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 [...]
$500 in Roar Grant Money Awarded!
Congratulations to Ina Stanley, the winner of $500 in Roar grant money! Ina was among the first to submit her story. Her name was chosen at random.
Ina learned about Hear Us Roar! through the cyber-grapevine. Ina says, “I first heard about Hear Us Roar! from a local business networking site I’m a member of, [...]
Waaaaay overdue update!
March 30, 2009 by howe
Hello fellow roarers! This is a waaaaay overdue update for you on the Hear Us Roar project. Please forgive the lapse in communication. The truth is we’ve hit a couple of stumbling blocks with the project that I have been wanting to deny rather than share about LOL.
No worries, nothing major. We’ve just reached a [...]
The Roar Review Process
January 11, 2009 by howe
Hello and Happy New Year to our Hear Us Roar! supporters. Over the holidays, the Roar Team was knee-deep in stories. We are almost finished reviewing the first 84 we received and thought we’d share our approach.
Our goal is to publish as many stories as possible in as close to their original form as possible. [...]
“Don’t you dare give up, Girl.”
December 7, 2008 by howe
I attended a special workshop for businesswomen not too long ago. There were probably 200 women in the room. As a way of getting the group warmed up and talking to each other, the facilitator spoke about the strength, determination, and vitality of women. Then she asked us to turn to the women sitting on [...]
Roars Heard ‘Round the World
November 19, 2008 by howe
We thought you might like to see a list of the 63 locations (including 3 continents) from which our story contributors have roared: ———————————————–
Africa …Alexandria, Virginia …Altamonte Springs, Florida …Annapolis, Maryland …Austin, Texas …Baltimore, Maryland …Bethesda, Maryland …Bethlehem, Pennsylvania …Bloomfield, Connecticut …Bloomfield Hills, Michigan …Brownfield, Texas …Burke, Virginia …Burnaby, British Columbia …Canton, Massachusetts …Charlotte, North [...]
2 Great Suggestions!
November 15, 2008 by howe
We recently asked for your ideas on how to sort the Roar stories (click here to read that post) and here’s what you had to say:
“How about a category called FINDING YOUR PASSION”
“Something like ‘A New Perspective’ or ‘Space to Breath.’ It could include stories about people that, moved out of a constricting viewpoint and [...]
For now send comments to info@hear-us-roar.com
November 14, 2008 by howe
Our last post asked for your ideas about sorting the Roar stories. Unfortunately, we’re having some technical difficulty with the blog and the Comment function won’t be working until next week. In the meantime, please send your suggestions to info@hear-us-roar.com. We’ll summarize and post your suggestions.
Click here to read the Time to Sort those Stories! [...]
