We can all accept that being frugal is a virtuous quality. After all, why should we spend more money on goods and services than is necessary? From coupon clipping to comparison-shopping, as consumers we have been conditioned to seek bargains and value. For someone...
After completing the exhausting feat of writing the first draft of your novel, you might be tempted to rest smugly on your laurels. You feel confident that your storytelling is in top form, surely checking all the boxes for a job well done. Not so fast! While you...
You’ve written your magnum opus, a gargantuan effort that required months of dedication and hard work. Even with all you have accomplished prior to this point in your self-publishing journey, your work is, unfortunately, far from over. Ahead lies the tedious task of...
1. When did you first know you wanted to be a writer? After years of teaching and going through a rigorous doctoral program, writing became one of my hobbies. After graduate school and the dissertation process, I decided to write educational books in order to help...
The impulse to write a memoir can come out of nowhere like an epiphany. Suddenly, it is clear as day—you have a story to tell that you know others will enjoy reading. You don’t have to be a prophet or genius to be qualified to write a remarkable chapter of your life....
You just know you have a book in you. Maybe you have overcome some enormous obstacles in life, or maybe you have lived the life of a globetrotting nomad. Writing a memoir offers an opportunity to open the doors to your soul and give readers a glimpse inside your...
