I have always wanted to write a book, so using Gals With Goals was the perfect opportunity to execute on that dream. I originally set out to write a book in 30 days in the month of November. First, I had no idea how long it actually takes to write a book. Second, had I Read more
Nov 6: I was kind of freaking out since my last blog post because everyone who follows our blog now knows I wrote some stories and have this delusional idea that they are good enough to get published. Self doubt and fear were creeping in and I teetered between wanting to move out of state Read more
Nov 10: I love receiving feedback from people. You know, when it’s amazing and they think you walk on water and they basically cheer you on and you can do no wrong. My friend John pointed out to me once about 5 years ago that I surround myself with “my cheerleaders.” He even drew it Read more
Nov 12: Time to head to New York City! After a delayed and bumpy flight due to wind, our NYC cab driver called some people assholes and idiots on our way to our hotel (The Distrikt Hotel on W. 40th between 8th and 9th. When you speak “New York street speak” you must say the Read more
Nov 16: I flew home from New York today. I got home around 4pm, dropped my bags, and just sat on the couch for about an hour. No TV. No music. I was just watching YouTube videos about the lip stain I read about in Alida Nugent’s blog (the author the editor from Penguin Random Read more
One of my biggest goals in life….writing a book! I have spent the second half of this year writing a book, researching how to publish it, and then spent this month pitching it to editors in New York City. Here is what I have learned from this adventure. I hope it helps if writing a Read more