Lee Woodruff

SPEAKER – AUTHOR – EXECUTIVE MEDIA TRAINER

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SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED…

….And this fall….it’s yours!  Photo by CATHRINE WHITE  I did it.  Ta-daa!  My first novel, “Those We Love Most” will be out September 11, 2012.  It’s my wedding anniversary, among other important milestones. And as I put the edited manuscript in a big padded envelope and filled out the UPS  ...

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Book Stories Travel

BOOK TOUR BABY – Part 6

(cont) This last flight leg is a small prop plane. We are delayed an hour and by the time almost everyone has boarded, a family straggles on. They are Pakistani from what I can tell. They are exhausted, two kids in tow, one an infant and the other about three. I silently close my eyes and recite the airplane mantra. “Please don’t let them sit near  ...

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Book Travel

BOOK TOUR BABY – Part 5

Flying to San Francisco from LA, the security guard takes a little too much extra time examining the X-ray picture of my bag and asks to see my liquids. As the man prods my bag I can feel my butt cheeks clench together, my muscles tighten and I hold my breath as if that extra oomph might help the bag pass inspection. Please don’t unzip my tightly  ...

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BOOK TOUR BABY – Part 4

I have misread the schedule in Detroit.  There is no down time before events and I have not arrived in my “media outfit.”  I have not even showered as I had thought we were going to the hotel. The girlfriend-like media escort appears excited to see me.  The book business in Detroit has slowed with the economy and the automotive downturn. We stop for  ...

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