Once upon a time, I was envious of a friend’s freshly-published book. I told her I was happy for her, and that it was also a goal of mine to publish a book, but I wasn’t sure what I would write about. Her reply: “well, you practically have it written already!”

I had been a blogger for the Rochester, New York newspaper’s business section. I wrote tips, ideas, and how attention to small things could turn into good marketing. It was published online (and often added to the print edition). She suggested I take those posts and turn them into chapters.

So I did. My book, “A Good Firm Handshake (and other essential business tips)” was born. It wasn’t necessarily easy, but it wasn’t too difficult either. And most importantly, if I could do it, you could too.

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