CommunicateOK
The Booklady
Hi, I'm the Booklady!
If you haven't met me, here's what you need to know. I'm a words person. I like to read, I like to write, and I like to talk. While I understand the reason for small talk and chit chat, I really think we as humans got bigger fish to fry, so to speak. We are each on a journey of the ever-evolving soul. Each one has a different life purpose and a different path, but all those pathways intersecting makes for a pretty fascinating time on this ole' earth.
I think communication is important, because we are doing it all the time, even when we think we aren't! Even when we are silent or when we are thinking or when we think people can't hear, we are constantly sending messages. And the cool thing is, the universe is sending YOU messages too. Are you listening--or looking?
I hope you share your ideas here, and I will share mine--"Big Talk" as my friend Jordan Myska calls it. And I will challenge you to try communicating in different ways--maybe with new technology, maybe with a pen, and maybe with your heart. Enjoy!
Andrea Foster is an editor and author who has been in the book business and events promotion since 1977.
She began as an Op Ed writer for various newspapers in Connecticut and also did research and investigative reporting on such diverse subjects as government involvement in the arts, nuclear power plants, and toxic waste.
She has given workshops for booksellers on how to create events and how to improve autographing events as well as seminars for authors at Writer's Conventions on how to get your book published.
Andrea's former life included being Community Relations & Events Coordinator for Borders Books & Music, PR Queen for authors as diverse as Captain Kangeroo and Kinky Friedman, the Regional Buyer (New England & New York City) for Waldenbooks during the Satanic Verses era and performing as a jazz & Motown vocalist while living in France in the late 1980's.
She has worked in every form of the media, including television and radio.
Andrea has a Bachelor’s degree in Interpersonal Communications and worked in the singles industry since 1996. She currently is a marketing consultant, teacher, professional counselor, and editor. Andrea formerly wrote a regular column and content for SingleFile magazine in Houston for 5 years, the Houston Tribune, a blog on the Houston Chronicle Commons, and other web content and blogs.
In 2006, she was interviewed on the WB television network about her expertise on what men and women want in relationships.
In 2006, she was interviewed on the WB television network about her expertise on what men and women want in relationships.
With over thirty years experience in the book business, including marketing and promotions, she has been interviewed on major networks about controversial books including Satanic Verses, American Psycho, and every book by the NRA's Wayne Lapierre.
Andrea also is a jazz and arts enthusiast who has "done her bit" promoting jazz music and visual artists over the years. She was once co-owner of the Gallery of Holography in Waterbury, Connecticut and helped to sponsor a bill for the arts while in that state. She has also provided several venues in Houston over the years for jazz musicians to play.
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