We met Joanie Lindenmeyer through a mutual friend. Before that introduction, Joanie had been living her life with her wife, Carol, and jotting down their stories in a notebook. Their life together was an adventure. Every morning, they said to each other: “It’s a new...
Some years, the numbers tell you more than you expected. Every Book Has a Story—Even After It's Published Elizabeth and I sat down recently and had our annual year-in-review meeting for 2025. The activity was highly insightful and we're going to make this a...
Financial planning touches every corner of your financial life from investments and insurance to taxes, retirement, and estate planning. It can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. Start with a goal-driven plan. Most...
Most Americans today are unhappy with their finances. Some are frustrated, others are fearful, and many are uncertain. If you’re overwhelmed by market volatility, crises like wildfires, rising prices, and the uncertainty of the market’s bottom, you’re in the right...
Warning: Reading this blog post will make you obsessed with writing your book! So don’t read this unless you’re ready for your memoir, novel, or business book to consume your thoughts and hijack your time and energy so you can’t think about anything but...
Discovering Gender Queer: A Memoir Until just a day and a half ago, I knew nothing about Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe. Now, I feel like I’ve been on a road trip with a new friend. Why I Said Yes to Pride At a recent happy hour, I told my friend Jeremy that...
Every book begins with a spark: a moment in time that feels so powerful, so life-altering, that you know it deserves to be shared with the world. Maybe it was the night everything changed, the victory that proved your strength, or the heartbreak that taught you...
Let’s talk about the truth behind a question every aspiring author eventually asks themselves in frustration: “Why is it taking me so long to finish my book?” If this sounds familiar, know this: You are not alone. At Two Sisters Writing & Publishing®, we’ve...
At Two Sisters Writing & Publishing, we’ve worked with many first-time authors who come to us with the same question: *“Do I really need a writing coach?”* The short answer? Maybe not. But if you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to begin—or if you’ve...
At Two Sisters Writing & Publishing, we often hear people say, “I want to write my life story, but I’m not sure if it’s a memoir or an autobiography.” It’s a great question—and one that comes up often when people begin thinking seriously about putting their story...