I had all but given up on my dream of speaking on stage. I loved connecting with audiences, but I didn’t see my speaking career going anywhere in particular. Speaking took a lot of time because I developed a new talk every time a group invited me to speak. So I put my head down […]

Our Positively Powered community is growing with new authors! One positive aspect of the pandemic shut down is that our once-a-month local gathering is now a weekly, nationwide event. This diverse group has become a community of people who care for and support each other. Community encourages collaboration between members, and it makes me so […]

Hats Off to the Value of Positive Peers I was lucky enough to attend my first Positively Powered Authors gathering the day before my first appointment with Amy, my book coach. At the time, I remember thinking I had no place being there. I hadn’t written anything yet and I wasn’t even sure I had […]

What Makes a Book Great? I really get into the books I read. I fall in love a little with the story, the author, and what I’m learning. In one captivating, well-written memoir, I connected with the author and felt her pain as she took me with her through growing up, creating a life, and […]

This short video shows you how to avoid writing a boring author biography. Create one that will help your ideal readers know that your book is for them!   For more in-depth help with your author biography, see: Three steps to writing your bio: step one Writing your author bio: step two Putting your author […]