By Dr. Chrissy Whiting-Madison @joyfulgurly If you’ve ever published a book or you are even just considering publishing your book of poems, self-help suggestions or novel, you have more than likely heard the expression, “your book is your business card.” Is Your Book Really Your Business Card? The simple answer…

By Dr. Chrissy Whiting-Madison @joyfulgurly I think most of us remember when we were first divinely inspired to become an author. At least I remember my moment very clearly. For several years, I had been traveling all over the United States giving motivational speeches about positive psychology and positivity in…

By Dr. Chrissy Whiting-Madison @joyfulgurly When I completed and published my first book, Choosing Happiness, being disciplined to sit at my computer and write was easy. I was passionate about what I was writing about. In fact, I wrote the majority of my book over Christmas break, with my laptop…

By Dr. Chrissy Whiting-Madison @joyfulgurly There are days when you feel divinely inspired and write for hours on end, feeling like the Spirit of God Itself is flowing through your keystrokes. There are days when you have the most unimaginable writers’ block, when you spend days, weeks, or even months…

By Dr. Chrissy Whiting-Madison @joyfulgurly Have you ever sent a text to someone who totally misunderstood what you were trying to say?  Perhaps you were being sarcastic, and the recipient read it as rude. Maybe you were being sincere, and the recipient read it as mocking. We have all been…

RUMBLE!!! The loud noise startled me and immediately jolted me from my hyper-focus on Chapter 3 of my first book. It was my stomach! A quick glance down at the clock on my laptop reveals the shocking truth, it is already 4:15 p.m. I had written my way through lunch…