The 5-Minute Guide to Writing a Blog Post — Complete with 7 Tips

Do I have your attention? Good, because tip #1 is to grab your readers with an intriguing title.

Use a title that grabs the attention of your readers. Like most beginning writers, I used to draw out all of the details and leave the best for last instead of bringing the best to the forefront as a major point of interest.
Identify three to five main points you would like to share with your audience. Personally I believe effective writing or blogging offers tools, tips, …

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Lipstick on My Ears

Lipstick on My Ears

Thank you Nancy Mills for your kindness in featuring The Million Dollar Seed as part of your Spring Top Twelve Picks. I’m smiling so big, I got lipstick on my ears! It’s an honor to be featured with such amazing women and to be part of your The Spirited Woman community.

— Stella

 

THE MILLION DOLLAR SEED: HOW TO WRITE YOUR BOOK AND BUILD AN EMPIRE – by author, book writing and marketing coach, and speaker Stella Togo. Business professionals and entrepreneurs learn how to grow …

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Meet the First Graduate of the Kids Book Writing Academy – Miranda Mary

Meet the First Graduate of the Kids Book Writing Academy – Miranda Mary

Meet the First Graduate of Togo Productions’ Kids Book Writing Academy: 9-Year-Old Author Miranda Mary

I happened to be in my hotel room in Cusco, Peru when an entertainment show featured Chudney Ross (Diana Ross’ daughter) and the grand opening of the new location of her children’s bookstore, Books and Cookies in Santa Monica, California. I couldn’t believe I had never heard of this store before since it is so close to home! I remember thinking immediately of my youngest author at the time – 9-year-old Miranda …

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A Special Valentine’s Day Wish for Single Women

A Special Valentine’s Day Wish for Single Women

It seems that there’s always plenty of attention given to couples on Valentine’s Day but very little, if any, to single women. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I’m here to say there is a wonderful thing you can do for any single woman in your life on this very special day, or any day for that matter.

Since most of us want to celebrate love, I find it is usually the single woman that is not in a relationship who most often feels alone or discounted on …

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Thank You, Marianne Williamson!

Thank You, Marianne Williamson!

It had been nearly twenty years since I had seen Marianne Williamson in person. I had wanted to personally and publicly thank her for the generosity of her endorsement for my first book, In Honor of Women, A Revolutionary Approach to Preventing Breast Cancer, (Ballantine Books, NY). For years, I visualized thanking her in person, even though I had written her on several occasions. To my surprise, when I did finally see her again in person, she walked right up to me in front of …

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Brett Bonecutter’s Journey as a Book Author

Brett Bonecutter’s Journey as a Book Author

One of my life’s goals was to write and publish a book, but I didn’t know where to begin. I didn’t have the discipline, the plan, and most importantly — I hadn’t found my voice.

Enter stage left, Stella Togo. She helped me get focused and kept me accountable. She gave the kind of deep and perceptive feedback that helped give shape and structure to my thoughts. And like any good coach, she didn’t just engage in the work itself — she engaged with me as …

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The Story of Patty Patience

The Story of Patty Patience

Kimberlee Schultz, author of The StarPals™ Series of books, is a great example of how one simple concept can easily grow into several products. Each of her books focuses on inspiring and empowering children to embrace a specific virtue exemplified by a particular character. Kimberlee took the series to a school to test it with children in a classroom. Bot the children and the teachers absolutely adored these books and characters!

The first testimonial she received was from a friend of hers who has 4-year-old twins. …

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Read My Lips Radio with Bonnie D. Graham

Read My Lips Radio with Bonnie D. Graham

Are you an entrepreneur, business owner or expert wanting to write a book to increase your credibility and visibility, but you don’t know where to start? Or you started, but got stuck? Or you wrote it, but now you’re broke? Then check out the interview below.

In June 2014, Stella Togo was interviewed on Blog Talk Radio by Read My Lips Radio with Bonnie D. Graham. Listen in as Stella describes the 10 most common mistakes made by book authors — and how to break through …

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