The Courage to Take Accidental Soldier on a Book Tour in Israel!

The Courage to Take Accidental Soldier on a Book Tour in Israel!

August 20th, 2016|courage, memoir writing, new memoir, promotion, speaking, success, target audience, the heroine's journey, transformation, transformational author experience, travel, vulnerability, writing as inspiration|

Now that I'm back on US soil, I feel compelled to share a report of the She Writes Press Israel edition tour I did for Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of Service and Sacrifice in the Israel Defense Forces.  General thoughts and impressions: To be at my home country where I did my voluntary service in [...]

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How Do You Drive Customers to Your Book Talk or Event? The Courage to Use Your Social Media Voice

July 25th, 2016|Uncategorized|

More and more venues like Barnes and Nobles and even libraries are asking for a marketing plan that shows how you will drive "customers" to their venues. Our local library had such a low turnout for a well-known local author event, that they are starting to evaluate authors on a case-by-case basis on whether they [...]

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Having the Courage to Drive

July 21st, 2016|Uncategorized|

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 to get back behind the wheel again. Here's why: I needed to feel comfortable and [...]

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New Book of Courage in the Accidental Soldier Series: Book Blurb Revealed!

July 21st, 2016|courage, defining moments, dreams, faith, mindset, new memoir, the heroine's journey, transformation, transformational author experience|

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 grand publishing world of things!) The second book focuses on my displacement as an immigrant [...]

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How to Make Social Media Work for Your Platform (Making Courage Easier)

June 26th, 2016|authenticity, author platform, authorship, branding, copywriting, courage, creativity, defining moments, dreams, faith, marketing, speaking, success|

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. Because everything begins and ends with social media. And while social media constitutes just 10% [...]

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How The Courage to Send My Son to Sleepaway Camp Changed My Life

June 16th, 2016|courage, defining moments, faith, joy, mindset, new memoir, pain stories, reflective thinking, storytelling, success, the heroine's journey, transformation, vulnerability, writing|

They say that you develop courage when you're thrown into new situations and for the parents among us, our resilience is constantly tested. Especially when we're sending our kids off to summer camp. I've always been a worrier. And a catastrophizer. If you've gotten to know me from my memoir Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of [...]

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The Two Minute Wow

May 29th, 2016|authenticity, author platform, authorship, branding, courage|

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 of Service and Sacrifice in the Israel Defense Forces. I’ve been practicing my pitch since [...]

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The Courage to Take My Kids On a Book Tour

May 23rd, 2016|authorship, courage, defining moments, marketing, promotion|

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 Page Books in Arlington Virginia for my book, Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of Service and [...]

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Creating an Experience for Your Readers Help Sell Books and Courage

April 28th, 2016|blogging, courage, Uncategorized|

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 Defense Forces. Although selling books is purely a numbers game, books do not sell themselves. [...]

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Do I Have the Courage to Get Close to these Israeli Soldiers?

April 17th, 2016|courage, memoir writing, new books, new memoir|

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 story again by sharing with you short video "sneak peaks" of each chapter. So here [...]

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The Courage to Grow as an Author

April 7th, 2016|Uncategorized|

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 Defense Forces. I felt a rush of emotions. With excitement and a thrill leading the [...]

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The Courage to Believe in Your Book

April 1st, 2016|Uncategorized|

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 place I have written about for my upcoming book Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of Service [...]

Do You Have the Courage to Brand Your Business?

March 28th, 2016|branding, courage, Uncategorized|

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 doesn't matter if I'm working with a health organization or an author trying to figure [...]

The Courage to Become a Better Writer

March 18th, 2016|Uncategorized|

"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 our courage is tested and our values forged." Dr. Brene Brown, Rising Strong Last Friday [...]

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The Courage to See Myself as a Successful Author

March 17th, 2016|branding, courage, marketing, mindset, writing|

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: "To make money in book publishing, you are best off looking at your first book [...]

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