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January 24, 2018
What You Can Do About #MeToo
Pressing Issue
I know I’m going in a different direction with this post than I’ve ever gone before. Usually, I write about writing and publishing. However, the #MeToo movement has been such a hot topic since the end of last year. A story that I heard inspired me to finally write down my thoughts on sexual harassment and the magnitude of it.
January 8, 2018
How You Can Make Money by Blogging
Many of us are dreamers or were dreamers. As kids, we looked at the stars in wonder—perhaps, we believed that one day we would make our own footprints upon the moon’s surface. Or in the prime heat of summer, we were the kids selling a glass of lemonade for a quarter on the lawn we called our kingdom. Even then…
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October 26, 2017
I’ll Be a Guest on the…Segilola Salami Show!
Tomorrow at 10 EDT I’ll be a guest on the Segilola Salami Show, a show that spills all the details of self-publishing (wink, wink, it’s for you who is thinking about publishing a book!). Keep an eye out for the podcast.
Click here to hear it soon!
Read here my thoughts on the whole process of getting booked onto the show.
September 26, 2017
Do You Feel Like Giving Up?
When life gives you lemons…make lemonade!
Now in all seriousness…
For a long time I mulled over the idea of writing this post in the first place. I thought, “If I reveal my vulnerability, will I still be taken seriously?” “Will I lose my reputation as a viable source?” “Will people turn away and look elsewhere for a good read or tips on writing and the publishing industry?”
We all want to be affirmed and respected. We all want to be recognized for who we are and what we do. So we hide…
August 31, 2017
Halifax Book Tour!
One of the biggest adventures of my life is coming up…it’s my book tour in Halifax for my historical fiction novel Redeemed From the Ashes! This year is the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion.
For those of you who don’t know about the monumental yet somewhat unknown event, here’s the basic rundown of what happened.
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August 21, 2017
Time to Get Back on the Horse
Oh, it’s been some time since I’ve written any original content. Being hugely pregnant the last three months of my pregnancy, then going into labour—then there’s what happened after all that:)
March 2, 2017
Having Trouble Writing Your First Draft? How to Overcome
The Question
The question I’ve been asked by many aspiring authors is “How do you write a whole first draft?” The same expression, wide eyes and eager faces, has always stuck with me. I thought I’d share my tricks and tips on how to do just that.
Eating a Whole Elephant
While in high school, being assigned to write a ten-page essay seemed incredibly daunting. The advice my teacher always gave me was…
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February 22, 2017
Return to Blogging and Thoughts on Time Management
My Return to Steemit It’s been a while since I posted any original content on my blog. The last three months I’ve been sleeping away the first trimester of my fourth pregnancy. Most of …
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October 6, 2016
Don’t Want to Sound Salesy?
After having done two book signings, I feel like I have a good grasp on selling well. Here’s a post I wrote on Steemit on not sounding salesy.
Oh no, not this…
Products, sales, salesmen—these very words are ingratiating to our ears! Almost immediately we turn our heads, jam our palms over our ears, and tune out what’s next.
Thing is, it’s everywhere; we can’t deny it. It’s in the advertisements we see online or on billboards. We hear it in the calls we receive from companies. We even sometimes get it from friends and family (really? more on that below).
Livelihoods dependent upon sales
For those of us whose income comes from sales, the challenge of encountering an audience pre-disposed to turning away can be intimidating. We say, “I don’t want to sound salesy! What do I do?”
I hope to share with you a few tips I’ve learned over the last year concerning the matter of sales. I’ve had practice in dealing with an audience and how to sell while retaining my integrity.
1. It’s Not About You. It’s About Them.
Before we even get into the technical aspects of pitch and how to make your product appealing to your audience, we need to lay the foundation. Your attitude will permeate every word, thought, and action. And if you think your audience won’t pick up on it, think again. Whatever you have to offer, keep your audience first and foremost in your mind. Be sincere. Be courteous. Listen to their stories. Listen to their needs. Fail to do this and you’ll get the door slammed in your face.
September 15, 2016
Shakespeare’s Authorship in Doubt?
A few hours ago I couldn’t have imagined this debate could ever exist. But it does. Below is an excerpt and the link to the full post I wrote on Steemit.
I can’t believe I was unaware that 2016 was the 400th anniversary of the great bard himself until a few days ago. I am an avid fan of his work. The depths of human nature he explores, the vast knowledge he employs in his writing, the timeless stories he drew from genius—how could he not be celebrated? I aspire to be half the writer he ever was.
The Conspiracy Theory of Literary Minds
What I didn’t know was that there are many who doubt that the William Shakespeare of Stratford ever wrote what we know to be Shakespeare’s works. They call themselves Anti-Stratfordians. I read a few articles to discover what evidence they have in even doubting his authorship. Even more surprising was that Mark Twain, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and other highly influential literary greats of the 18th century nurtured this movement of doubt when the whole world at the time began praising the awesome genius of the man.
