Nearly ten years ago I started a tradition. I took a blank, boring journal and filled the first few pages with bad poetry, dorky photos and a heartfelt note. Then I sent it away to a friend. The pages of that journal eventually got filled with memories and what was once a cheaply made book [...]
A few weeks ago I stumbled across a contest I thought looked cool. The winner gets to travel around the country to different Lilith Fair festivals and report on the events for Degree Women. So I entered by writing a short essay and I just found out I’m a finalist! But in order to win [...]
According to Digital Trends I’m a “bargain hunting expert.” I actually really love that title! Because I write for Bargainist.com, Digital Trends interviewed me as an expert source on finding great deals. I think writer Nick Mokey did an awesome job of laying out the best ways to snag a bargain. Take a minute to [...]
Author Laken Lovely is launching her new book, Through Charlie’s Eyes, today in Jasper, Alabama. She’ll be at the Walden Book in the Jasper Mall form 3:30-6:30. Today is a big day for Laken– her brother Charlie would have turned 17 today, but shortly after midnight on January 1 he lost his battle with cancer. [...]
I regularly write for the Upstate publication, Business Black Box. Although my work doesn’t appear in the September/October issue I wanted to say thanks to my old TV pal Tim Waller for giving me a shout out. The magazine published Tim’s letter to the editor which reads,
“I’m here at my youngest daughter’s orthodontic appointment, and [...]
This week an author I’ve been working with, Mimi Keener, is holding an Iowa book tour. She’s visiting a half dozen cities, signing copies of her new book, The Best of Friends. The Des Moines Register published an article about her earlier this week. She also did radio interviews with several stations around the state [...]
Believe it or not there are bright sides to the recession. For author Mimi Keener, the economic downturn pushed her to write the book she’s been dreaming of for three decades. Mimi got laid off and decided to write The Best of Friends, a children’s book about growing up in Iowa. She’s planning a week-long [...]
I was pretty excited to learn that The Debt Hawk ranked me #31 in a list of the Top 100 Personal Finance Bloggers on Twitter. It’s a dynamic list based on the number of followers each person has. The only difference I see is that all of the people in front of me are branding [...]
I had an awesome week at the International Christian Retail Show in Denver. It’s a great place for Christian book publishers, authors, publicists and more to connect and network. I met a lot of really interesting people and am excited about these new contacts. While ICRS attendance was down this year, I really didn’t notice. [...]
Besides writing, I also help authors and business owners with promotion. It is something I am passionate about after spending six years as a television reporter. Because of my experience I have connections in markets all over the country. One of those connections helped me get a new author a live interview in the sixth [...]
