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April 18, 2025

Echoes of Influence

I love Maya Angelou’s poetry, but it is not what drew me to her. What drew me to Angelou first was her story. When I read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and discovered she had also written other collections of autobiographies, I was delighted by her strength and how it came out in… Continue reading

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June 27, 2023

Do More with Your Self-Published Book

High achieving authors (Indie, Trad, or otherwise) tend to fall into a few categories: Today, I want to focus on that last one, although all these are important. No matter the route, book publishing is hard work, and most of the work happens after the book is written and published. Most of us find ourselves… Continue reading

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June 2, 2023

Author Vending: Things to Consider Part II: Vending Cost and Other Fees

Today, we are continuing our conversation on author vending. If you are new here, check out part one here. 1. Cost of Vending and What’s Included First, you want to determine how much the event host will charge you to be a vendor and what that fee entails. My requirement to vend at any event… Continue reading

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October 7, 2019

The Weight of Writing

The weight of what we write. The ability to influence the direction of a decision. To direct the path of someone’s life for better or for worse. The responsibility of altering a person’s state of mind. Isn’t it blood on our hands if we do it wrong? People watch and people mimic. Can we be… Continue reading

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March 14, 2018

The PBS Blog Podcast Ep 12 – Don’t Ignore Your Internal GPS System

Your internal GPS System is your discernment. In other words, the vibes that you are picking up. Discernment is your ability to judge well. Your perception of something in an attempt to better understand it on a deeper level. Being able to comprehend the deeper part of something. I believe we all have a certain… Continue reading

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August 10, 2017

The Power of Influence

I was browsing my archives and thought it was interesting that I came upon this post I wrote on the same day it was published two years ago, August 10, 2015. I don’t believe in coincidences so I am re-posting this for whoever needs to read it. It is, after all, Throwback Thursday. What if… Continue reading

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January 15, 2017

Positivity #318

Protect that beautiful mind of yours. Continue reading

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