Congratulations to Paige Strickland who won the September 2012, "My Gutsy Story" contest with 56% of the votes. I also want to congratulate Jonna Ivin, Tom Cirignano and Tracy Leigh Ball. You are all winners and thank you for sharing your "My Gutsy Story." Paige Strickland Congratulations for all your hard work. Sonia Continue Reading
Archives for October 2012
“My Gutsy Story” by Don Darkes
Fighting Fear With Fear The advent of my forty-fifth birthday was marred by the unexpected delivery of a large brown envelope containing photographs of family I have never known. Each photographic image of my biological father, half-brother and my half-sister was carefully annotated with the names and circumstances portrayed by each Continue Reading
Gutsy Book Buzz: A Different Way to Market Your Book
Writing and publishing a book is a business, and if you want to be successful, you have to promote and market your book yourself. There are several ways to market your book, and one way is to start small, and build your way up. That's what I'm doing, and I decided to never say "no," even if the group I speak to is small. Most of us can't Continue Reading
“My Gutsy Story” by Duke Marsh
I was interviewed once by a film school graduate for a film magazine, who had the attitude of who was I to think I can make feature film without an expensive film school, and without working for years as an intern. Who am I? I was born in a small town in Pennsylvania. The first house I remember as a child was a log cabin without electricity Continue Reading
