In my novel What Goes Around Comes Around, the heroine, Nicole Gonzalez agrees to a coffee meeting with a handsome musician in her class. The two hit it off and all sorts of good stuff develops. Initially however, she is reluctant to go out with this him and even seems a little flustered on how…
Here are some quick tips you can do as a author to stay on top of your book marketing game. In a previous post 5 Low Cost Ways to Promote Your Book I talk about what an author must do to market their book after publication. Book marketing is non-stop. The number one reason why…
My mother used to have a saying when I was a child that has always stuck with me. “Everybody who smiles in your face is not your friend,” she would warn, her face somber. I have learned that when it comes to matters of the heart, some people will be genuinely happy, and then there are…
Paul Carrick Brunson’s book It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be) A Guide to Finding and Keeping Love (Gotham Books) stands out from the plethora of relationship books with its easy to follow, practical advice. Brunson is a TV host, entrepreneur, humanitarian, husband, father and master matchmaker. I learned so much for reading his book…
In this ecommerce society bookstores are taking a beating. Sales are down and stores are eliminating full time staff as a way to cut costs. I love bookstores and find a lot of value in them as a self published author that I outline in this post. Bookstores are creative spaces where people can meet…
Dating is hard. Don’t get me wrong dating is fun but it is hard. One of the hardest part about dating is hearing no. Many singles (myself included) hinder our dating success by being afraid of rejection. We need to take the power out of a word with only two letters if we are to…