Atlanta native and author of
"Edgewise: An Assignment to Remember" is to appear as a featured
guest on Fox 5's Good Day Atlanta this Thursday morning, January
3rd.
The spirited southern author, Darlene Ford Wofford will be
appearing as a featured guest on Fox 5 TV's Good Day Atlanta this
Thursday morning, January 3rd. The live interview is scheduled for
the 7:00-8:00 a.m. segment. Mrs. Wofford will be sharing the events
which led to writing her novel based on true events, as well as
discussing recovery and dealing with ongoing bouts of depression.
They will also be chatting about the upcoming 'Make '08 Great!'
event on January 12th, in which she is a featured speaker along with
two other nationally renowned authors, Carolyn O'Neil and Patrice
Dickey. The event is result of a partnership between Wordsmiths
Books and the Dekalb Medical Center. The seminar begins at 2:00 in
the Women's Center Auditorium there at Dekalb Medical Center, 2701
North Decatur Rd, Decatur, GA 30033. The seminar is free, however in
order to attend this empowering afternoon, registration is required
and can be done quickly and easily by calling 404-501-WELL, or
online at: http://www.dekalbmedicalcenter.org/ClassesEvents/tabid/54/Default.aspx
.
"An Assignment to Remember" is the first of three novels in Mrs.
Wofford's "Edgewise" series, with "Seven Years 'Til Sunrise"
scheduled for release in late 2008, followed by the third and final
installment in 2009-10. The term "edgewise" is used to describe the
book's protagonist as a young Atlanta woman whose mind has shut down
to block out back-to-back traumatic events, however other memories
of her life are blocked, as well. Told through the eyes of the
author's alter ego, "An Assignment to Remember" is not as much about
the events as it is the inspiring story about triumph over tragedy,
her healing progression and the prevailing strength of unconditional
love. Jim Cox of the Midwest Book Review describes the novel as, "An
inspired tribute to the strength of the human spirit, and of working
through a process of recovery to overcome the wounds that life can
inflict upon us without warning." Page One Lit literary newsletter
reports, "Wofford is a wonderful writer whose personality and
charisma is vivid in every word and sentence in her new book,
'Edgewise: An Assignment to Remember.' This is the most honest,
heart-inspiring book of the year." Denna Shelton of Twenty Gems sums
it up nicely in her review, "Edgewise took me on an emotional
journey of laughter, sorrow and hope."
If the name Darlene Wofford sounds familiar it may be because she
stays mighty busy in and around Atlanta and the surrounding cities.
Every weekend since June of '06 Carl, her husband of 40+ years, has
accompanied his wife to speaking engagements and book-signings
throughout the area. She has been the featured by the larger chains
such as Barnes & Noble, Borders, Waldenbooks, and Books-A-Million,
as well as independently owned stores such as Wordsmiths Books and
Books for Less. Her career in the mortgage finance industry spanned
two decades, and now as a certified image consultant she owns
Imagize Consulting Services and is London Image Institute's Graduate
Division Director. She is an officer for both the Marietta Chapter
of Toastmasters International, and the Atlanta Chapter of the AICI
(Association of Image Consultants International). Every Saturday
morning in 2006 from 10-11:00 a.m., she co-hosted an hour-long
Atlanta radio talk-show called "Your Inner Voice." She has also been
interviewed recently regarding her novel on several Atlanta radio
stations.
To learn more about Darlene Ford Wofford and "Edgewise: An
Assignment to Remember," as well as view the schedule for her
Atlanta book-signing tour, visit www.TheSpiritedSoutherner.com . For
media review copies contact PR(at)TheSpiritedSoutherner.com or call
Promotional Services at 888-728-8467. For interview requests,
contact: PR(at)TheSpiritedSoutherner.com. (When requesting a review
copy, please provide a street address, phone and email info).
