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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies author signed a seven-figure book deal with Mariner Books in September for her debut novel, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman, and another short story collection called Girl, Look. A seven-figure book deal is very impressive. The co-parenting book came out in 2013,” she says.

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What can assistants expect in 2013

Practically Perfect PA

Well 2012 is over and done with and we are now already two days into 2013. In honour of it now being 2013 I´ve got 13 things I think we can expect to see in the year ahead. With the assistant role now encompassing so many varied tasks we should expect to see a rise in training for assistants in 2013. Role diversification.

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This Simple Question Could Be the Key to Your Personal Brand Strategy According to Brand Expert Mike Kim

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In 2013, he started building his brand by blogging every week, and then starting a podcast. Learn more about Mike Kim at mikekim.com , his book and podcast are called You Are The Brand. “And then we realize the ladder is leaning up against the wrong building.”. Is it inviting, is it inclusive? That’s campfires.

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Chaya Milchtein Empowers Women by Educating Them About Cars

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I was aging out of foster care—it was 2013, and I was pretty desperate to find a job,” she explains. When Chaya Milchtein was about to turn 18 years old, she created a GoFundMe fundraiser for herself. “I

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A Day in the Life of Renée Marino, a Broadway Star-Turned-Master Communicator

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Renée Marino looked onto the crowd during a 2013 Broadway performance of Jersey Boys and found herself staring at legendary filmmaker Clint Eastwood, who had shown up to scout actors for a film adaptation of the musical. I said, ‘Nope, this needs to be a book.’” What she doesn’t do is miss opportunities to engage because of technology.

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Make Your 2013 Small Business Book Award Nominations Now

Small Business CEO

We’re pleased to announce that the annual Small Business Book Awards have begun. Each year our sister site, Small Business Trends, sets out to recognize and honor the best business books and their authors. Nominations are currently being taken until March 3, 2013 with voting starting shortly after that.

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The Books I've Been Reading - August 2013

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Here are some of the books that caught my attenttion over the last month as I read them. I''ve had the opportunity to chat with Natalie online before and was really looking forward to receiving this book in its "author''s cut" format. Full disclosure: I backed the book on her Kickstarter campaign). The Suitcase Entrepreneur.

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