Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein and Julie Chai Sometimes there’s a hobby lurking in you that you didn’t even know was there. Last year, shopping for mother’s day on the Chronicle Books web site, I found this book. I knew right away I needed to own it. When it came, I breathlessly […]
Books for Creatives
It’s Not You: 27 (Wrong) Reasons You’re Single: World-Changing Books by Women
It’s Not You: 27 (Wrong) Reasons You’re Single by Sara Eckel I was single for seven long, painful years before I met Steve. And I did all the things one suggests a single person do to connect. Let me tell you, it was frustrating and even depressing. Finally I found this book that helped frame […]
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: World-Changing Books by Women
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb I just loved this book about a therapist, her patients, and her own mental health journey. It almost makes me want to change careers and become a therapist! Reading stories about the struggles her clients face allowed me to see my own challenges in new ways.
Overcoming Underearning: World-Changing Books by Women
Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny There’s nothing that will change your world more than getting your financial act together. Not just the surface stuff like staying solvent. The underside of our financial selves is also driving our actions. Our history, emotions, thoughts and beliefs all contribute to our financial well-being. Barbara Stanny’s books are among […]
Choose Which Book to Write First
You may have more than one book in you. If so, choosing which one to write first can be challenging. This choice is something you will have to decide for yourself based on a number of factors: Your hopes/dreams for monetizing your book. The type of book you are writing and its length. How your […]
Feast Your Eyes: World-Changing Books by Women
Feast Your Eyes by Myla Goldberg I am a Myla Goldberg fan, so when I saw this at the library, I had to get it. It’s the story of a female photographer when photography was just being born in the ‘50s. Another great story about the creative life and what it costs women to be […]
Your Story Is Your Power: World-Changing Books by Women
I knew right away that this book was unlike anything I have ever seen. I love Elle Luna’s first book, The Crossroads of Should and Must. Your Story Is Your Power is co-written with Susie Herrick, a psychotherapist and trainer. It offers a whole new way to look at our stories, the ones we are […]
Listen to The Busy Woman’s Guide to Writing a World-Changing Book
Are you an audio book listener? I made something for you! The Busy Woman’s Guide to Writing a World-Changing Book is available in audio format (as well as paper and e-book). The chapters are short and sweet. I made them that way so you can listen, get ideas for your book and immediately start writing. […]
Shark Dialogues: World-Changing Books by Women
Shark Dialogues by Kiana Davenport Another book I have read several times and hosted book groups around. It’s the story of Hawaii and its multi-cultural heritage. Of how the US government robbed the Queen of Hawaii of her throne and annexed the islands as states. It’s the story of a grandmother, her four daughters and […]
Outlander: World-Changing Books by Women Series
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon You may have seen the television series based on Diana Gabaldon’s books. I read the first four books in the early 00s and just loved them. Such great characters and compelling stories. Gabaldon has done extensive research on Scottish history and is a fantastic writer. But the reason this book changed […]