Myrna Gale

Myrna Gale, Founder, and CEO of 3G Publishing, Inc, believes, “...your life holds a story waiting to be told,” and she is doing everything in her power to help people publish stories for the world to read.

Her passion for children inspired her to develop a company that would keep the basics of reading, writing, and creativity a top priority for children, adolescents, and adults. Myrna’s experience with the publisher of her first book was also a motivator. Myrna was elated when she finally completed her first book. The legal firm where she worked had even offered to sponsor her book launch. What should have been a dream come true turned into a nightmare thanks to her publisher.

“They first entice you with a small amount of money you have to pay upfront to get the book done. At the end of it, when it’s time to find out what you have to pay for your copies [of the books], what they don’t tell you at the beginning is…they don’t really edit your work.” The editing team transposed her book and the final product was heart-wrenching. When she got the final copy two days before her book launch, “…It was terrible. I had to tell people who purchased the book at the launch that their books would be replaced. That’s how bad it was.”

Myrna was also turned off by the extremely impersonal service she received. Every time she called them to correct something they had done, she would get a different representative to address the same issue. They also held her book hostage. When she told them how many copies she needed, they told her it would cost close to $5,000. She sent them a partial payment upfront. They did not care that she needed the books for the launch in two days; they did not release the books until they received full payment. These negative experiences drove her to create a publishing company that would do things differently. Thus, 3G Publishing, Inc. was born. When Myrna started the business, children were her focus. After publishing children’s books for two years, she got a revelation that we’re all his children. “I felt that I was hearing God say, ‘Direct my children to tell their stories because everyone has one story to tell.” Her vision expanded to helping everyone, not just children. She then found ways to help illiterate and elderly people tell their stories without feeling hindered or afraid.

“Everyone can speak, everybody can’t write,” observes Myrna. This is why she gifts them tape recorders. People record their stories, and her staff transcribes and publishes them. A staff member meets with the person, reads their words to them to ensure they’re accurate; and makes necessary revisions. The publishing company is Myrna’s heart, but it almost didn’t happen. Myrna started on the journey with a dear friend. Unfortunately, her friend didn’t have faith and bailed out of the venture. The partnership and friendship ended in 2016. She continued on.

After her friend’s departure, God gave Myrna a vision for a creative writing program. She presented it to the city of Atlanta and was hired immediately. She’s been teaching children creative writing and publishing their work for six years. Myrna says that there are two things that make 3G Publishing unique. First, they help people understand and know they have a story to tell and then give them tape recorders and instructions to record. Second, they take time to develop individual connections with clients. Myrna knows all of 3G’s clients personally and allows them to contact her via email, text, or phone. They communicate all issues with her directly and she then speaks to her team members.

Knowing that anyone of any age can feel comfortable publishing with 3G is one of the rewards of the program. “It doesn’t matter who are. If you want to write something, it’s going to get done.” Myrna also loves to see her clients’ smiles. “And I love the fact that every one of my authors knows me.” Despite her successes, she feels like she’s not reaching as many people, especially children, as she would like. Her greatest goal would be to teach children the creative writing program,

to meet their parents, and to teach their parents that they have the greatest influence and impact on their child’s future.

Myrna offers the following advice for seasoned and aspiring authors. She wants to encourage seasoned authors to, “stop modifying your work and write what you initially saw. Stop letting some editor or …someone who doesn’t know you or what you’ve gone through put your words in proper verbiage for everybody to read. Everybody’s not going to read your stuff. But whoever reads it is reading because somewhere that title or back page has drawn them.” For aspiring and new authors, “If you have a story and don’t know how to write it down, just talk and record it. It can be transcribed, and the proper editor can make it sound like you want it to sound. Stop being afraid to just talk. Make that recorder your best friend.” Entrepreneurship is not easy but Myrna has learned a lot over the years. She wants women who are thinking about starting a business to have a passion for their venture, do not just look at it as money. “Because if you look at it as money, you’re going to be real damn mad when you only have 10 clients the whole year. When you look at it as a passion, you’re driven.” She also advises to stop spending money on classes and not applying the skills and knowledge you learned.

Visit 3G Publishing Inc.’s website www.3gpublishinginc.com to learn about the company, purchase books, and contact Myrna.

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