Leslie Lawrence was the founder of a marketing and advertising agency in Western Mass before she retired to volunteer and help others in her community in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. A colleague
Books
A Q and A with Kathryn Mayer Part 2
I get to know my book authors predominantly by reading their books. Editing Kathryn Mayer’s third book, “The Productive Perfectionist: A Woman’s Guide to Smashing the Shackles of Perfection,” taught
A Q and A with Kathryn Mayer Part 1
I met Kathryn Mayer about a year ago, after she was connected to me by Shel Horowitz, a friend and colleague. Shel is a book marketer and editor who helped Kathryn publish her first book and market
A Q and A with author Kerri Kenning
Kerri Kenning contacted me about a year ago because she was interested in writing a memoir and needed a coach to help her get started and stay on track. After a Zoom meeting with Kerri, we partnered
A Conversation with Domenic Ciannella
Years ago, I featured Domenic Ciannella, M. Div, in a business column I compiled for the Springfield Republican. His business stood out for me because what he offered was pastoral care and grief
Author hopes to help people dance through grief into a new normal
I was introduced to Domenic Ciannella, M. Div, about 10 or 15 years ago. A former hospice chaplain, he was a grief counselor who’d founded a service called Acorn Pastoral Care. He’d also been writing
A Q & A with Gerry Hass
Several years ago, I worked with Gerry Hass on his book about the South End Community Health Center. The pandemic prevented him from doing a public reading when his book was published, but he was able
Larceny in the Aisles is Hot Off the Press!
Mark Scamman worked in the supermarket industry for one chain store for over four decades, and now he is an author! His book, Larceny in the Aisles: Stories from a Supermarket Manager, is now
Q & A with Freelance Artist Adél Szegedi
I connected to Adél Szegedi via my client Jack Milner as Jack had hired Adél to create illustrations for his upcoming book, Virtual Presentation Mastery. Woven through Jack’s book on how to enhance
Learning from a Cookbook Author who has Self-published with Amazon and Recently Published with Countryman Press
I met Craig Fear in a business networking group, and after we became housemates, we also became great friends. While we no longer even live in the same state, we remain close. Craig was a skilled









