I will be selling my books at a local library for their Indie Authors Recognition event on Saturday. It’s the first time I will have 3 different books on display. I bought new cloths in my brand colors to cover the table and some Halloween decorations to put between my books to draw buyers. If […]
Book Recommendation Ardent Spirit by J. K. Royce
Julie Royce gave a copy of her book, Ardent Spirit, to a mutual friend. About a month later, I gave the same friend a copy of my book, Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans. The friend is on staff where I teach my writing classes. She was happy Julie and I shared our books with […]
What Are You Reading?
I plan Sunday mornings for hours of reading. Then about noon, we go to the farmers’ market to shop organic and Starbucks to read some more. Today, I balanced my time between When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi and Marilyn Steele’s The Wild Feminine. A member of our reading […]
Join Paula Chinick As She Looks For A Job
Paula Chinick wrote a life experience for my recent book, Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans. She titled it “Best of Times.” It’s about the loss of her job and looking for a new one. Chinick used scenes and showed body language to reveal emotion. “I recall an ache in my stomach as if a […]
Culture Clash or Crash Course For Women’s Success In A Man’s Business World?
In Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans (launches tomorrow, Wednesday, the 28th), Elaine Schmitz writes about the lessons she learned from her Greek grandmother, Yiayia, in her essay called, “Culture Clash.” She attributes success as a female in a male-dominated business world to Yiayia. Her grandmother preached the patriarchal philosophy of ancient Greece and taught […]
J.K. Royce Author of PILZ has a Life Experience Published in Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans
J.K. Royce’s essay, “Writer’s Slump” is featured in my book, Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans. Presenters and authors can look for the sensory details Royce included, for example: her husband regards her with the “worried eyes of a deer sniffing the scent of a hungry wolf.” She laces the essay with snippets of subtle […]
Award-Winning Comedian Stacey Gustafson Is Featured In Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans
In my new book, Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans, # Stacey Lowrey Gustafson‘s story “Five Minutes as Stand-Up Comic” is featured with nineteen others. She published a book ranked #1 Amazon Best Seller in Parenting & Family Humor, called Are You Kidding Me? My Life With an Extremely Loud Family, Bathroom Calamities, and Crazy […]