The PBS series, The Great American Read, has changed everything at Read My Dad’s Stuff. For years, I’ve worked on different ideas, such as this website and corresponding Facebook page, to introduce the readers of the world, and the publishing community, to W.D. ‘Bill’ McIntyre’s writing.
As I watched the Launch Special of The Great American Read last night, hosted by Meredith Vieira, it hit me that it would be theoretically possible for one of my dad’s novels to get an equal number of votes as any of the 100 novels being showcased on their show. One small problem with that hope…he doesn’t have a book published yet. But that didn’t stop me, though it added another roadblock to the project.
Paving Over the Roadblocks
It became obvious that this was not an ‘I can do this easily on my own’ type of project, so below are some concrete ways you can help me get past some of the obstacles.
- Pray – I’m a Christian and believe in the power of prayer so this is the most important way people who believe the same thing can help.
- Read Rowena – Download the book for free.
- Vote if It’s a Favorite – You can vote once per day, just like PBS allows with their 100 selections.
- Pitch In – I need help locating email addresses for newspapers, TV stations, libraries, etc. Contact me for details.
- Participate Socially
- Share this post.
- Like our Facebook page, then share posts and invite others to like the page.
- Follow Rowena on Twitter
- Stay Current – Sign-up for free email updates from any page on our blog or just email me and say, “Sign me up”.
- Contribute Ideas – If you think of something that might help me with this project, feel free to get in touch.
- Get Newsy – Read our Press Release and forward it to someone in the publishing industry or just get more info about our project.
As I think about all the work involved, it’s offset by my imagination of what could be. Wouldn’t it be amazing if on the PBS finale in October 2018, they admitted that a previously unknown book had come out of nowhere to finish with more votes than one or more of their 100 selections?