From our April 2010 Writers Workshop
Melissa’s ideas are excellent; she can quickly help you come up with a
great title and help you flush out your outline. She also provided
very useful tools to help you with your book,
Michael Janach, LEED AP
This session allowed me to focus my thoughts to produce the title and
outline that I have not been able to do in 6 months.
Carlo Govia
The benefits from this workshop that I most appreciated were: 1)
sitting down and actually drafting an outline and chapter ideas and 2)
bouncing ideas offer of one another.
Kim Ciesla, Collage artist, author
Melissa’s extensive experience within the publishing area, being a
successful author herself, and sharing her ideas in an engaging,
creative manner, made this workshop extremely successful! I walked out
with new and valuable knowledge.
Eileen Timmin, PhD, Author of the upcoming book “The Snowflake
Principle,” Part of The Letting Go Series
Melissa’s knowledge and expertise saved me so much time and helped me
avoid rookie mistakes,
Maureen Zabloudil, EVP, Kensington International
Following is a recent press release by one of the latest authors we helped to publish his first book.
What began as a suburban Chicago dad’s letters to his daughters has become a new roadmap for adults seeking perspective in challenging times. Your Name Here GUIDE TO LIFE began as a series of letters from author Michael Rosenbaum to his then-teenage daughters, but response from Baby Boomers has revealed a much broader audience of adults seeking life balance.
“I thought of the project as a collection of dadlore, lessons that dads would pass on to their children,” said Rosenbaum, a business consultant and former financial journalist. “When I showed the text to my friends, I expected comments on its relevance to their own kids. Instead, they said they thought the book was really written for them.
“The recession and rising joblessness have led many of my peers to reconsider their priorities and seek a different balance in their lives,” Rosenbaum added. “They said the book offers a strong template for that task.”
YNH GUIDE TO LIFE is the first inspirational/self-help book from Rosenbaum, whose prior works included business textbooks, a guide to corporate governance and a theatrical comedy. His story-laden text draws on experiences with cops, morticians, psychologists and others to deliver an enlightening, warm and humorous journey through the human condition.
“I’ve been collecting stories and insights for decades, scribbling them down on index cards, Post-it Notes and far too many cocktail napkins,” Rosenbaum explained. “Often, my notes included something I’d done that was stupid, but instructive. At other times, a friend would make an observation so clear and insightful that one simple sentence became a life-changing event.
“One of the biggest insights I’ve gained, and one I try to pass on in the book, is that we can learn important lessons from pretty much everyone, if we just pay attention,” he added.
Your Name Here GUIDE TO LIFE is the first in a series planned by Barosum Books, based on the wisdom of ordinary people. The first volume is available at Amazon.com with a list price of $12.99.
Visit the Website: www.yournamehereguide.com
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