What makes someone want to work for a year to write, rewrite, and create a book (let alone 6 books)?

It takes passion and determination, but why do it? Listen to Carol (C.L.) Bluestein share her story-behind-the-story. It just might inspire you too!

Then check out her Seduction Political Thriller Series for stories you can’t put down.

A ruthless international cartel’s mission is to control the global economy by whatever means necessary. This series explores the many ways it destroys the lives of people to get caught up in its web of profit over people -- at any cost -- with deadly consequences. #1 SEDUCTION; #2 PERCEPTION; #3 ISOLATION; #4 DECEPTION; #5 EXECUTION; and TRANSITION (9/2024)Best read in order but not necessary. All titles are available as paperback, ebook, and audiobook. There is a special Trilogy package of books 1-3 for ebook/Kindle and audiobook.

“I believe the heroes among us are people who persevere through impossible circumstances.”

“The underlying theme of my work is personal empowerment. The stories themselves come from life and its attendant absurdities. The plots are puzzles—how to get from here to there. The entire process is challenging, fluid, and surprising. I get as lost in writing as I do in reading. And that’s the fun—exploring new and different lives and adventures, living vicariously through characters and situations outside of our comfort zone.

I believe the heroes among us are people who persevere through impossible circumstances. And in doing so, show kindness to those around them, give unselfishly to their community, and, by their role model, inspire others to do the same—to leave this world a better place than you found it.” - Carol (C.L.) Bluestein

Written a Book and Want to Publish It?

Many of Munn Avenue Press’s clients have achieved Amazon Bestseller status in their category/genre—some multiple times. We offer services to design, edit, format, distribute, and optimize your book and audiobook for sale, as well as the marketing you need to make your book the next bestseller.

For more information about Munn Avenue Press or to Contact Us, visit MunnAvenuePress.com. Publishing your book is a dream. We help make it a reality.

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Abused as an 11-year-old, it took years for Rachel to come to grips with the lasting trauma. Now she helps others through her twitter spaces to share and learn from others. Her award winning books Broken Places, Broken Pieces, and Broken People are a beacon of hope in the darkness.

She shares with Charles Levin how she discovered the power of social media and leverages it not only for abuse survivors but also to authors around the world. Her 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge has become an essential guide to making your brand and your book sales soar.

Watch or listen but don’t miss this important, in-depth interview.

Rachel Thompson is the author of eight books: Broken People, just released in September 2021; Broken Places (2017 Journey Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction First in Category Winner and a 5-Star Readers Favorite Winner); the multi-award-winning and bestselling Broken Pieces; the multi-award-winning BadRedhead Media 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge, The BadRedhead Media SEO Guide for Authors, as well as two additional humor books, A Walk In The Snark and Mancode: Exposed.

She's also currently finishing up the next BadRedhead Media book, the 30-Day Twitter Challenge, and several other guides for writers.

Rachel founded BadRedhead Media in 2011, creating effective social media and book marketing campaigns for authors. Her articles appear regularly in The Huffington Post, IndieReader, FeminineCollective, BookMachine, BookWorks, and is a popular writer on several top publications on Medium.

Not just an advocate for sexual abuse survivors, Rachel is the creator and founder of the blog-sharing hashtag phenomenon #MondayBlogs, the weekly live Twitter Space #SexAbuseChat, (Tuesdays, 11 am pst), and #BookMarketingChat (Wednesdays 11 am pst) to help writers learn how to market their work.

She hates walks in the rain, running out of coffee, and coconut. A single mom, Rachel lives in California (with her two kids and two cats) where she daydreams about Thor. And sleep.

Written a Book and Want to Publish It?

Many of Munn Avenue Press’s clients have achieved Amazon Bestseller status in their category/genre—some multiple times. We offer services to design, edit, format, distribute, and optimize your book and audiobook for sale, as well as the marketing you need to make your book the next bestseller.

For more information about Munn Avenue Press or to Contact Us, visit MunnAvenuePress.com. Publishing your book is a dream. We help make it a reality.

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“I’ve been thinking of writing a book…”

As an author and publisher, I hear this all the time. So it's a natural question to ask, “Why haven't you done it?”

The answer is often, “I don’t have the time…” Still, the unspoken answer is, “I don't know how.”

Watch/Listen to my conversation with Diana Holquist as we go in-depth and get personal about the book writing and publishing journey.

You don't need to do it alone!

With the help of caring, talented people who have been there and done that, you could fulfill your dream of writing and publishing a book.

In this episode of the Munn Avenue Muse podcast Diana and I share some secrets to starting, writing, and publishing a book.

Diana Holquist - Owner/Founder Working Draft Creative

Diana spent her formative years as an advertising copywriter in New York City writing award-winning ads for Pepsi, Doritos, Sony, BMW, and other international brands.

After eleven years, she left the big city to raise a family. She also wrote and published five books with Hachette Book Group, a children's book with Penguin Random House, and a parenting memoir.

But she missed the collaboration of her advertising days--working closely and intensely with smart people to identify problems and find solutions.

Creating business books that get results was the best of both worlds. Smart people and smart books! She loves her job and brings that passion and professionalism to every project.

Her mission is to help all people get their messages out into the world. She's a graduate of Columbia University with a degree in philosophy and lives on the Philadelphia Main Line with one cat, two kids, one husband, and way too many books.

Written a Book and Want to Publish It?

Many of Munn Avenue Press’s clients have achieved Amazon Bestseller status in their category/genre—some multiple times. We offer services to design, edit, format, distribute, and optimize your book and audiobook for sale, as well as the marketing you need to make your book the next bestseller.

For more information about Munn Avenue Press or to Contact Us, visit MunnAvenuePress.com. Publishing your book is a dream. We help make it a reality.

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