**This is an honest review of a book I purchased with my own money cause I’m a book hoarder.** Knocked Up Abroad uses affiliate links that deliver great content at no extra cost to you. I first met Chris O’Shaughnessy as the opening keynote speaker at the Families in Global Transition conference in 2016. He […]
The first image that may come to mind when someone mentions trolls is probably a small plastic figurine with a shock of bright hair, large eyes, and a bejeweled belly button. These Danish troll dolls were the US’ biggest toy fad in the 1960s and then again in the 1990s (you may remember them fondly […]
It has been a full 12 months since the publication of Knocked Up Abroad and I am celebrating by making it FREE to download on Amazon January 26-29, 2017. I want more readers, more reviews, and more people to discover the amazingness that is held within this book. It’s been a crazy year—two books published, one […]
It was always my intention to include my voice in the anthologies I publish. However, my voice is missing from Knocked Up Abroad Again. Tapping into raw emotion wasn’t a possibility this time around as I was under an incredible amount of stress, juggling too many logistics, and tackling too many other activities crowdfunding and […]
I pre-ordered this book because Christine Gilbert was offering some awesome rewards for her fans before the book hit the shelves. Despite living in Sweden, it arrived only 20 days after its release and I devoured it while absorbing the intense Swedish summer sun on my front deck. Christine Gilbert is somewhat of my publishing […]
I’ve been asked numerous times, “Why do you do what you do?” and the question they are really asking is, “Why do you publish anthologies for free?” This video has the deeper answer to my usual three-second answer, “Personal and professional fulfillment.” I sat down and really thought about the why. Of course, the high-level answer […]
The Expat Partner’s Survival Guideby Clara Wiggins is nothing short of volume full of incredible resources, personal accounts, and tips from an expert expat and 70 contributors. Clara is a fourth generation expat and has lived in twelve countries on five continents. Her worldliness shows in her approach to this guide and anyone who […]
Despite never having managed a professional sports team, I imagine that writing an anthology is somewhat similar. There is a bit of cheering from the sidelines, calling periodic team meetings, and encouraging your contributors to provide you their best work possible. First, let’s get the terminology down: A collection of stories versus an anthology. Some […]
This is an example of an amazing 5-star review a reader wrote on the book’s Amazon page. Wonderful reviews like this not only make me smile (that should be enough motivation, right?) but they also help other readers discover the book. If you’ve read the book and feel inspired to share your thoughts and opinions […]
After answering the question, “Why did you choose to self-publish?” numerous times, I thought writing down my thoughts would be easier than explaining this decision verbally. I discussed it a little with Hubert O’Hearn during our podcast interview and I wanted to expand on the topic a bit. After months of extensive research and contemplation, I […]