In the long run, separating the writing and editing process, setting a timer just to write, and avoiding distractions can end up saving you time and money. We’re all busy and try to multitask everything we do, but sometimes it just doesn’t pay to try to combine doing everything at one time because we end [...]
For a recipe to be successful, taste great, and leave your guests wanting more, there are key ingredients to include, or else the recipe fails. If you shop for the ingredients, read the recipe, and follow the instructions, more than likely your recipe will be a success. The same is true for writing. But remember, [...]
When it comes to editing and proofreading, there are many factors to consider. As writers, our main goal is to make sure our message is being communicated clearly and effectively. The purpose of the writing project should be known from the very beginning. But what happens when poor grammar and minor mistakes are in the [...]
“Work is love made visible.” — Kahlil Gibran On Valentine’s Day last month, I sent a heartfelt “thank you” to all my clients, past and present, for the honor and pleasure of working with them to help them tell their stories. In his book The Prophet, poet Kahlil Gibran asked: “And what is it to [...]
E-book celebrates the spirit of love Proceeds benefit National Center for Family Literacy Who: FolkHeart Press: an independent book publisher located in San Francisco Bay Area. What: 18+ authors and artists from around the world (Denmark, Switzerland,USA) share their thoughts, hopes, and artwork about love in this fast paced e-book. Cost: $0.99. Anthology topics include [...]
The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike Michalowicz Get Bold: Using Social Media to Create a New Type of Social Business By Sandy Carter. Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. The [...]
From business strategy to a better understanding of men and relationships, this laugh-out-loud football metaphor covers it all. “Mimi Donaldson gets it about football and its lessons. Her wonderful Necessary Roughness is funny and true. A touchdown of a book men and women will love!” – Lincoln Kennedy, ex-NFL player and Host, FOX Sports [...]
For four centuries, Boston women have fought for their rights and for equal participation in the legal system — first as outsiders who could not speak in public, control their property, vote, or serve on juries. Women pushed for change. Eventually, they addressed audiences to end slavery and promote woman suffrage. Some of these reformers [...]
“No one, in my view, has done more than Bonnie Hurd Smith, through the ongoing publication and assessment of the recently discovered letters of Judith Sargent Murray of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to establish the position of this remarkable and courageous woman as one of our pioneer female intellectuals and patriots during the Revolutionary period.” —Joseph E. [...]
10 Easy Steps to Create a Women’s History Trail in One Year — Yes, it can be done! The plan outlined in this book is designed to give a community the highest return on your investment including economic, educational, and civic benefits. Also, these projects are great fun! The 10 Steps include: Step 1: Selling [...]
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