February 2021

Pandemic Pivot: An Entrepreneurial Rockstar Music Teacher Creates Tools for Success

Author Advice, Author Spotlight, Two-Year Waitlist / Valarie

For the past 25 years, Noreen Wenjen has been committed to helping her private piano lesson student excel. As the years flew by, Noreen\’s reputation as an exceptional piano teacher for students of all ages grew. A full and successful studio with a two-year waitlist draws students with a high level of commitment. Students tend […]

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Supporting an #OWNVOICES Author and My Global Non-Profit!

Author Spotlight, book promotion tips, How to Coach Girls, The Elusive Full-Ride Scholarship / Valarie

For over a decade I have been friends with an amazing woman. Mia is a CEO, change-maker, an author, and she is not afraid to use her voice to amplify the need to make reading and diversity a priority. Mia has also published THREE books under Audrey Press and we couldn\’t be more proud! Mia\’s

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The Realities of Writing: Emerging Author Advice from Hannah Rials

Author Advice, Author Spotlight, books by Hannah Rials / Valarie

I am often asked by budding young authors what my best advice for becoming a published author is. If I were to advise anyone dreaming of writing a book, I would tell them that persistence is critical. Writing a novel is the hardest thing I have ever done, and the difficulty is pretty high.

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It\’s Goddess Month! Nurture Your Brain With Nature

Pilgrimage: A Modern Seeker’s Guide / Valarie

First, what is Goddess Month, anyway? Here’s a little back history on Goddess Month was something my Head Elf, Becky, and I dreamed of years ago as kind of just a fun silly thing. But, in the years that have followed it’s kind of morphed into something more! The idea behind Goddess Month came to

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How a 12-Year-Old\’s Book Idea Ultimately Became a Popular Series

Author Advice, Author Spotlight, books by Hannah Rials / Valarie

{guest post by author Hannah Rials} I was 12 years old when I started my first book in what would later become the award-winning Ascension trilogy. I remember waking up from a dream with the idea of writing about a community of vampires. It was around when the whole Twilight series was hot, and binge-reading

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Read Around The World African Folktales Booklist

2021 MCBD, Books / Valarie

We are a family of happy travelers, in fact, we call ourselves “The Traveling Tribe.” It should be the name of our family memoir. When we aren’t traveling physically, we are “armchair traveling.” It’s educational, fun, and a great way to learn new things about our world as a family. One way I’ve taught my

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