I’m currently reading (or rather, listening to the audiobook of) The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick (it’s fantastic, by the way!), and a line I heard today really resonated with me and this journey I’ve been on for nearly a year: “We’ve got to start someplace. If we don’t, how is anything ever going to change?” The book follows a group of women, who form a neighborhood book club, during a pivotal time in history as they begin questioning their roles as wive

The move, Field of Dreams, made it look easy. A farmer, played by Kevin Costner, builds a baseball diamond that attracts the ghosts of some incredible legends. A scene from the movie, Field of Dreams. Publishing a book doesn’t work like that. Just because you release your book doesn’t guarantee attention from anyone, especially the media. Visibility isn’t automatic; it’s earned through intentional effort, outreach and most definitely, persistence. I’m grateful for my backgrou