Last month I set a huge business goal, and since I was very serious, I enlisted the help accountability partners (yes, I got two). I reached that goal this week. But to my surprise I wasn’t excited. I didn’t throw a party with balloons, party hats and noisemakers. I just nodded my head and set another goal building on the one I had reached. What was wrong with me?! I had worked hard. A quote then came to mind, Continue reading “Smell the Roses”
New Year, New Look!
It’s okay…..you’re in the right place!
I’ve freshened up the look of my blog to welcome the new year.
This new look is cleaner and makes it easier for you to read posts, add comments, read Twitter and Facebook posts and search the post archives.
I’m excited about 2015 and all the new posts that I will share with you! Thank you for continuing to follow my blog.
“The PLAN A Way to Success” Teaser
Here it is……
the worldwide premiere of the teaser for my soon-to-be-released book from Tate Publishing,
I am….
I am an only child raised by a single mother. I grew up in a middle class neighborhood and went to a private school. I continued my education after high school, and earned two degrees, one in computer science (BS) and the other in law (JD). I was an elected public official and an officer in the PTA. I was the chief judge in a government agency running an office staffed with judges, paralegals and support staff. I was the labor/management liaison for the director of the same agency. I was promoted to the position of appellate judge in that agency. Today, I own a successful and growing business enterprise. And I am a survivor of domestic violence and abuse.
Now, for some of you, there is a huge disconnect Continue reading “I am….”
Book Publishing Process: Designing Ain’t My Strong Suit (4th in series)
I have no clue. Unlike my friend Joy who could describe the cover for her book while she was still writing it, I have no inkling, no concept, no idea for my book cover. So I wasn’t the least excited when I received the email from my production manager saying it was time to design the cover. Egad! Couldn’t an editor just read the book and come up with something nice??
Anyway my production manager sent me a series of questions to help me get my “designing” juices flowing. Yeah right. He asked the age of my target audience, the feeling or mood I wanted the cover to convey, the color or colors I wanted to use, the objects I wanted on the cover and the like.
I knew I didn’t want to use pink or violet – too feminine (sorry ladies!) or brown or black – too masculine (sorry guys!) on the cover. I wanted a neutral color that appealed to both sexes. After doing some research, Continue reading “Book Publishing Process: Designing Ain’t My Strong Suit (4th in series)”
Book Publishing Process – What They Said (3rd in series)
I can stop holding my breath now. I got my manuscript back from the editors with all the red marks and suggestions. It wasn’t as bad as I thought. It came with a cover letter from the editor first telling me everything I did right and then everything that could be improved. It was good to get this type of feedback, especially for me, a first-time author, because improving is always the name of the game.
My manuscript came to me with Microsoft Word’s Track Changes >Final Showing Markup feature activated so I could see the editor’s changes. The editor gave me proofreading instructions, i.e. how to make my corrections, comments and additions to the manuscript so that I returned a manuscript showing both the editor’s initial changes in red and my input in blue. I was surprised to learn I didn’t have to accept the edits from the editor. I could reject any changes (insert NO CHANGE) or question any edits [insert COMMENT]. This was such a relief for me since as a writer, I know what message I wanted to convey and didn’t want that message changed. Although a publisher’s editor is a professional, that person could Continue reading “Book Publishing Process – What They Said (3rd in series)”
Book Announcement!
My Journey to Me - The Discovery 