Business Owner of the Month; Special Edition; Felecia Killings

PFL Publishing

Under the umbrella of Power, Faith, and Love Ministries, PFL Publishing, CA is a business that specializes in educating and supporting Christian writers through book editing, transcriptions, ghostwriting, and other educational services; PFL Publishing purposes to provide a more-excellent approach to editing. “Coming from an educational background as an English instructor, I have worked extensively with young writers, and have found that many of today’s contemporary authors have the same learning style and writing technique as my former scholars. As such, it is my desire to help those entering the business of writing by not only providing editing work, but servicing each client with different writing strategies, methods, and techniques that are necessary for a perfect book.” says, Felecia Killings. In addition, PFL Publishing seeks to provide educational programs and workshops that assist authors through the writing and marketing stages of the business. “One of the objectives of this business is to get writers so acclimated with writing correctly that soliciting “doctoral editing’ services minimizes.”

 

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Felecia S. Killings is a quintessential educator and promoter of change, transformation, and innovation within the educational field. Her years of dedicated service to education, and ascribing to the motto that “Learning is a Lifestyle,” has resulted in extensive years of training and preparation in the educational spectrum. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California, Davis in 2005 with double majors in English and African and African American Studies. She also obtained her Master’s Degree from UC Davis’s School of Education in 2007.

Many business owners have graced the pages of From a Writer’s POV providing information and advice to help fellow authors and writers. It’s been a great pleasure working with all of you.

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Business Owner of the Month; Paulette Harper

The owner of “Christian Life Coaching and Writing Coach” Paulette Harper, graces the pages of From A Writer’s POV this month as business owner of the month.

She is a member of P.F.L. Publishing. She serves as the marketing specialist. “My years of marketing my own self-published books have created a special talent —my ability to sell a product well. Not only do I specialize in marketing strategies, but also serves as the publicist for P.F.L. Publishing. Writing coach”

Paulette has been in business for two years. She says she has a passion to help aspiring writers, publish, promote and market their books. “Christian Life Coaching and Writing Coach provides tools, tips and resources that they can use to help them throughout their publishing journey.”

Some of Paulette’s goals include:

• Create a website for her business.
• Continuing to learn the industry
• Establishing her business as a expert in the field
• Obtaining clients.

If authors are interested in getting in contact with Paulette email her at: coach@pauletteharper.com  Also find her online at www.pauletteharper.com

Words from Paulette: “Continue to expand, network and learn from others who are doing what you want to do.”

Many business owners have graced the pages of From a Writer’s POV providing information and advice to help fellow authors and writers. It’s been a great pleasure working with all of you.

Check out the April 2012 Edition of From A Writer’s POV

 

Business Owner of the Month; “Virtual Author’s Assistant at its Best”

Joy Farrington, Virtual Author’s Assistant, has been working with authors since 2004. She decided to become a virtual assistant because it involves the thing she loves most…books. In 2005, she officially started a business called Nubian Literary Network. NLN was created as a tool for authors to connect with book clubs. From NLN, her business model evolved to what it is today. “My company is called Lit Diva, Inc. and I offer literary services and virtual assistance to authors.”

Joy created services specifically to fit an author’s needs. So, whether they are looking for help in writing and completing their book, social media management, book marketing, or need to work with a Virtual Author’s Assistant on a regular basis, she has them covered.

 

“My short term goal is to grow my business to include services specifically for speakers. I also plan to write two to three more books this year. My long term goals include starting a small press publishing company and creating a membership based website for authors.”

 

If authors are interested in getting a virtual assistant, you can visit Joy’s website at http://litdiva.com, email her directly at litdivainc@gmail.com or schedule a free 15-minute consulting call by visiting https://tungle.me/joyfarrington.

 

Joy is offering a ‘Hire a VA for only $99’ special during the month of March. “You can hire me as your Virtual Assistance for only $99 a week (average cost normally ranges between $125-$250)

Joy is also hosting the Write Your Book in 30 Days Challenge which is free and open to anyone interested in learning how to write a nonfiction book. Books are a great way to help mark yourself as an expert in your field and expand your target audience and the challenge caters specifically to entrepreneurs. If anyone is interested in joining the challenge, they can sign up by visiting http://litdiva.com/bookin30.  “The Write Your Book in 30 Days Challenge begins March 2nd and includes access to our Motivational Mondays Audio-course as well as our guide featuring tips about the writing and self publishing process.” Be sure to check out the link to get started!

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Signing Off,

Dominique

 

Business Owner of the Month; “Graphics with Je’Designs”

Jennifer Wilford is not only an author, she is also a business owner. Owner of Je’ Designs. The company has been in business since 2006, offering the services of Custom and Urban Graphic Design and Business Identity. Customers can get in contact with Jennifer for her services by emailing: je@jecustomdesigns.com  or by calling 888-872-7129.

“I experienced a challenging time when I arrived in Dallas from Louisiana.  I asked God to give me a gift only he could, that would allow me to bring in extra money to survive.  Mind you, I have no professional schooling for this talent other than what God blessed my hands with. I took a few classes at AI, but that was just fundamentals.  I also didn’t have any immediate family in Dallas. God spoke to me, and he gave me the vision of what Je’Designs is today; from the name of the business and which people to market my gift to.” Jennifer says. “My ultimate dream is to become a full time celebrity graphic designer in the entertainment industry that travels.  So far, I have created graphics for Rickey Smiley. He played a big part in getting my name out there…he gave me a chance.” WOW!

I asked Jennifer about the pros and cons on being in this business. “The pros are you actually get to meet a lot of people.  When you target entertainers and artists, you meet all kinds of people, but it also comes with different types of attitudes and mannerisms.  The only downside I see in what I do is that in becoming a graphic designer, you become very critical of not only your own work, but others.  I find myself looking at other graphics and finding flaws.  I promise it’s not intentional, but it just makes me work harder at what I do to be the best.  I’m constantly reading and learning.”

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“From Corporate America to Self-Employed” Business Owner of the Month

Social media navigation, editing and proofreading services, word processing, thesis and manuscript processing, data entry, presentations, database management, mass mailings as well as other clerical service…just to name a few is what Gazelle Simmons provides for authors and writers. Gazelle has been in business since June 1998. She does not have a staff. With that she is able to give her clients her undivided attention and offer confidentiality.

“I started my business so I could do what I love while being available for the people I love. At the time, I was just finishing another dead end temporary assignment after ten years of working in Corporate America. I was a single mother of two children, then five and four, caregiver for two elderly parents now deceased and slowly going crazy trying to do it all. I got tired of saying ‘I have to go to work’ to my children and my parents. I got tired of uncompassionate, insensitive, verbally abusive and toxic bosses, who asked too much, gave too little and demanded that I be content with the situation. Something had to give. I got tired of it all and did something I hadn’t done before. I said enough is enough and looked for alternatives. It didn’t hurt that I was so naïve as to what I was getting myself into, that I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. All I knew is that I had to change my life, make more time for my family and keep earning money to support our household. Someone recommended that I start my own business and I did just that. It was amazing to me looking back that I survived because I didn’t know I wasn’t supposed to.”

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Dominique

 

“Telling your Story through SOA Events”

SOA Event Concepts is an events storytelling company based out of Atlanta, GA. They were founded in 2010 by Shawntel Asemota, a former student of the University of Georgia and local entrepreneur. “We help our clients tell a compelling story through their events. In our opinion, every event tells a story.” Whether you are a corporation wanting to soften your image, a socialite wanting to create community awareness, or an employee wanting to get your co-workers together, every event tells a story, and SOA Event Concepts helps you to tell that story in a compelling way.

Shawntel always knew she wanted to be an event planner. She was in law school when she knew this was a dream of hers.

Authors and writers have events all the time surrounding their work and business. I asked Shawntel just how her business helps authors. “Authors and writers tell compelling stories through their words and through the research they acquire for whatever it is they are writing. I tell compelling stories through event planning and design. Even though they are behind the scenes, authors and writers have their own stories that need to be told and we help them to tell that story…in events.”

Shawntel hasn’t yet had the chance to work with authors and writers, but it’s something she’s eager to do in the future. If interested in Shawntel’s services, authors and writers can set up phone consultations by emailing: Shawntel@soaeventconcepts.com or by calling (678) 379-9781.

There are hundreds of Event Planning services that work with authors. What makes SOA Event Concepts different? Shawntel explains. “Most event planners just plan events. We do more than ‘plan’ events, we tell stories through an array of knowledge, expertise, experience, research, and resourcefulness…all the components of a great story.” By building dynamic partnerships with other companies in the event industry, diversifying our network, online and traditional media this makes SOA Event Concepts different from the competitor.

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Business Owner of the Month; Erin McKnight

Queen’s Ferry officially opened its doors August 1st, 2011, but has been in the works as an enterprise (and a dream) for a number of years and is a no staff facility. Erin has worked in the writing and publishing industry for some time—as a writer, editor, reviewer, and instructor—and have long sought to establish an independent press. “As of this date, contracts are in place with three writers, and I hope to add another three or four titles to our publishing pipeline by the end of the year.”

Founding the press seemed like a natural personal evolution. After exploring various locales in the land of literature, Erin was looking for a niche in which to settle and produce the types of books she wanted to read. After several years of preparing short and full-length fiction for publication, her interest in words and language expanded to the production and dissemination of writing that is largely overlooked by the mainstream publishing industry. “I feel firmly entrenched in a literary landscape that, thankfully, offers writers and independent publishers the opportunity to connect and produce exceptional titles that reach readers through mediums once unimaginable. It is an invigorating, revolutionary, time for publishing; Queen’s Ferry is proud, and humbled, to join the ranks of small presses making indelible impressions on this transformative terrain.”

I asked Erin what a typical day is like for her. Being is press can be very demanding. “Press work occurs every day in fits and starts between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Having an infant makes extended periods of productivity almost impossible, but brief bursts of activity—typically separated into submission reading and management, multiple-stage editing, production-related design and layout of physical books, e-books, and the website, and conglomeritic correspondence—have proven highly effective in achieving a multitude of daily objectives. I am ashamedly enslaved to my iPhone, yet am never without the ability to connect.” Aren’t we all enslaved to a phone? The way technology is today we would be lost without it.

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Dominique