December 2012

16th- Bud & Roo’s Spectacular Adventures- The Beach arrives by courier.

17th-  Bud & Roo is sold in Raindrops on Roses retail shop.

31st- Bud & Roo is now sold online digitally and in print!  It’s on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and worldwide.

January 2013

11th- Suzy ‘super saleswoman’ continues to get Bud & Roo in local shops on foot.

Bud & Roo appear on WHSmith’s website.  In stores now!

13th- Suzy & I have started the fundraising incentive to enable schools to raise money for supplies & extra stuff.

14th- Suzy sells Bud & Roo’s Spectacular Adventures- The Beach to her local playgroup, Tiny Tots!

16th- Suzy get’s our book into Threads in Harpenden!

25th- We find out that we are going to have our picture in the Hertfordshire Advertiser.  Suzy & I are going to get our picture taken on the Gorhambury Estate somewhere which is the inspiration of our first book.  We also find out that we have a book launch party date which is March 9th @ St. Albans Waterstones, 11am.

February 2013

7th- Suzy & I are in the Hertfordshire Advertiser with Bud & Roo.  We’ve got our hardcopy displayed.

28th- Suzy & I get Bud & Roo in at The Courtyard Cafe in St. Albans!

We re-order from our local London printers 400 more books of Bud & Roo- let’s keep it going!

We make a guest appearance on 92.6FM Radio Verulam’s The Parents’ Show to discuss book launch & Bud and Roo.

March 2013

7th- We continue to hand out flyers in St. Albans City Centre to promote our book launch.

We treat ourselves to a nice celebratory lunch with cervesas with our little ones (and Bud, too) at the Snug.  Thank you!

9th-  We host a book launch & beach party at Waterstones in St. Albans.  We sold 73 copies which was an amazing feat!

13th-  Suzy and I meet to sort out our invoices.  Finally!

We apply to Kickstarter fund raising for our next project, The Circus.  I heard about this from the winner of The St. Albans Film Festival short films.  Thank you!

20th- Suzy and I sell 7 copies for the St. Michaels COE book sale.  £14 goes towards the PTA.

22nd- The Inn at the Park fund raiser for the Downs Syndrome Association.

April 2013

6th- The Circus is written.

15th- Herfordshire University talk about marketing creative media.

21st- An article by Gary Brown Canton, Ohio Repository about author Jessica Valentine.  Canton, Ohio is Jessica Valentine’s hometown.

27th-  I entered the ‘boardroom’ and discovered that SEO genius Gabriel Homer is going to help me build my blogging community.  He has taught me a few things about writing blogs.  I am going to meet with him once a month so that I could keep on track!

May 2013

11th-  Suzy and I sold a few copies to the Maple Primary School PTA in support of their marvelous school!  We had a great time despite the weather!