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I 'm n o ex p er t , bu t I h ave u sed th r ee d i f f er en t sel f - p u bl i sh er s. I h ap p en to l i ke Cr eatesp ace th e best . H er e ar e m y r eason s: # 1- i t 's f r ee to d ow n l oad m y m an u scr i p t. # 2- I t's f r ee to m ake ch an ges t o m y m an u scr i p t. # 3- I t com es w i t h a bu i l t i n au d i en ce f or m ar ket i n g p u r p oses: A m azon .

I f an au t h o r d o esn 't en j oy r ead i n g w h at sh e's w r i t t en , th i s w or k i s n ot f or h er . T h i s i s t r u e ev en f o r t h e st u d i es I h av e w r i t t en t h at ar e m o r e sch o l ar l y t h an en t er t ai n i n g. I f I d o n 't st i l l f eel go o d ab o u t w h at I h av e w r i t t en a m o n t h , o r ev en a y ear d ow n t h e r o ad , t h en I h av e n o b u si n ess p u t t i n g m y n am e o n i t an d p u b l i sh i n g t h e w o r k f o r o t h er r ead er s.

N ow , t h i s d o esn 't m ean t h at y o u w i l l au t o m at i cal l y sel l 10 ,0 0 0 b o o k s! N o , y o u st i l l h av e t o m ar k et y o u r w o r k , ev en o n A m azo n . A s m u ch as I l ov e w r i t i n g, I si m p l y can n o t b eco m e i n sp i r ed ab o u t m ar k et i n g. I p au se w r i t i n g t o w o r k at i t so m et i m es, b u t m o st l y I j u st p r ay an d w r i t e, w r i t e an d p r ay t h at a r eal l y ex cel l en t m ar k et i n g o p p o r t u n i t y t h at I can af f o r d m ak es an ap p ear an ce.

Au th or s l i ve at a gr eat ti m e i n th e h i st or y of w r i ti n g book s. I f w e can n ot acqu i r e r ep r esen tat i on , w e can - - ver y i n ex p en si vely - - p u bl i sh ou r ow n w or k s. i tch i n g to get h er w or k ou t i n to th e r ead i n g atm osp h er e.

Resou r ces ar e av ai l abl e. O n e of m y f avor i t es i s Joan Stew ar t, th e Pu bl i ci t y H ou n d . I keep al l of h er n ew sl ett er s becau se t h ey con tai n r esou r ces th at I m i gh t r equ i r e l ater . A n d , y ou can r en t h er br ai n !

I 'm C o ach A n d i , Rel at i o n sh i p Ex p er t & M en t o r an d I 'm h o n o r ed t o m eet y o u . I p ar t n er w i t h m ar r i ed f em al e en t r ep r en eu r s sy n ch r o n i zi n g t h ei r b u si n ess & p l easu r e n eed s t o cr eat e m o r e i n t i m acy, t r u st , an d su st ai n ab i l i t y f o r t h ese b eau t i f u l b ad @ss b u si n ess w i v es. I 'v e go t 20 + y ear s o f m ar r i age i n m y h ear t , p r o f essi o n al co ach i n g, & a D i v i n el y - gi v en gi f t o f gen i u s- r i d d l ed , i n t u i t i v e- co m m u n i cat i o n t o sh ar e w i t h y o u - sp eci al i zi n g i n l ov e l an gu ages. O h ...an d t en l i t t l e b am b i n o s t o sh ow f o r t h e m ar r i age b i t . Yu p ... n o t a t y p o , T EN k i d d o s. 30

M . Reese Ever son ?s ?T h e B.A .B.E.?S Gu i d e t o W i n n i n g i n th e W or k p l ace? i s an essen ti al m an u al f or m i l l en n i al w om en en ter i n g th e w or k f or ce w h i ch ou t l i n es som e of th e ch al l en ges th ey m ay f ace i n cl u d i n g w age d i sp ar i t y, sex u al h ar assm en t an d gen d er d i scr i m i n at i on . Reese sh ar es h er ex p er i en ces as a y ou n g w om an i n a h i gh ly p ol i t i cal , m al e- d om i n at ed w or k cu l tu r e an d h ow sh e l ear n ed to f i n d h er voi ce, an d take back h er p ow er . Reese gi ves r ead er s th e tool s to su ccessf u l ly n av i gate am i d st t h e p oth ol es an d p i t f al l s of th e w or k p l ace, w i th ou t com p r om i si n g th ei r i n tegr i t y? O u r m i ssi on i s f i r st, to p r ep ar e m i l l en n i al w om en , r esp ectf u l ly k n ow n as ?B.A .B.E.S.? (Beau ti f u l , A m bi t i ou s, Br i l l i an t, En tr ep r en eu r s ) to n av i gate th e w or k f or ce w i t h i n tegr i t y, an d secon d , to su p p or t an d em p ow er w om en w h o h ave been si d etr acked an d d er ai l ed i n th ei r car eer s d u e to sex u al h ar assm en t an d gen d er d i scr i m i n ati on . O u r f i er ce an d em p ow er i n g l ead er , M . Reese Ever son i s a ti r el ess ad vocate f or y ou n g w om en , com m i tted to h el p i n g th em to f i n d th ei r voi ce an d sh ow i n g th em h ow w al k i n th ei r p u r p ose, u n com p r om i sed . W h i l e ser v i n g as Ad vocat e i n Ch i ef , sh e tr avel s th e gl obe as a Sex u al H ar assm en t Ex p er t , W or k p l ace I n tegr i ty En gi n eer , au th or , an d sp eaker . Pr i or to l au n ch i n g B.A .B.E.s, M . Reese Ever son ?s p r oven l egal ex p er t i se p r op el l ed h er to be ch osen t o ser ve as l egi sl ati ve staf f to som e of th e m ost sen i or el ect ed m em ber s of th e U n i t ed States Con gr ess. I t w as t h er e t h at sh e r eal i zed a n eed , an d set ou t to f i l l i t. A s a n ati ve D etr oi ter , M . Reese Ever son i s an u r ban Ren ai ssan ce w om en , d r i ven to m ake h er m ar k on th e w or l d . N ow sh e h as r etu r n ed to h er f i r st l ove of ser v i n g t h r ou gh ad vocacy, an d gi v i n g back to y ou n g w om en l i ke h er sel f .

- M . REESE

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Wom en Wh o Rock w it h Su ccess: Tell us about Annette: Annette: hmm, i always get a little stumbled when asked who am I. Lol? well, Annette is a child of God! A transformational Speak Life Coach. An Author, a radio/media personality, an emcee, a host, a mother of 5 and a wife of an amazing king. She is a woman aspiring to inspire many by the special grace of God. She is the vision carrier of Women of Strength, an organization that brings women from brokenness to wholeness and shares the gospel of Jesus Christ while showing them the way through life and its obstacles by cultivating a relationship with self and God. Wom en Wh o Rock w it h Su ccess: What was your inspiration for writing your publication? Annette: my inspiration for this publication was showing myself that Gods promises for me are indeed true. Allowing myself to operate in the power of God within me. Inspiration to believe. Wom en Wh o Rock w it h Su ccess: Which bullet points that you?re targeting for your readers regarding your new release? Annette: inspiration, insight, self-love/help, Gods love Wom en Wh o Rock w it h Su ccess: Share some tips with newcomers into the author or creative writing industry.

Annette: listen! JUST DO IT! Start and don't stop. It only gets done if you believe you can do it. Somebody NEEDS TO HEAR/READ your story. Why stop now? Someone's deliverance is riding on YOUR STORY!!! I dare you to move past your fears and limitations and do what you've been destined to do.

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Wom en Wh o Rock w it h Su ccess: What?s the next chapter for Annette? Annette: the next chapter for Annette is nowhere else BUT UP! HEAVEN IS THE LIMIT and she aint stopping until God says so. More conferences, maybe more books, more appearances, more of GODS work in her! Watch out world, Gods sunshine is bursting through. Wom en Wh o Rock w it h Su ccess: How can the readers and audience connect with you and your new release (social media sites or links)?

Annette: they can connect with me through facebook at DearNetty page. Instagram: @dearnetty. And my website, Thespeaklifecoach.com

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