2010 Will Start with a Roar!
December 26, 2009 by howe
The Latest. Finally, the Hear Us Roar! book is about to be published!
It’s been a long road since we started collecting stories 18 months ago … and the past few weeks have been no exception. I am learning a lot about book publishing, that’s for sure! Did you know, for example, that with some [...]
The Book Cover!
Check it out, courtesy of Ryan Lanigan of RL Design:
http://www.rldesign.us/bossanova/HUR_book_cover4.pdf
We’re days away from having a proof copy and a couple of weeks away from having the final book in hand!
Help: Need Testimonial for Back of Book!
Yes, that’s right … we have the back of a book! Which means we almost have a book! Brief update below. In the meantime … anyone out there 1 or 2 degrees of separation from a woman with a recognizable name or a recognizable organization who would be willing to review an excerpt of Hear [...]
A Stake in the Ground
I’m sitting here surround by stories. They’re all over my 8×10 living room rug.
I’ve just put a stake in the ground by selecting 28 stories for the first Hear Us Roar! publication. It was really hard for me, gigantic Myers-Briggs “F” that I am who hates to exclude anyone and struggles to make simple, rationally-based [...]
Slow and Steady Wins the Race!
September 4, 2009 by howe
I’ve just spent a few hours this morning on this beautiful day working on the Roar! book. Here’s a brief update. We’ve got some exciting things happening!
Rachel Roizen has joined the team and has drafted a terrific marketing plan while she simultaneously works on updating the website and more. She’s a recent GWU grad here [...]
The Art of Finishing
August 16, 2009 by howe
I have never been good at finishing things. Ever. I love starting things; imagining, creating, generating, sparking, kicking off, launching … much fun! But finishing? Blech! So is it any wonder the Hear Us Roar! book has been 85% complete for weeks now? LOL.
I guess what matters in life is knowing your strengths and finding [...]
We’re 85% There!
July 1, 2009 by howe
Wow, what a weekend! I am so pleased with the progress we made. Highlights include:
- A structure for the book — including key chapters to fit our first 25 – 30 stories into (Perseverance, Authenticity, Faith, Generosity … and the possibility of one more, Trust)
- Lots and lots of content at the front and back [...]
So Far So Good!
June 28, 2009 by howe
We’re making good progress here at our mountain retreat! Yesterday’s big breakthrough was finding a simple and impactful way to organize the stories we’ll be including in Book I (we’re thinking multiple volumes, a la the Chicken Soup for the Soul series). I can’t tell you how many weeks the Roar Team spent churning over [...]
We’re Writing the Roar Book this Weekend!
I’m writing this post from the kitchen table of a beautiful home in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Vickie’s on my left, and my good friend Ashley’s on my right. We’re signed up for Donna Kozik’s Write a Book in a Weekend program, which officially launches in about 25 minutes. We each have book projects that have [...]
Hear Susan Boyle Roar
April 15, 2009 by howe
This may be old news by now — I do tend to be behind on these kinds of things — but if you haven’t seen it yet, watch unemployed 47-year-old Susan Boyle roar on the show Britain’s Got Talent (which I believe was the precursor to American Idol — like I said, I’m behind on [...]
