Last week, Hubby and I spent a day in New York City. It was cold but beautiful. Busy, loud and fun. When I saw Cinderella was playing at the Broadway Theater, well, I couldn’t resist. My friend Tanya and I dragged our hubbies to the classic theater and the classic of all classic fairytales. As I watched the show unfold under the lights, I was enthralled. Enchanted. Cinderella is a story of goodness. That if you do the right thing, good will win out in the end. Every fairytale must have an element of goodness. Of light in the midst of darkness. Hope. We’ve talked a lot in this fairytale series about Cinderella. How she maintained a good heart in the midst of her trials. The step-mother, though evil, just […]
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Finding Balance With Writing & Life: Getting Organized
About ten years ago, a friend introduced me to FlyLady at www.flylady.net, whose practices helped me learn how to manage and organize my household. With time, practice and patience, I managed to juggle my family, my business and other responsibilities without stressing out. When we are trying to balance family, work, life and writing, it can be a juggling act. Many times, we see others handle their responsibilities with grace and feel we’re all alone. But you’re not alone. The key to my household and business management was getting organized. The same goes with my writing. Now I’m keeping track of two demanding careers, managing my family, maintaining church responsibilities and finding time to take care of myself. I needed to designate an office space in my house. For years, […]
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Marketing Via Video Part 2: Video Ideas & Tips
Interest piqued by last week’s post on why you should consider adding videos to your author marketing strategy? Suh-weet. Today’s post is for you! (For the video-phobes, it’s okay. Simply put, not every marketing strategy is for everybody. In which case, see you next week!) Today I’d like to offer some ideas for videos you might create to support your author platform. And I’m sure I’m just barely touching the tip of the proverbial ice berg, so if you have more ideas to add, throw ‘em at me in the comments! Welcome video: This is something I’ve seen on a lot of author websites. Consider creating a welcome video for your home page or your “About Me” page with a brief intro of yourself. Be witty, be fun, be you. […]
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