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Books That Make You Wanna Pursue Being an Indie Author
Generally speaking, the more you read, the more you feel that burning urge to write. So what happens these days, when a reader becomes a writer? Chances are, if you’re a new writer, and want to control your vision for your book, your first path into the writing world will be as an indie author. What should you know before venturing into this bountiful, unpredictable territory?
A caffeinated writer, Mama, founder, speaker, trainer and traveler, Chelle Honiker is the Managing Partner of Athenia Creative Services, LLC, which includes Athenia Creative, Athenia Marketing and Athenia Training. Some of Athenia’s notable projects include:
Book Cover Auctions
Direct2Readers
Indie Author Tools
AuthorTechSummit
Indie Author Magazine
Author Automations
929Press
More than anything, as an advocate for the empowerment of authorpreneurs, Chelle recognizes the importance of authors taking charge of both their craft and careers.
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Books That Make You Find a Flow State
When undertaking a project or a task, or anytime we really need to concentrate in our lives, we can—with fortune and with dedication—enter what’s called a flow state.
A psychological concept in which a person becomes fully immersed and engaged in an activity, “flow” has been on the minds of many lately. For creatives in particular, it can be highly fruitful.
Prolific author Kelly Anne Manuel is living, writing proof of what can happen when you find the flow state. With her four compelling book series, she has created an impassioned line of positive messages for kids, and has written a total of 31 books—one for each day of the month—across her four captivating series.
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Books That Make You Grow In Your Career and in Life
Career coach and talent development expert Elena Agaragimova is an ongoing source of inspiration, having helped many find their voice in leadership. In a remarkable career that spans everywhere from New York to Dubai, she is also a speaker, podcaster, entrepreneur and author. In 2019, she gave a TEDx talk called “Living Your Truth.”
Elena's approach springs from the belief that true excellence in one’s career—and in leadership—is achieved through a holistic focus on not only professional growth, but personal wellbeing.
Her books, Shift and The Rough Guide to Awesome Leadership, as well as her engaging podcasts, Shift with Elena Agar and Confessions of a Career Coach, are resources for anyone eager to enhance their careers and leadership skills.
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Books That Make You Glimpse the Future—Where AI in Livestreaming and Digital Media Is Concerned
The pandemic pushed us into a digital landscape, and that momentum remains strong. Livestreamed events like The BookFest—for which Books That Make You is a proud sponsor—are becoming more popular.
As a leader in the live video and digital media space, Ross Brand helps artists and visionaries monetize their talent and expertise, and has been instrumental in the growth of platforms such as StreamYard. Brand is now recognized by Klout as the world's #1 livestreaming expert on social media.
Volume 4 in Ross Brand’s series 100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions is a number one Amazon bestseller in multiple countries, and offers a guide for anyone who podcasts, livestreams, organizes YouTube content, creates courses, is a businessperson or entrepreneur, and really anyone who recognizes the importance of staying on the cutting edge of technology.
In the book, and the series overall, Ross spotlights predictions by an array of contributors—including YouTube stars, Emmy winners, hall of fame podcasters, industry executives, and even Books That Make You’s own Desiree Duffy—about how AI is impacting the world for creatives.
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Books That Make You Try to Escape the Maze
As a #1 New York Times bestselling author, James Dashner is perhaps best known for his YA “Maze Runner” series, though he is also the author of the bestselling “Mortality Doctrine” series, which includes The Eye of Minds, The Rule of Thoughts, and The Game of Lives.
2014 saw the release of a film adaptation of The Maze Runner, followed by another two films in 2015 and 2018. Altogether, the three films raked in almost a billion dollars. The three films' collective box-office earnings make it the fourth highest-grossing film series based on young-adult books, after those of Harry Potter, Twilight and The Hunger Games.
Born and raised in Georgia, Dashner now lives and writes in the Rocky Mountains with his wife and their four children. The House of Tongues, his new adult horror novel, was inspired by the stories his family told of their run-in with a serial killer. As his adult fiction debut, Tongues also represents his first crossover into screenwriting. Dashner enjoys the creativity and freedom allowed by writing in different genres and media, and has numerous stories slated ahead for the page and the screen.
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Books That Make You Live Alongside an Immersive True Crime Investigator
True crime stories, as many of us know, are among the most riveting, filled with intrigue and enigma and real victims for whom we can’t help but empathize with. Understanding the victim’s experience, and to relay that realness to readers, requires the unique skills of a true true crime author.
Attorney and researcher Doug Kari exposed The Berman Murders, the story of Barry Berman, heir to the Kahlua fortune, and his wife Louise, who went missing in 1986 in Saline Valley, a popular Mojave Desert draw for nudists and eccentrics.
Doug brings to his subjects rigorous research and compelling storytelling, enhanced by his method of immersive investigation. This style has led him inside the grave of a murder victim, in order to imagine the carnage befalling them just before death.
His true-crime stories have graced the front pages of LA Weekly, Las Vegas Review-Journal, San Francisco Daily Journal, and other well-circulated outlets. An English major at U.C. Berkeley, Doug honed his writing under novelist Leonard Michaels (The Men’s Club). After receiving his law degree from U.C. Law San Francisco, he practiced IP law while doing pro bono wilderness protection work for Desert Survivors, an outdoor group that he co-founded.
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