Young women are awakening to the fact that many rights and freedoms they have known for a lifetime are not cast in stone. There also seems to be beyond-Susan-B-Anthony-level interest in Women’s History Month and increased interest in International Women’s Day. In some places, this includes A Day Without A Woman — a strike designed to highlight the contributions women make to commerce and to community. [bctt tweet=”A beyond-Susan-B-Anthony-level interest in #Women’s History Month? ” username=”AndreaPatten”] I’ve been reading a variety of authors, news sources and…
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Never Made the Oprah Show
She laughed at me Several years back, at a publishing conference, I had an opportunity to speak with some industry veterans. One was gracious enough to take a quick look at the marketing plan I was working on. I was encouraged… until she laughed. My inner critic went a little bit nuts. I wanted to crawl under some furniture or run from the room. Fortunately, she noticed and said, “I like you. You may be the only author in America whose plan does not include the…
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Astonished