Do you have the patience of a farmer when it comes to publishing your first book? After visiting my first home-state of Minnesota last week, I got to see the grand finale of the farming year—the HARVEST. Growing up, I don’t remember the semis in the fields and the monster tractors, yet it was […]
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We’ve all been there. You are about to release your book to the public, but instead of pure pleasure, you detect a familiar anxiousness—as if you’re a 3rd grader delivering a speech to squirming classmates. Writing is intensely personal. Exposing your words, thoughts, and life experiences in this in this public forum feels a little
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When I published You are the Perfect Age, I didn’t expect the profound changes it would bring to those who wrote and read the book. Well, first of all, I hadn’t realized that asking four simple questions of women stepping into different decades would produce such a rich mixture of perspectives. Yet, how could it
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Have you always wanted the AUTHOR credential? Did you know that speakers in the National Speakers Association need to publish a book? A common question speaker selection committees ask is: What book did she write? Yet, publishing is a changing game. It’s a gauntlet of challenges to overcome—and if writing is not your business (or
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Write with abandon, but don’t forget the very last step in authorship, and it involves being kind to your audience: Edit. Grammar has always been boring for most of us, yet when applied correctly (a lot like applying make-up), it disappears. And what’s left? Engagement with your phenomenal ideas. After all, isn’t that what you
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YOU ARE ALWAYS ON THE CLOCK. You were born at a certain moment in time, and time moves you along just like a merry-go-round—without your help and whether you like it or not. You can’t speed it up or slow it down. Here’s a question: If you had to select one age you think is
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Everyone has a story! The very best way to share your life with your friends, children, and especially your grandchildren, is by writing your stories in a book. This workbook gives you simple method of turning your life’s lessons into the most important legacy you can give. Write about the journey that shaped your character.
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Here are a few tips… Before you begin, make sure you have something new to say; something authentic to contribute. Know the marketplace, as it is ever-changing. Find out the advantages of selling your book to a publishing house versus self-publishing. Stay away from vanity publishers. Publishers purchase books that will make them money. In
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Hello Very Cool Woman, If I had a quarter for every time I heard someone say, “I never expected my life to be like this,†I’d be so rich, I could take all of my readers on a cruise around the world. I’ve said those words myself. I can’t help wonder, why are we surprised
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