I've been studying like a crazy woman for the past 4 weeks in order to teach English abroad with the Cert-TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate. This is by no means an easy course. It's a level 5, comparable in difficulty to the second year of an undergraduate degree crammed into 4 weeks. Now you'll understand why I Continue Reading
Reinventing Myself in Mid-Life
I've become a student again at age 57, and quite frankly, it feels a little weird. I eat, sleep, and hang my wet laundry in one 8x12 room, but I accept this as a new challenge; part of reinventing myself in mid-life. After a thirty-six year--student to career woman to wife to mom and back to student gap--I discovered that unlike social Continue Reading
Discoverability: The Key to Successful Indie Publishing
“Discoverability” seems to be the central theme at the 2015 Publishers University conference; something all indie publishers need to put at the top of their book publishing, marketing and promotion list. In 2014, the theme was the importance of indie authors becoming entrepreneurs, hence the term: “Authorpreneur.” “Discoverability” Continue Reading
Get Help Writing Your Memoir
There are many books out there on "How to write a memoir," but what about a magazine? Viga Boland decided to start Memoirabilia, a magazine that would help you write your memoir, and also give you the joy of seeing your story in print. I had the pleasure of meeting Viga Boland at the Readers' Favorite Awards in Miami in November, Continue Reading
Tips To Make Your Blog More Popular
It seems that everyone (over 35) has a blog these days, so how can you make yours stand out from all the others. Well apart from doing something super gutsy like posting nude photos, (I'm sorry, I couldn't resist,) being controversial or airing your dirty laundry, another way is to write as if you're having a conversation with a friend. Tip # Continue Reading
