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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
