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Ah yes, the author signing — that mythical event where we imagine ourselves basking in the glow of literary fame. Fans lined up out the door, clutching our books to their chests, ready to gush, “You changed my life!”

Cute. Let’s talk about reality.

Expectation: Rockstar Treatment

You picture yourself sitting at a sleek table with a spotlight overhead, sipping free lattes while your pen glides across stacks of books.

Reality: You’re wedged between a bake sale and a lost-and-found table, trying...

As a freelance writer, I’ve been journaling for most of my life. Since I can’t afford therapy, I’m sure you can imagine how many journals I have poured my heart and soul into over the years.

So, when the inevitable happens and I’m down to the final page, there are few things I love more than a leisurely trip to a local bookstore to see what new journals they have to choose from. It’s an exciting new chance to select one that calls to me to begin the next chapter of my life.

While the benefits...

Whether you are in an exciting new relationship or rounding out a decade with the one you love, it can be really hard not to take it to heart when the most significant person in your life says something that rubs you the wrong way.

Maybe they triggered an insecurity by not returning your text soon enough or maybe they helpfully shouted out, “Hey hun, that Sono bello commercial is on again! Do you want their number?”

Whatever the case may be we all have trigger points and when our guard is down...

We all have noticed that woman.

There’s just something unique about her. She’s confident, charming, happy – She feels real. She loves who she is, and shines it.

Wherever she goes it’s like the French doors on a musty room have been flung open wide and a sweet, ocean breeze has been invited in.

Everyone wants to know her. Everyone wants to be around her. We all want to be her.

When she walks by, you think, I’ll have what she’s having!

So, how does she do it?

5 Qualities of the Authentic Woman

1. She...