"It's okay to write what scares you." – Rachel Thompson

Today’s featured award-winning, bestselling author is a mom, book marketing and author branding strategist, social media trainer, sexual abuse survivor advocate, and the founder of BadRedhead Media, Rachel Thompson. Rachel and I had a chat about her books, the therapeutic power of storytelling, the importance of viewing writing as a business, and more!!!

Key Things You’ll Learn:

Why it's never too late to share your voice through writing

How Rachel made the transition from traditional publishing to self-publishing

How her PR company, BadRedHead Media started

Why you should grow your reader list as a writer via substack

Some strategies for effective book marketing and author branding

Rachel’s Site: https://badredheadmedia.com/

Rachel’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004KTY7Q0/allbooks

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