I grew up in an entrepreneurial family. We were taught early that “nothing happens until somebody sells something.” My parents churned out six reasonably successful adults with a shared passion for moving products from the shelf to someone’s shopping cart. I started my career at 24 as a sales trainer and motivational speaker in the […]
The Big Booty Book Bundle Giveaway, Edition 6!
I love books. All kind of books. I love paperback books, hardcover books, eReaders, and audio books. I love romance, history, humor, contemporary, poetry, and books to put on my coffee table because they’re just so damn gorgeous and I’m classy like that. Today, I’m beyond excited to launch Edition 6 of the Big Booty Book […]
How Dad Learned to Go From Blog-to-Book. In One Day
In a recent conversation with my dad, we were chatting about book marketing and ideas on how to get the word out about my recent book, Who Left the Cork Out of My Lunch? He’s kind of a marketing guru, with a outside-the-box, creative bent. After an hour or so, as I gathered up my […]
What Not to Say to a Writer
Writers are a funny breed. We’re highly imaginative and often extroverted but spend vast amounts of time alone. We freely share huge pieces of our lives without reservation or filters, but we’re also oddly reserved, preferring to spend our time connecting with people on paper rather than in real life. We’re fiercely private about our writing […]
It’s a Blog Tour! Hint: It’s Like Speed-Dating for Bloggers
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited by Parri Sontag, a fellow blogger, to participate in my first Blog Tour. The idea is to tell a bit about ourselves, then share 2-3 of our favorite blogs with our readers. Not unlike speed dating, where you’re given a few minutes to get to know someone, until the bell goes off and you […]
I Could Have Had a Baby By Now. Instead I Started a Blog
Nine months ago, Laugh Lines went “live.” I’d thought about starting a blog for some time, and had even halfheartedly tried it a year or two earlier. But it really had no purpose, no reason to exist, so when I quickly discovered that successful blogs are, plainly stated, a butt-load of WORK, my first attempt […]
My Second-Cousin’s Sister’s Boyfriend’s Goat Told Hubs I Have a Blog. And That’s How Rumors Get Started
My husband has never read my blog. Not once. Not. A. Single. Post. In his defense, he hates the computer, and generally sees it as a huge time-sucker that exists purely to frustrate him whenever he tries to look up the price of used fishing boats for sale within a 65-mile radius. If he needs […]
Keep Your Oscars. I Got Me a Liebster!
I won! I won! No, it’s not a golden statue, and I don’t have to wear a sequined dress (But I’m going to. Seriously, how many opportunities do we get?) or give an acceptance speech on national TV in front of millions of adoring fans (Maybe next year?) But today I won a LIEBSTER award, […]
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