Posted on 25th May 2010 by Kat in Uncategorized
Last week the book hit a milestone that was exciting for me. The book has been sold to end users, funeral homes, houses of worship, bookstores, financial advisors and one library in twenty seven (27) states; as well as sales to expats in the Netherlands and London, UK. I will never forget the first sale that I got from someone I didn’t know, it was a thrilling milestone. Hitting the mark above half of the States is most encouraging.
Another milestone is that the book is now available on one of my favorite funeral industry sites ConnectingDirectors.com. CEO and Founder Ryan Thogmartin has built quite a site that I peruse every day. He has passion for what he does and was kind enough to give me some of his time and feedback while I was researching and writing the book. I am a big fan of his and appreciate his listing my book in his online store.
Cheers to milestones…
Posted on 17th May 2010 by Kat in Uncategorized
The Midwest Book Awards ceremony was last week and unfortunately, Begin Here did not win. I will admit, I was disappointed, but as so many of you have said, it really is quite something to be a finalist — especially for a first book. Time to move on to more marketing…thanks for all the encouragement and support, it was and still is fun being a finalist! Peace…
Posted on 12th May 2010 by Kat in Uncategorized
Posted on 4th May 2010 by Kat in Uncategorized
It was and continues to be an exciting May for the book. Yesterday I had a wonderful time with the organizers (NAPO-MN) and guests at the event in Bloomington; I just found that there is a review of the book in the May issue of the Minnesota Good Age publication (page 17); and there is a full page story about the book in the Mortuary Management with Funeral Monitor May issue. Next week is the announcement of the award winners for the MIPA book awards and I am crossing all fingers and toes to win, and asking everyone to do the same! Peace…
Posted on 4th May 2010 by Kat in Uncategorized
Many people ask whether or not my book would be good for preparing for death. If you had nothing else, it would, but the purpose of this first version is specifically geared toward “at need”, meaning, after someone has died. I always recommend this book Putting Things in Order, A Journal to Organize Your Life for the Next Generation. I found it at Half Price Books, but they also carry it on Amazon. I hope to be able to provide a similar version for pre-need, which will help those before a death, but in until then, I highly recommend this book. Disclosure: I am not affiliated with them, nor do I know the authors, it is simply a great book I recommend. Peace…
