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We were thrilled when author George Mahood posted an enthusiastic shout-out for Reg’s book – Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows on his Facebook page. You can read George’s kind words by clicking the above link.
George has published a handful of books himself, based on his own entertaining and often outrageous adventures. I hope you’ll check them out. Happy reading!
Last week, Reg and I had the pleasure of speaking with the multi-talented Dan Mullins, writer, singer/songwriter, broadcaster, podcaster and host of his weekly My Camino The Podcast. You’ll find the link at the bottom of this page.
Proving that it really is a small world, Dan interviewed us from his home in Australia (Saturday morning his time) while we kicked back in our living room on a Friday afternoon. An excellent interviewer, Dan led us back in time with thought-provoking questions, about the who, what, when, where and why(s) of our Camino adventure. He also had some kind words to say about Reg’s book, Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows.
You can hear our interview with Dan Mullins if you click here on My Camino The Podcast.
We are excited to see that Reg’s book, Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows has popped onto the Amazon Best Seller list at #40 in the Hiking and Walking category.
A great big Thank You to all who have read, reviewed and supported his efforts!
Director/producer Lydia B. Smith invited us to Portland last week to help celebrate her documentary’s nationwide PBS broadcasts.
Lydia, joined by volunteers and a small core staff, worked more than nine years to film, edit and promote “Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago.” The film follows an international cast of pilgrims aged 21 to 62 on their journey across northern Spain. We first saw the film in 2014, soon after its release, and have streamed it many times since. It continues to inspire us to keep on trekking.
You can see the full-length documentary (it was shortened for the PBS showings) at caminodocumentary.org.
Congratulations to Lydia and to all who worked on the wonderful documentary!
Walk with Reg and Sue in Spain as you watch our short slide show with brief excerpts from Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows.
Click here to see Sue’s pictorial journey.
Click here to travel to Amazon, where you can buy the ebook or Paperback. Your review, even if it is very brief, will help Reg as a new author trying to stand out among an avalanche of writers on Amazon.
When I took my first steps on the Camino de Santiago, I never could have imagined where the famed pilgrimage would lead me.
When I sat at my MacBook Air a year and a half ago to chronicle my journey in Spain, my words had an unknown destination.
Little did I know that the trek would take me back to my troubled childhood and lead to real dangers on the path, as my wife Sue’s illustrations show, above. Her ink-and-watercolor works grace each chapter.
Less than two weeks after publication of Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows, my first book, readers have kindly shared where my words have taken them.
“Reading this book reinforced my own interest in “minimalism” and renewed my desire for peace in my own life,” one wrote. “As Reg bares his soul, you can’t help but reflect on what is important in life…just read it.”
Another shared his thoughts: “What an adventure! I was traveling every step of the way with you and feeling every bit of it.”
A third reader shared this: “So well described that I feel like I was there and that the connections you made along the way are my friends too.”
My story features humor, tragedy, triumphs, and hardships through a cast of characters that I call my Camino family. I describe real events and how the Camino stripped away the unimportant and exposed the best in life.
Click here to go to Amazon. I would love to hear from you after you read my book and ask that you consider reviewing Camino Sunrise on Amazon.
Thank you,
Reg
Greetings!
I am excited to announce that Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows is now available on Amazon.
I hope you will read my book. I have been told that reviews—even brief ones–can place a book on the radar of more potential readers. If you choose the paperback edition, Sue’s illustrations will be in black and white. They are in color on the Kindle app if you have a color device.
If you are inclined to share this note with enough other people, Oprah is ready to add Camino Sunrise to her book club list. I should attach a “Ha!” to that, I suppose.
Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows
By Reginald Spittle
Cover and illustrations by Susan Spittle
“Loved this inspiring and bravely honest book by a fellow pilgrim. The story of Reg’s journey inward while walking with his wife, Sue, on the Camino de Santiago, was a joy to read. Highly recommend!” –Judy
…soon available on Amazon!
When I pressed the publish button on the “Coming Soon” story last weekend, a lump swelled my throat. It is still there. The response has been so gratifying. Thank you!
More than a year ago, I sat at this MacBook Air in the corner of a downstairs bedroom that became, at least partly, my office. I inserted my earbuds, hit “play” on a list of favorite music, and began my first journey as a book author. At one point, the wall behind my desk was filled with notes on color-coded 3-by-5 cards.
Hundreds of thousands of words later, my drafts (stacked to my left) morphed into one final 67,000-word printout that Sue and I will read one last time in search of elusive typos. Finally, it will be time to format and insert Sue’s watercolor paintings for Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows.
I look forward to your company on a new path when I press “publish” one more time. When will that be? I am aiming for September. At that time, Camino Sunrise will be available on Amazon and carryoncouple will send word.
I welcome your questions. Submit them by commenting on this post. Also, feel free to forward this post to friends and family!
Here is a link to the Camino Sunrise announcement and the form to register for the book’s email list:
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