Hi, I´m Joey
It’s my hope that this website, which I founded in 2009, will become a regular source of inspiration, encouragement and comfort for you. We’re old friends here, and I’ve got stories to tell (and things to share). So grab a cuppa (or a glass) and stay a while.
While blogging is how I started my out-loud writing career, my debut novel, Yeah, maybe was released in 2014 and became an amazon bestseller. See more novels from me under “books.”
Speech delay? Toddler diagnosed Autism? Toddler diagnosed ADHD? Sensation Seeking? | Our journey to diagnosis & proper resources
The phone rang. Again. At this point, I’d come to expect it. “Hi Joey. I’m sure by now you dread seeing my name pop up on your screen.” She wasn’t wrong. The director of the daycare, a sweet woman about my age, was once again on the other end of the line to ask me to...
How to start a business | the initial basics
*Disclaimer So, you want to start your own business. Maybe you already have a few ideas swirling around, or maybe it just seems appealing for you to be your own boss. Regardless, you’re curious how to make this thing happen. If you ask me, entrepreneurs are the best kind of people. They’re...
I tried my first vendor event as an indie author, here’s what I learned
*Disclaimer After the trip to Michigan, I got bitten with the events bug. More, please! I was going on that trip would reveal one of two things: either I'd hate it and never want to do it again or I'd be all in. Well, I'm all in. With that said, organized book events and conventions plan like a...
Preparing for my first event as a signing author (realistic & budget friendly) & what I learned doing it
*Disclaimer Last fall, I was sitting on my back deck hammering through another round of edits on Not so much when an email came through my inbox. The subject: BOOKISH BALL flashed at the top right corner of my screen. Instantly intrigued, I stopped what I was doing to open the email. I don't think...
Going against my instincts
*Disclaimer When I was in first grade, my dad agreed to come have lunch with me in the cafeteria one day. As we lined up in the classroom to make our way to the cafeteria, I had this overwhelming feeling of doubt and could say with near certainty that my dad wasn't actually coming. It didn't...
HI, I'M JOEY
Mama, indie author, wife, believer and friend.
My only hope is that while you’re here, you feel a sense of belonging, comfort and empowerment. Because life is too short to live it worried you’re not good enough.
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YOU SHOULD READ MY BOOKS
If you’re into the kind of books that suck you in, make you fall in love with the characters and root for the underdog, then you’ll probably love these stories.
