The Book Launch Party Plan 4 of 4

The Author Launch Party Plan for Anchored Hearts – Part 4 of 4 LAUNCH PARTY – IT, MY FRIEND, IS A WRAP -Wrap Up Tasks and Reflections This is probably the shortest of all posts because guess what? The hardest parts were in parts 1 – 3. Now is the time to do those after…

The Launch Party Plan Part 3 of 4

The Author Launch Party for Anchored Hearts – Part 3 of 4 LAUNCH PARTY (DAY-OF) CONTENT My Book Launch Party was going to be from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on a Sunday. Guess what, Sundays and weeknights are cheaper for most venues (hope I mentioned that in the Budget and Materials post)? I had…

The Author Launch Party Plan – Part 2 of 4

I continue my series of the Launch Party Plan for my new book, this time talking about the Budget and Materials you’ll need to have a spectacular event. I talked about basics and getting started here in Part 1 of the Author Launch Party Plan. So, I have a disclaimer – I hate numbers, I…

Five Tips for Better SWAG

Five Tips for Better SWAG I love conferences, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THEM. Any kind of conference is my thing but motivational, for writers/readers and for growing one’s business are my three favorites. At each and every conference, guess what I do, go by all the tables and take THE SWAG! What I do when…

ANCHORED HEARTS Launch Party Plan 1/4

This is my home on the web. Please come back often as I get my internet/posting feet wet, there is more great content to come. I, Tracee Lydia Garner, am an author, personal writing coach, event planner and my real job, a case manager for a non-profit that serves people with disabilities. I live in Northern Virginia and my true joy, writing words, stories from the heart about love, and family and overcoming adversity. Enjoy!

5 Things

5 Things I Learned Through My Second Version of the Self -Publishing Process I’ve self-published before but doing it a second time, with a different publisher and a few key things stood out this time around. This is also the first time I’ve worked with BookBaby. Read on to see if my pitfalls can assist…