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The Power of the Leader.

I've seen a lot of pictures with the difference between a leader and a boss. Boss, Leader, Builder? Almost everyone talks about wanting to become a leader or to lead like 'this guy' or 'this lady.' They aren't wrong, but they aren't right. As a writer, it becomes harder because by nature, we 'lead' ourselves. Except that, most of us do not do this. We don't lead. We might say that

What Is the Cost to Self-Publish on Amazon

Time to add it up The last years have not been kind the self-publishing industry. There are more self-publishers, but this has created a new set of problems for authors. To get the income they want, they have to be seen as a professional. Amazon has helped, and hindered this process. They have a database of millions of books, but they also have a company, since 2005, called CreateSpace (

What Is The Definition of Leadership?

Leaders in the writing field, leaders in the office, leaders who don't have a position. There are hundreds of book out which talk about 'leaders' or 'servant leaders.' There are many great people who are willing to mentor others and have them push themselves and think beyond their comfort zone. What is the definition of leadership? The dictionary definition says that leadership is a noun.

John Forbes Nash Jr. and Alicia Nash: A Tribute

A Beautiful Mind is gone. John Nash Jr On May 23, 2015,John Forbes Nash Jr and his wife Alicia were killed in a car accident. If you are looking for grisly details of their passing you won't find them here. I don't scrutinize death,I only celebrate the life that is no longer with us. Or in this case lives. I know that he wasn't a writer in the traditional sense.

4 Things About Self-Publishing

Self-publishing still has the power to help or to destroy a writer. 1) Financials and what you have I understand that a lot of writers want to see their work published and shown to the world. I also understand that it takes a lot of time and effort and commitment and loss of family time to do this. It's not an undertaking a writer can take on if they have a lot of debt, or a young family.

Book Review: The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley

I read The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley and I'm not sure how I feel about it as I write this review. I was aware of the premise of the book from the description on the back, but when I started reading it I felt that it should have gone on a completely different story line.The story takes place around 6 sisters. I am aware that the title is The Seven Sisters, but I will get to that.

Tech Review: Solid State Drives. Are They Worth the Extra Money?

Solid State Drives (SSD's) contain no moving parts, therefore the time it takes to read and or write data is slashed significantly, compared to a typical Hard Disk Drive (HDD's) that contains heads, an actuator, and a spindle motor. Think of a SSD as a really large thumb drive (the one you stick into the USB port of your computer to save pictures, documents, even mp3's to as a backup, or for

Why I Work with The Amazon Affiliate Program

Is the Amazon Affiliate Program some thing a writer should want? If you are a writer who is serious about earning a bit more income, and a person who has a good bit of traffic coming to your website, the Amazon affiliate program is something you will want to have at your fingertips. You have a book, and the idea is you earn royalties from your book. This is a great beginning and with

Organized, Passionate and Earning Income?

Write with passion, publish a great blog post, and then... Don't wait around and see what will happen, do another post. It's hard to take into account how much effort a blog post will take, and most new bloggers have little idea how to keep on going. I've had seven years worth of experience in blogging and Living a Life of Writing has been active for almost as long. It's a brand of a sort

Book Review: The Truth According To Us by Annie Barrows

I had read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and her aunt Mary Ann Shaffer back in 2009.I also read the Ivy and Bean series with my daughter that Annie Barrows does with Sophie Blackall. But when the new Annie Barrows book The Truth According to Us , being released on June 9th, 2015 had just Annie's name on it I was intrigued. This is her first adult