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Category Archives: Publishing
Eggs in One Basket
There’s only one day of the year when we’re allowed to put all our eggs in one basket: Easter. For those of us who indulge in Easter Egg Hunts, or perhaps plan them for younger members of the community, the object of the game is to race around the garden finding as many colorful eggs as possible and collect them in a festive basket.
The rest of the year, we’re admonished not to follow the practice of placing all our eggs—a metaphor for hopes, plans, or expectations—in one basket—a metaphor for person, object, or project.
There was a time I probably took that advice too much to heart.… Read more
Posted in Acting, Audio Drama, Books, careers, Colorado, Creativity, flow of life, Heart, Innovative marketing, Innovative marketing, inspiring through fiction novels, Integrating lifes purpose through art, Intuition, Journalism, Logical Thinking, Mara Purl, Marketing, Metaphors, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, mission and core purpose in life, musician-singer-songwriter, Nurturing the soul, Power of the universe, power of the universe, power of the universe, Publishing, Re-Build your Life, relationships, Rolling Stone, Romantic fiction, romantic novel storylines, Science, screenwriting and acting, self-growth, Skill sets, sychronicity of life, synchronicity, Transformation, voice performance, Women's Fiction, Writing
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Presidential Aspirations
Have you ever thought about being President? What’s the first thing that springs to mind when you ponder the notion? Is it something like, “Ack! No way!” Everyone who’s ever held that office must’ve had a similar moment—or many such.
So, have you ever wanted to be president of anything? Have you ever been president of anything? I remember so clearly how I felt on my first day as president of CIPA, Colorado Independent Publishing Association www.cipa.org. Heart pounding, I kept thinking, “I must be crazy! What Was I Thinking??”
Why? What’s so frightening about leadership? I began to realize that, as an author, I was already “president” of my Milford-Haven Novels.… Read more
Posted in Heart, Mara Purl, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, of lives through books, Personal Essays, Presidents of publishing trade organizations, Publishing, Re-Build your Life, Romantic fiction, Transformation, Uncategorized, Women's Fiction
Tagged Colorado Independent Publishers Association, Fiction, Narrative writing, transformative fiction, transforming lives through books, women's fiction, writing, www.cipa.org, www.marapurl.com
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