was a very busy July 4th for us.   At 9:30 AM we loaded into the car with our chairs, sunscreen and bug stray and dressed in our red, white and blue. Bokeelia held it’s annual Independence Day parade starting at 10 AM.  We bearly found a spot for our chairs, while the sirens blared from the island’s four fire engine.  We visited with friends with candy raining down around us.  Most of the businesses on the island had floats or some prescence, everything from walkers with banners, decorated golf carts, convertables with beauty queens (and the not so beautiful), boats pulled by all kinds of vehicles, flat bed trailers. Horses little to HUGE.  Well, you know small town parades.  Lots of kids (yeh), scouts, etc.  Lunch was at one of the local restaurants, where I promptly spilled on Mrs G.  We planned to take the boat out for a spin after lunch but afternoon rains kept us in, so we opted for a movie, “Independence Day”.  After hot dogs on the grill with the trimmings, we headed to the other end of the island for fireworks.

A BIG – Thank You – to our armed forces for making it possible for me and my family to have a great “4th of July – Independence Day” celebration!

DL Havlin