Lori Chance - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm a mom, a wife, a woman and an entrepreneur. I believe I have a few other roles I try to manage as well, but those are at the top of the list! I wrote my first book to help myself and others answer the "what do I really want?" question. It's a combination of the skills I learned through life coaching, and having had to find a way to answer that question for myself.

My next book series, tentatively entitled Leverage Your Knowledge; Build Your Business, is being written now. It's actually going to be a 3 book series that includes what you need to do before beginning to write, how to write a great non-fiction book that positions you as an expert in your field, and how to promote your book to truly leverage your knowledge. I'm having a blast writing it and look forward to sharing more about it soon.
In the meantime, I'm working on doing some interviews with professionals in the writing/publishing industry that I plan to share via my website as soon as they're avaiable. I've already got a publisher, a business consultant and a promotions expert lined up for this summer.
And in all my 'spare' time, I'm working on what I consider my 'pet' project: a guidebook of sorts specifically aimed at moms who're also entrepreneurs. There's a post in the blog her about it (above), or you can visit me at CafeMom (see below) to learn more.
MamaPreneur Check out my profile at CafeMom. It's a great place to connect with real moms and you'll find out more about my 'mamapreneur' project. See you there!

My Interests

Teaching, learning, hiking, family, reading, painting, needle work, business growth, and connecting with like-minded individuals all the time.

I'd like to meet:

If I could meet anyone, I'd have a hard time choosing between Virginia Woolf or Gandolf, the White Wizard.
I'm also interested in connecting with writers - published or not - who want to improve themselves in some way. Look for my group: Life Coaching for Writers .
After reading The Freedom Writers Diary , I have to admit how incredible it would be to meet Ms. Gruwell and those 150 teens who transformed themselves and continue to change the world.

Music:

I can't remember the last time I had the chance to listen to music!

Movies:

I loved: What the Bleep Do We Know, A Long Kiss Goodnight, The Saint, the Ghost & the Darkness, the Notebook, the Usual Suspects. My favorite movies however are the Lord of the Ring series.

Television:

With two little kids it's a little hard to get around to watching TV, but when I do I enjoy The Unit, the various Law & Order series, Smith, and when I can catch it, The Medium

Books:

When I can I read mostly non-fiction. Authors like Deepok Chopra, Carolyn Myss and Sylvia Browne. I also really enjoyed The Art of Business, The Highest Goal, and May I Have Your Attention Please. If I read fiction it's things like A Gracious Plenty and Confessions of a Pagan Nun. My favorite books of all time though are The Hobit and Orlando.

Heroes:

Those who overcome the odds.

My Blog

Would You be Interested in Submitting?

I'm thinking about compiling stories specifically from MamaPreneurs: women who have their own business (in or out of the house, doesn't matter) and are raising kids between 0 and 10 years old. Think...
Posted by Lori Chance on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:19:00 PST

How to Get Your Next Book on the New York Times Best Seller List

Steve Harrision is an amazing PR guy and his niche is in selling books. Want to know more? He's doing a teleseminar this coming Thurs. the 14th.Go here for more info. You'll definitely want to chec...
Posted by Lori Chance on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:58:00 PST

Shameless Self Promotion

I recently updated my squidoo lens and would enjoy your feedback: Destination Words LensWhat do you think?What questions do you still have after looking at it?What caught your attention (in a good wa...
Posted by Lori Chance on Wed, 23 May 2007 11:00:00 PST

The 'MamaPrenuer' Guidebook Project

I'm a self-employed mom with two kids under 10. My business is just getting off the ground, so most days it feels as if I really have 3 children - all of whom need/want me 100% of the time. It's a c...
Posted by Lori Chance on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:27:00 PST

Now Looking for Non-fic to Edit

It's official. I'm now an editor for Enspiren Press (see my friends list to find them here on myspace)!My specific focus is non-fiction. Not just any non-fiction, but how-to books. So, if you're a ...
Posted by Lori Chance on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:24:00 PST

A Christmas Story

A Christmas StoryBy Lori ChanceThere was a woman once, whose life had presented one challenge after another for more than three years. She had a husband, and two small children, and lived in circumsta...
Posted by Lori Chance on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:48:00 PST

The Freedom Writers Diary

I recently foudn The Freedom Writers Diary here at MySpace. It sounded interesting, so I picked up a copy and started reading it. I haven't had a book resonate this deeply with me in a very long tim...
Posted by Lori Chance on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 01:13:00 PST

New way to find info. about me

I'm excited! I'm finally figuring out how to share who I am and how to find me online. When I first decided to get into onlne promotion, I didn't have a clue how to get started - let alone what work...
Posted by Lori Chance on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:31:00 PST

Can Anyone Achieve a Goal?

I have been coaching a number of people around specifc goals recently - including myself - and have gotten to wondering what's really behind a goal. We write them down, and we take a few steps, then w...
Posted by Lori Chance on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:32:00 PST

Incredible Chat!

Friday's chat was amazing! I got to do what I love the most (helping writers write bettr) - and everyone there benefitted. How perfect is that? Check out some of the comments here. Y...
Posted by Lori Chance on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:42:00 PST