tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028863.post7738914074740959527..comments2010-09-14T05:34:04.436+05:00Shamellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345225055587023450noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028863.post-35473892145354323242010-09-14T05:34:04.436+05:002010-09-14T05:34:04.436+05:00Buy delicious cookies, be entered to win a trip to the Wizarding World<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gjcookies.com/pages/Sweet-Magic.html" rel="nofollow">Harry Potter Sweep Stakes</a> <br /><br />Our friends at Gimmee Jimmy&#39;s Cookies are raising money for Habitat for Humanity, and by helping them raise funds you can win a trip for two to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park.<br /><br />To participate, simply visit Gimmee Jimmy&#39;s Cookies and Bakery website and place an order for one of the special cookie orders they have available (I&#39;ve tried &#39;em - they&#39;re delicious). For every pound of cookies you order, you&#39;ll receive one entry into the Wizarding World contest.<br /><br />Each additional pound of cookies also sends an additional $5 to Habitat for Humanity. We hope you order, help a good cause, and win the trip!Rita Reyeshttp://www.gjcookies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028863.post-20717895897382495902009-08-16T09:02:17.274+06:002009-08-16T09:02:17.274+06:00Hi! <br />I love Harry Potter and the author!<br />I think her work is outstanding and that is why it is such a success not all books are so stunning and her success is the work of her manuscript. These are inspirational good works that in my opinion are rare not common place in literature. I think it is in the empowering subject matter that she developed with such detail and style like her unique touch was a gift to all who read it. My children loved her books and I read a few too! I think a masterpiece like her writing is a mark sheer excellence. <br />I loved your post and all the inspirational tie ins you made on her journey from a single mom to best selling author extra-ordinare!<br /><br />DianeDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159333839399590047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028863.post-7855198204229175772009-08-13T03:24:11.823+06:002009-08-13T03:24:11.823+06:00Perseverance is one of the great keys to success. We have to keep knocking on the door of oppurtnity until it opens up and let us in for dinner and a movie!<br /><br />GReat post!jonathan figarohttp://improveminduniversity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028863.post-15414900608681471272009-08-10T00:27:19.598+06:002009-08-10T00:27:19.598+06:00I am a big Harry Potter fan. Have read all books and seen all movies. His story and JK Rowling&#39;s story remind me that extra-ordinary people are ordinary people who do extra-ordinary things.<br /><br />The &#39;fringe benefits of failure&#39; is an interesting way of looking at things. Sometimes, failure in one place leads us to success in other. Your life failures are nothing but a preparation leading to a huge success in your life .. if you are willing to keep up.Avani Mehtahttp://www.avani-mehta.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028863.post-21661884753868316302009-08-06T09:10:26.996+06:002009-08-06T09:10:26.996+06:00I like all 5 points, but especially #3 - reject the rejector. We should never let someone who doesn&#39;t see our vision stand in our way. There have been countless successful people who were told they would never make it. That brings us right to #4 Believe in yourself.Jonathan - Advanced Life Skillshttp://advancedlifeskills.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028863.post-57472807347916358392009-08-06T00:34:07.659+06:002009-08-06T00:34:07.659+06:00Her story is extremely unusual - and in nonfiction for sure, but pretty much in fiction too nowadays, a &quot;marketing platform&quot; is needed or agents and publishers - even small independent publishers - simply will not look at your work.<br /><br />Literary Market Place: &quot;If you are submitting a nonfiction book proposal without a marketng platform you are wasting your time.&quot;<br /><br />A marketing platform is a preexisting audience for one&#39;s work. Obviously celebrities have this, but even minor platforms can work with smaller publishers - for example, if you&#39;re in business and do a lot of public speaking.<br /><br />Victoria Stauss&#39;s sites - I have no affiliation with her - are excellent online sources of realistic info for writers, including avoiding the sharks in the waters. There are many PODs that prey on the aspirations of writers who are uninformed of the bottom line nature of publishing today.Paul Maurice Martinhttp://www.originalfaith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028863.post-56787616272748555892009-08-05T09:27:20.145+06:002009-08-05T09:27:20.145+06:00@Positivelypresent: Sometimes, we forget that its just &quot;ordinary&quot; people(like us!) that go on to achieve the remarkable. Indeed, stories like this are a dose of inspiration.Shamellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345225055587023450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028863.post-33607992132776981192009-08-04T23:09:50.536+06:002009-08-04T23:09:50.536+06:00This is a great post and as someone who hopes to be an author someday it was so inspiring to read about one of the most famous, successful authors out there. Thanks for posting this. I feel inspired to get to work now! :)positivelypresenthttp://www.positivelypresent.comnoreply@blogger.com