Learn the back story of Shiver and Fears as the author (that's me) explain what it's like writing these stories. There's more to Shiver and Fears than just a story in a book. Learn what else Shiver and Fears is up to, cause you just might find some interesting news...
Hey! Do you need a Valentine to send to a friend? Shiver and Fears got you! At the bottom of the blog here are a few Valentines featuring Boo the Ghost and his friends. Now, I will admit, they are AI generated.
I know, I know. But you have to understand, we don't have a team artist. we're not proud using AI to help make things easier, but we need things done quick.
Now, we don't just ask AI to make EVERYTHING for us. Sometimes we make it ourselves and ask AI to give it an upgrade. Like for instance, We create the idea for the next Shiver and Fears book:
usually what we do is copy, paste, and cut-out. The only problem is, the internet doesn't always have a good image to use without copyright, or it causes trouble making because of "safety rules", or for some odd reason it just can't recreate the image.
Hopefully, this problem will get solved. Maybe you are an artist and want to join the team. Or maybe someone you know wants to give it a try. We're always open to getting help. As for now, we will just create with what is available and hope our cards are enjoyable for you:
Things have been running a bit different lately. Videos aren't as popular as they use to on youtube. They seem to be catching attention on TikTok, but Content ideas are slim. Check this one out yourself CLICK FOR VIDEO. Meanwhile books have been traveling to many places, and even though Walmart has added Magical Times to their website, they rejected adding it to their shelf.
Walmart has been getting on my nerves lately, just a few weeks ago, I ordered some equipment in December. Not only did I get it late in January, but the picture was NOTHING like what I received. I was completely tricked. It was obviously an online seller trying to sell a useless device.
Anyway, that's a whole different story. Magical Times is now spreading to more countries and states. In fact, a few books has sold over time. That was new!
Another thing that I have noticed is that music is becoming more noticeable. "On the Shelf" has gotten a couple of views, Although when I brought up the Valentine song, everyone seemed to turn their heads. As catchy as it is, and as close as Valentine's Day was, not one was interested in playing it.
Meanwhile, I'm sure you've heard about the snow attacking our states. It might become Shiver and Fears next hit. "Shiver and Fears: Trapped with Cabin Fever"
You might not think that's seems scary. Well, you don't know the story. And believe me, it's not as easy of a plot as you think.
Meanwhile, a new channel has arrived a while back. J.U.S.T Got Game. Have you heard of it? Let me just say, Shiver and Fears is not my only channel I work with.
Hey, just wanted to share with you that I'll be participating in the parade on Saturday representing Shiver and Fears 🎉🎊. I'll be passing around candy to the crowd downtown 🍬🍭. However, I'm not fully prepared yet. I still need to buy banners for the car, candy packets, and collect business cards. Passing out candy during the parade has always been a challenge for me 🤔. I can't throw it from the vehicle and there isn't enough candy to give to everyone. It will take around 5 packets to make one good load for just one side of the parade. I haven't even gone shopping for the candy yet and I know we won't have enough business cards to distribute to the crowd.
Winter has slowed down the progress, but I'm hoping to see you at the parade. It's going to be cold, but it'll be great to see our fans 👥. If you're coming, I have a "contest" for you. Take a picture of me at the parade and post it on social media with the hashtag #shiverandfears. You can also send it to my account. I'd love to share it on my stories 📸. You can find Shiver and Fears on Tik Tok, Facebook, and Instagram 📱.
FYI if you haven't already, follow me on Instagram and Facebook. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day... even if it was already on Monday.
There were so many fans at that parade, but just not enough cards and candy to pass out, not to mention not enough hands to get to everyone. It's hard work. To pass out to dozens of hands, catch up with your ride, and reload yourself every time.
Here's what I learned:
Don't share with those behind your ride, share with those in front. If you run ahead and hand candy or whatever to people in front, instead behind, the ride will catch up with you. That makes it easy to grab more candy than being behind, racing up to the car every few seconds and going further back to reach more people.
Get a load of 500+ I only had a load of 100 cards, I ran out before even getting to the heart of the parade and about 500 pieces of candy. We ended with a small load, (like 3 candies for each team member)
Everyone can't get what they want. There are over 10,000 hands who are begging for candy. My advice for that is only hand out candy to those who acknowledge you. I would wave around with a smile, not even showing off the candy, if they wave back, I give them a piece, especially if they were kids. That way you have a reason to give people your attention. It's like a secret message to the people. That way you're not choosing whoever and giving people a chance to greet you.
The last piece of a advice I is present your business with a catch phrase, shirt, or poster. There I was without a card to give to anyone, But, it was on my shirt, I had it on my poster, but what I felt helped people the most was saying "READING IS IMPORTANT, SO CHILL OUT WITH SHIVER AND FEARS!" Not sure how much it helped, but with that phrase hopefully people understand Shiver and Fears has to do with books and check it out based on the phrase, "chill out"
The video i have here may not show much. But you get whatever you can when you put together a team. But i want to know what you think we should do differently for next year's parade. Comment your thoughts.
Today was fantastic. Here I was watching the annual MLK parade in OKC. This year was differnt than all the others. Because of Covid 19 the parade had been sent viral.
As most of you may know I was a part of the parade back in 2020. This year I wasn't so sure if I'd make it. The first part of the parade was special sponsors who made their announcements and speeches about the whole parade. (Kinda like how they start a football game) Then the real parade began. Dozens of vendor sang, presented their work, and spoke. As this was happening I was sending the live video to all the fans and friends I know.
I couldn't miss a second of the parade because I wasn't sure if I had made it or not. As I started to comment and sponsor myself I heard a familiar noise. Click here for what it was.
Over 300 people were watching that parade and over 300 people comment how much they enjoyed each sponsor and vendor. Question is, how many of those people were my fans? I would like to think about a quarter of that crowd was for me. It's a special privilege to be a part of an event where we can all come together, whether it be Christmas or Martin Luther King!
Catch this parade on Youtube.com- 2021 OKC MLK HOLIDAY PARADE
https://www.michaelmickeywilliamsjr.com/2020/06/09/featured-authors-2/ So for those of you in Facebook's group: Read It AJ Hard Collection ^this is the website you can find Shiver and Fears at. We chatted with a guy named Michael Williams Jr. and he collects book authors. He was kind enough to add "Something Strange About Greg" to his list of authors.
Why are we blogging about it? Well, it's strange, Facebook is denying postage with links! I don't know the full details, but apparently it's not ok to post this link to our group, weird huh? I didn't want to write a blog today, but it was the only way we could share the link.
Now I'm sure there's some kind of way to beat around this. Post it on the profile and share it to the group, post it on another social media, or just post it on the Shiver and Fears page. Yeah, maybe, but I like to get things done quickly.
Click the link and find this picture and see what you think. If you can't, comment.
