5 Reasons to Co-Author a Book

Like me, my sister has many writing ideas. However, she’s a bit shy about writing and is unsure about the entire book writing process. She has a great idea for a parenting book and since I own DEOR Consulting, a parent and teen life coaching, consulting, and educating company, I mentioned to her that we […]

Stop Being a Perfect Writer!

My mom’s reading Betrayal by Fern Michaels, one of her favorite authors. She was entertained and surprised to find errors throughout the book. How can a book by a well known author be published with errors? Isn’t an editor supposed to catch and correct errors? It makes me wonder why writers put extreme amounts of […]

The Bottom Line with Amandah: Start Your Own Writing Group

I’ve attended writing groups both off and online. I prefer groups that meet in person because it’s nice to put a name with a face and it’s easier to discuss the feedback you receive. However, sometimes a writing group isn’t what it appears to be. The organizer may have good intentions about running the group, […]

The Bottom Line: Agents, CPAs, Managers

I thank God for my business degrees and parents who stressed the importance of education and educating yourself. The only reason I have two accounting degrees is because of my father who told me to get a degree that would lead to a ‘secure’ job. Accounting wasn’t my calling but after watching Oprah’s show with […]