Persistence is key in getting the job done

Larry Greenly has stories to tell about the often frustrating experiences in trying to get his manuscript published. After four years Greenly finally signed a contract for his young adult biography “Eugene Bullard: World’s First Black Fighter Pilot.” Greenly will talk about those experiences at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank NE. His talk is called “How to Eat Rejections for Breakfast and Sell Your Book.” He will give would-be writers the steps they’ll need to take to research and get a literary agent or publisher, to value networking and contacts in the process.

Greenly, vice president of SouthWest Writers, said the book is to be released in early 2013. He recently ended an eight-year stint as co-instructor of writing at Bear Canyon Senior Center.

Admission to his talk is $5 for the general public.

AT PAGE ONE: Darynda Jones of Portales discusses her newest book “Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. It’s the fourth installment of Jones’ paranormal romance series for adults, featuring Charley Davidson, a part-time investigator and full-time Grim Reaper. Jones’ first paranormal romance book for young readers, “Death and the Girl Next Door,” was recently published. Page One is at 11018 Montgomery NE.

AT ALAMEDA BOOKS: Rio Rancho librarian Vaunda Micheaux Nelson discusses her award-winning book “No Crystal Stair” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 at Alameda Books, 8810 Holly NE.

AT BOOKWORKS: A.D. Scott will talk about her third and newest mystery “Beneath the Abbey Wall” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27. In this latest novel the woman who was the business manager of the weekly newspaper the Highland Gazette is found murdered in the graveyard of an old abbey. The paper’s deputy editor is charged with murder. The setting is late 1950s rural Scotland. Reporter Joanne Ross, the main protagonist, is a single, working mother.

A review in Booklist, a trade publication, said the novel has “a plot that’s ingenious, characters that are both believable and surprising, and evocative Highlands atmosphere …” Bookworks is at 4022 Rio Grande NW.

IN OLD TOWN: Treasure House Books & Gifts, 2012 South Plaza NW, hosts these events. Sue Boggio and Mare Pearl sign copies of their new novel “A Growing Season” from 1-3 today. … And Albuquerque’s Slim Randles chats about his new collection of columns “Home Country” from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1.

IN SANTA FE: Michael Pettit talks about his new book, “Artists of New Mexico Traditions: The National Heritage Fellows,” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27 at Collected Works, 202 Galisteo. Pettit’s book explores the lives of the 15 New Mexico fellows through interviews with family members and gallery curators.

Since 1982, more artists from New Mexico have been named National Heritage Fellows than from any other state. Pettit, a Santa Fe resident, is an award-winning poet, writer and National Endowment for the Arts Fellow.

IN BERNALILLO: Rio Rancho writer J. P. Hudson signs copies of his latest mystery, “Warm-Up Kills,” from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at Under Charlie’s Covers. The bookstore is located at 120 E. Highway 550 next to Walgreens.