Olga and Natasha Vernev are a married couple from Vancouver, Canada. They left Russia eight years ago due to the active persecution of LGBTQ + people and spent three years in Southeast Asia before Canada accepted them as refugees. They both arrived in Canada hardly knowing a couple of dozen…
Revision is key: Creating a great story takes time and patience. It has to grow on you. If you think you’re done with a story, go back and read it again — out loud. Once you start doing that, you’ll notice there is room for improvement, new ideas and more…
Leslie Bailey is a journalist and the co-founder and CEO of Indy Maven, a media company for women in Central Indiana. Indy Maven launched in 2019 with the mission of bringing high-quality content and community to the women of Indianapolis. In February of 2021, Leslie was listed in the first…
Be pragmatic. Make sure your manuscript is the best it can be before you start querying. Only approach agents or publishers who are interested in your genre of work otherwise you’re wasting everyone’s time. Be prepared for rejections and keep trying. If you are offered a deal, don’t expect a…
Ashley Blain is the CEO and Founder of the self-care-wellness brand ZenLuxCo. ZenLuxCo is a New York-based brand that promotes the message “Self-care Isn’t Selfish”, and sells a variety of personal care products and beauty products. Through the sales of her business, Ashley has also managed to help young women…
Become a Subject Matter Expert Before Becoming an Author- When I was young, my mother told me to collect my rejection slips. She was right. However, once I became an expert in my career field, that became my ticket to authorship.
As part of my interview series on the five…
Rebecca Rogers is a high school social studies teacher turned social media influencer and podcaster with a reach of about 3 MILLION followers across platforms. With her reach, she hopes to not only bring smiles to the struggling students across the nation but also make teachers around the world feel…
Writing makes me happy. Storytelling fuels my soul’s purpose. And when my time has elapsed on earth, my words leave behind a legacy — and a physical mark of my heart on a printed page.
As part of my interview series on the five things you need to know to…
Jen Newman is the co-founder of The Joy Standard Events, she shares her story of how she transitioned from the world of corporate marketing to stay-to-home mom, to starting her own successful event planning business after years of community volunteer work.
Jen has established herself as an event industry expert…
Leslie Murphy, Lic.Ac. knows she has the best job ever. She is an acupuncturist whose passion is to help people reclaim their health so that they can live their best lives doing the things they love. Using acupuncture and phototherapy, she tackles the root cause of an illness so that…
Kristin Marquet
Publicist and author based in New York City. Founder and Creative Director of FemFounder.co and Marquet-Media.com.
