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Writing for Children: Guidelines for Children’s Books

Self- or indie-publishing of children’s books is a costly venture. Children’s books are still consumed in print, rather than digitally–especially picture books. Be prepared to pay thousands USD for your full-color illustrations, cover art, design, and printing. To ensure a profitable selling price, source a printer in the Far East. Make sure your designer knows […]

About my résumé writing service

I thought I would share this video and article below, that explains more about my résumé writing service. My service is unique. Most professional résumé writers use a journalistic approach. That is, they schedule an indepth interview session that may take 90 minutes to 2 hours. They ask lots of questions and take scads of […]

Why book proposals are important–even for self publishers

A book is both a business and a vehicle. A book’s business plan is called a book proposal. Wise authors take time to write book proposals. Why? Because planning always increase odds of business success. As a vehicle your book carries your ideas, vision, story, or message to readers. That was the whole, point, right? […]

10 Job Hunting Tips and a Checklist for Best Practices for 2020

With so many people out of work because of covid19, I thought I would share ten job hunting tips and a checklist for best practices, updated for 2020. This is a part of my career coaching I offer during my professional résumé writing service, as I have described previously. Remember the adage: “failing to prepare is preparing […]

Launching a Secret Job Search

Great suggestions here on how use stealth and find a new job without your boss finding out, from Liz Ryan and our friends at Human Workplace. I love their philosophy!  

The Best Investment You’ll Ever Make

People invest in all kinds of things. They invest in their retirement. They invest in their home. They even invest in their car. There is one investment, though, that is the best investment most people never make: investing in their career. It’s strange, if you think about it. Your career is the basis for all […]

Save the Date: Last Saturday Author Success Meetup

Looking for support and advice on publishing? Mark you calendar for our Last Saturday Author Success meetup, held the last Saturday of every month from 10:30-Noon. Keeping track with writing, moral support, and learning about the publishing world are the goals of 8 authors and aspiring authors who met for our February meetup at the […]