Having the Courage to Drive
See that picture of me smiling? Notice the exhilaration on my face? I decided it was high time to start driving again after a five year hiatus. I live in a 99% walkable area. Why drive? But I had [...]
New Book of Courage in the Accidental Soldier Series: Book Blurb Revealed!
I'm way beyond excited to share the official news! I'm working on the second book in the Accidental Soldier series. If all goes well, it will be published sometime in 2017. (that doesn't seem a long time away in the [...]
How to Make Social Media Work for Your Platform (Making Courage Easier)
It's a strange thing, yes, this concept called building your "platform." And I think I'm beginning to understand the energetic side of it and how it translates into social media. Allow me to share with you my breakdown. [...]
The Two Minute Wow
I am writing this post with a full and happy heart on the bus ride home from New York City where I just did a two minute pitch at the Jewish Book Conference for my soon-to-be-released Accidental Soldier: A Memoir [...]
The Courage to Take My Kids On a Book Tour
It seemed like a neat idea at first - going all four of us to Washington D.C. this past weekend where I'd kick off the She Writes Press spring author book tour. I'd participate on a panel at One More [...]
Creating an Experience for Your Readers Help Sell Books and Courage
Sooner or later, the topic of selling books was going to come up now that I've got an incentive to sell my own inventory for my soon-to-be released memoir Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of Service and Sacrifice in the Israel [...]
Do I Have the Courage to Get Close to these Israeli Soldiers?
Yep. That's the question that concerns me too. But as a college freshman fresh from New York City. As an author of Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of Service and Sacrifice in the Israel Defense Forces, I'm revisiting this [...]
The Courage to Grow as an Author
Yesterday was a big day for me as an author. NINE (yes, nine!) boxes of books were fork-lifted from a semi-trailer containing 278 books of my soon-to-be released memoir Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of Service and Sacrifice in the Israel [...]
The Courage to Believe in Your Book
Our upcoming trip for Israel is just around the corner, and naturally, I thought of my Israeli English teacher friends who still remember me and work at a small regional High School called Emek Hahula in the Upper Galilee, a [...]
Do You Have the Courage to Brand Your Business?
When I interview various business owners for the articles I feature over at Huffington Post, I always want to know what these businesses are currently doing that will help them be better known and stand out from the crowd. It [...]
The Courage to Become a Better Writer
"While vulnerability is the birthplace of many of the fulfilling experiences we long for -- love, belonging, joy, creativity, and trust, to name a few -- the process of regaining our emotional footing in the midst of struggle is where [...]
The Courage to See Myself as a Successful Author
When my writing coach and editor Brooke Warner recently posted about the return of the investment in marketing and publicity, I started getting heart palpitations. It reminded me of a conversation I had with myself. Here's what did me in: [...]
Can My Body Heal? The Courage to Believe…
Almost a week ago, I sat on the sidewalk in front of our Jewish Community Center with my Toastmaster's speech in one hand, and my scraped hand on the sidewalk trying to comprehend what just happened. I had fallen and [...]
Find the Courage to Write My Story – A Guest Post by Destiny Allison
If you've been following my posts of late, then you know how much courage has become part of my life. And as a writer, I need constant doses of courage. I highly relate to the journey Destiny speaks of - [...]