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I thought I knew grief until my mother died in 2011. I didn’t have a clue and each day since I’ve learned to deal with it. 1. People think they understand but until they sit in the front pew they only have a glimpse of it. So if they are not there for you, know it’s because they don’t understand the pain yet. 2. Seek therapy or good friends to listen to you. Don’t do

Whenever I meet someone new and they find out I’m a writer.  They say I want to write a book but I don’t know where to start.  Sometimes I give them a few tips to get them started. Today if you’ve been thinking about writing a book, my tip for you: Register for the Produce Publish Promote Summit For Writers. This summit is for you. The first day is all about learning how to start

When I started SORMAG I honestly didn’t expect it be more than a hobby.  I never thought I’d make money from it, or it would be a business.  18 years later it’s my side business.  One day it will be my full time job, but for now I’m happy with my Government gig. I decided I wanted to write more about having a side business and how I deal with it working a full time

One of the hardest lessons for me as an entrepreneur was figuring out that being a solo entrepreneur didn’t mean you have to do everything yourself. It was OK to get help. When I changed my mindset about getting help, I begin to see a change in my business. One way I got help was to invest in a coach.  A coach helped me work on my business fears and showed me how to improve

One of my favorite parts of creating SORMAG was hosting the SORMAG Online Conference.  It was an online conference for readers and writers.  It started off as a seven day conference and moved to a three day conference over the years. It was my gift back to the literary community.  It was also my treat to myself because I couldn’t attend a lot of live conferences, so I would invite all the authors I wanted

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In 2012 I moved back to Digital – PDF and Print.  Our first issue featured Rochelle Alers.   CLICK TO ORDER Our current issue is the Winter Issue – Children & Young Adult Books CLICK TO ORDER  

Last week I read 250 pages.  I was super proud of myself.  I have a 150 more pages to go this week and then it’s time to work on the next draft. I found out that I liked going away to write.  I stayed at the St. Louis Bread company this weekend and read.  It wasn’t too loud and I was able to concentrate on my writing.  Something I can’t do at home with the