Years ago, my brother, Robin, said to me, "One day, you should write my story." I remember replying, "That is a good idea," but inside, I felt a trepidation. I knew that writing about him would mean writing about how I felt...overwhelmed. I was not sure I would have the courage to face that boiling teapot, to release the steam and potentially overflow. Moreover, I asked myself, "How could I possibly do justice to a biography of a person whose shoes I have not worn, whose heartbeats were not mine, whose breaths I have not inhaled nor exhaled, whose experiences were not in my head?! I made an attempt for the sake of that promise I had once made to my brother. With the support of my family, rel

Jump up to your feet, make your hands dance, vary your voice pitch and read out-loud your written work with the enthusiasm that it deserves. Yes, it deserves to be read out-loud with as much entertainment as you intend it to be for your readers. In fact, storytelling has evolved from cave drawings and hieroglyphics to the Greek "oral traditions." Even Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott read their own written work out-loud for their families, a form of entertainment and theatrics of the time! Today, we see this same tradition carried on in the form of audiobooks, library entertainment and even, vlogs! You do not need to be a on a book tour to read your work out-loud. Start where you are, publi