Recently Tony & I each read a tiny, yet mega-thought-provoking book called The Abundance Book. I finished it on our honeymoon—literally the day before all this stuff started happening. Now I don’t believe in woo-woo so much or “if-you-build-it-and-sit-on-your-ass-and-do-nothing they will come…” BUT I do believe […]
I admit, I have a couple of small addictions… namely chocolate, books, toys and weapons. The fact is, I’m in the book business, so it makes sense I’d own a lot of books. And I’m in the toy business, so makes sense I’d have both […]
It turns out that often things don’t go as planned… First, we were supposed to have an epically romantic send-off by parasailing off the beach to get sunset photos taken. Then a huge storm hit the week before our wedding, causing the tides to get […]
How I Went from Massive Credit Card Debt and No Income to a Half-Million Dollar Publishing Empire
July 24, 2016
Something you may not know about me is my battle with chronic illness. My entire life, doctors were baffled and diagnosed me with everything from Epstein Barr Syndrome to Vasodepressor Syncope. Back then all I had to do was walk next to someone who was […]
I was watching Shark Tank last night and someone with a very cool-looking product started his pitch to the sharks. At first, it sounded good. A great, high-end product, a lot of research, and a very pretty video were all presented. But then the questions […]
This week something extraordinary happened… I took my own advice. Yep, teachers often teach but don’t always do. And doing is important! Last week I spent about six hours creating and launching a new product. It’s something I tell my non-fiction writing students to do […]
Copyright and Trademarks… What’s Legal? PART 5: What to Do about Copyright Infringement
February 7, 2016
DISCLAIMER: I am NOT an attorney, nor do I play one on the Internet. This article contains my experience and opinions only and is not intended to replace legal advice from an industry professional. NOTE: This is Part 5 of this article series, Copyright and Trademarks… […]
DISCLAIMER: I am NOT an attorney, nor do I play one on the Internet. This article contains my experience and opinions only and is not intended to replace legal advice from an industry professional. NOTE: This is Part 4 of this article series, Copyright and Trademarks… What’s […]
DISCLAIMER: I am NOT an attorney, nor do I play one on the Internet. This article contains my experience and opinions only and is not intended to replace legal advice from an industry professional. NOTE: This is Part 3 of this article series, Copyright and […]
DISCLAIMER: I am NOT an attorney, nor do I play one on the Internet. This article contains my experience and opinions only and is not intended to replace legal advice from an industry professional. NOTE: This is PART 2… I highly recommend you click here […]