Jul 13, 2018 | Blogging, Recommendations, Social Media
Does the word Instagram instantly fill you with dread or excitement? You may be hesitant to jump on the Instagram bandwagon, but once you do you will quickly see why it’s one of the fastest growing social media platforms, especially among “younger” adults. Because of...
Apr 11, 2018 | Author Tips, Platform, Recommendations
When you’re trying to interest an agent or publisher in your book, you’re often asked to provide “comps”—other books that could be compared to yours, or books that might compete with yours. A good book proposal always has a...
Feb 22, 2018 | Audience, Criticism, Platform
She hated us. After the workshop Kathi and I co-presented, more than one hundred feedback forms had been turned in on the spot. 97% of the attendees loved our content, loved our takeaways, loved us. Ahhhh … so much fun! A few shared some concerns about whether or not...
Jun 28, 2017 | Speaker Tips
Big, fat and deep red – it was my first tomato of the season. I fried up a bunch of bacon and washed the lettuce. I pulled out the bread, slathered on the mayonnaise and added my bacon, lettuce and tomatoes. Adding just the right amount of salt and pepper, my BLT was...
Jun 21, 2017 | Creativity, Marketing, Memoir, Platform, Tell Your Story
“Share your story!” is a popular buzz phrase for communicators these days. This push for authenticity can leave us, as writers and speakers, uncertain about how much is too much, too little, or just right to share with our audiences. During her...
