Since mid-March, “every mother and her other brother” has been trying to get noticed through social media. Traffic on key social media sites (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.) has sky-rocketed and the trick is not to just get noticed but to get someone to click, read, AND engage with you for more info.   WHY […]

THE ONE QUESTION we get asked the most is . . . “How do I sell more books?” The tricky part is that you NEED to ask this question before your book ever gets published.   Building your Author Brand Platform is one of THE most crucial steps in developing your non-fiction book, yet it […]

You don’t have to publish alone! I’ve been working from our home office since January of 2004 and I LOVE it! I enjoy having the kitchen around the corner from the office and our huge front porch or our (much smaller) backyard deck for “sanity breaks.” The best part of having an office at home […]

WOWO: Weirded Out & Waiting it Out? Are you curled up in a fetal position binge-watching Netflix or Disney (my fav), just waiting to see what happens next? FAMA: Fearlessly in Action to Manifest & Attract? Are you in action? From what I see, those service professionals and small businesses who have continued to take […]

In my daily conversations with aspiring authors, there are three topics I make sure I always cover . . . Please don’t plan your retirement around the sale of your book. Publishing is not an additional stream of income. Publishing is the vehicle — the method — for sharing your story, your wisdom, your perspective (aka: […]

“Fearless and Fabulous: Finding Your Way Through Change and Beyond” TODAY IS THE DAY TO BUY THE E-BOOK FOR ONLY $1 !!!   Change is inevitable. How we react to it is purely our choice. This collection of essays was mid-production when the phrase “shelter-in-place” became a common household conversation. As Fearless and Fabulous authors, the only […]

Right When You Need It I’m a big believer in receiving “messages” from the strangest of sources. If I wake up with a song in my head, I make note of the words and take it as a serious message from the source . . . also perhaps called a guardian angel, ancestral guide, spirit, […]

Breakdown vs. Breakthrough Our youngest grandson will be six years old in June. He is a picky eater, and the last time he visited (late February), I noticed he eats one food on his plate at a time. As he devoured his French Fries, I asked him about the other items and he declares, “It’s […]

Embrace the New! Our world is changing right before our eyes. Although it may seem like time is standing still as we wait for the Shelter in Place to be lifted, our planet keeps spinning, our hearts keep dreaming, and life goes on. How we live our life and react to history-in-motion is entirely up […]

Let your voice be heard! Yes, it’s a crazy world we live in right now, and according to many experts, the businesses who will survive and be around when this chaos passes will be the ones who continue to communicate and let our followers know we are still here! Everyone and their Mother’s Brother is […]