Writer & Author Personal Branding

How to Set Up an Email Sign Up on Your Website

For personal brands, I usually recommend either of these two email marketing service providers: ConvertKit and MailChimp. They each have their strengths and only you can choose the right one for your needs. Both email marketing providers…

best-selling-authors-JK Rowling, Elizabeth Gilbert, Neil Gaiman, Maya Angelou

Nine Traits of Astonishingly Successful Authors

A Note: This post was originally published in 2017, before JK Rowling's problematic stances on gender and trans people and before I was aware of how classist and misogynistic some of Stephen King's opinions are too. Although I want to make it…

Hi, I’m Andrea.

I know what it’s like to have a dream burning inside. I also know what it’s like to leave an abusive spouse, raise two kids on my own, and depend on food stamps, wondering if I’d make enough with my two jobs to pay rent each month. I’ve scratched, clawed, cried, and kept doing the work to get to where I am today. And I’m determined to help women pursue their dreams whether that’s becoming a successful author, or designing a career that fits your life.

I write about author branding and the nitty-gritty of what it really looks like to live out our dreams. Let’s do this! Wanna see where it started for me? Check out my first post from 2013.