December 5th will mark the one year anniversary of registering Kiss my List as a website. I was still over a month away from going live and announcing it to my friends and family, but my baby was almost born.
A year ago I never imagined I would be where I am now.
A year ago I did not yet have a blog. I also did not have:
1. a Twitter account
2. a Google + account
3. any idea what SEO or HTML was
4. friends in England, Canada, and most of the fifty states
5. an Amazon author page
6. my writing in a book
7. my writing in another book
The first four items on the list are par for the course for bloggers. The last three items are bonuses – unexpected and super exciting.
The first book is The Mother of All Meltdowns; my meltdown involves a famous mouse and a seven year old ingrate. The book is on sale now through Christmas – the print edition is half price if you buy it through our CreateSpace store HERE. Enter password moam123 and use coupon code 75N5ZSBR when you order.
We are also having weekly giveaways until Christmas. Subscribe to our blog and enter to win a free copy of the book or your very own Cocktail Party on Christmas Day. Winners will be chosen at random on Wednesdays from December 4 through 25.
The HerStories Project
The second book officially launches today. I am proud to announce that I am one of the contributors to the new anthology, The HerStories Project: Women Explore the Joy, Pain, and Power of Female Friendship.
This is a completely different book than The Mother of All Meltdowns. While my meltdown story is lighthearted and (hopefully) funny, my essay in HerStories is poignant. It is one of fifty portraits of friendship, and the diverse essays in this collection will evoke tears, laughter, and a deep recognition and appreciation for the friends with whom women everywhere share their lives.
You can learn more about our project and all of the contributors at The HerStories Project website, and the book is now available on Amazon. I’d love for you to check it out; I can’t think of any woman who would not find their own friendship story in HerStories.
A year ago I never imagined that I would be here. With you. You who I have known my whole life, You who has been my friend for years, and You who I’ve met online as we share our stories with one another.
While I often recommend books, a year ago I never imagined that on Cyber Monday, I would be recommending two books that I am in.
If you’d like to purchase either book, I would love it if you would buy it through the following affiliate links. So far I’ve raked in $0.52 from Amazon, and I have my eye on a really cute pair of shoes that would look fabulous on me.
Thank you – all of You – for being so supportive and encouraging during this amazing experience!
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