Book Business
At 4:30 in the morning I had an idea for another grief healing book. I liked it so much I started writing, wrote for hours a day, and finished the book in record time. WriteLife accepted the book, and it will be released on May 1, 2022. Thanks to owner and publisher Terri Leidich for believing in my idea and for her astute suggestions. When I have more details about the book, I will share them with you.
I finished my radio interviews for Grief Doodling. All the interviews were in major markets. SiriusXM and four Fox Radio stations were the last interviews. Two of the Fox Radio interviews were only two minutes apart and I felt like a radio star. I enjoy radio and think it is one of the best ways authors can spread the word about their books.
An ad for Grief Doodling is in the latest issue of Rochester Magazine, an online/print publication from the Post-Bulletin newspaper. The magazine comes out once a month. The June/July issue is a double issue for summer. Rochester Magazine designed the half-page ad, and I am pleased with it. Grief Doodling is available from Amazon and your favorite bookseller.
Reviews
Grief Doodling: Bringing Back Your Smiles
Review from the Minnesota Coalition for Grief Education and Support
Harriet Hodgson, assistant editor of the Open to Hope website and MCDES member, is a health, wellness, and grief author. She is also all too familiar with personal grief. This past year as her husband was dying, she took up art doodling as a way to cope. In the end, she had a book which offers tips for doodling and touches on many vital grief topics. Hodgson presents helpful and hopeful ideas for pre-teens and teens as well as instrumental grievers of all ages. Reviewed by Eunie Alsaker.
Ready, Set, Lead! by Harriet Hodgson and Kathy Kasten
This book is a hit in my house! My 2-year-old loves it. He loves to read and has several books. Over the past week, he has gone and found your book . . . every-single-night for me to read it. 😊 I think it’s a great and plan to read it during one of my virtual GYI read alongs! Love it—well done friend!” Gina Watts, Director of Youth and Family Division for the John Maxwell Team.
From My Window
I am now a columnist for the Pipeline Magazine, an online publication from the Rave Writers International Society of Authors (RWISA). My column is called At Home with Harriet. The column will contain writing tips, articles based on 43 years as a freelancer, and articles about current events/issues. Thank you for this honor RWISA. I am thrilled to join the Pipeline team.
The Compassionate Friends (TCF), an international organization for parents and families that have suffered the loss of a child, invited me to give two workshops at its 44th national conference, July 16-18. Grief Doodling: A Forward Step on the Healing Path is one workshop. Affirmation Writing: A Grief Healing Step is the other. I hope dozens of people sign up for the online workshops.
Most of the newsletter photos are by Kathy Meyer, RN. Kathy is one of the most giving people I have ever met. After the clouds drifted away and the sun came out, Kathy took this photo of me hugging a tree in front of Charter House. Thanks for another great shot, Kathy! I love trees in general and love this one.
Free leadership resources to go with Ready, Set, Lead! are available from my blog. These resources include a full-color mini poster for kids and recipes for leadership cookies and homemade granola. To download the resources, visit my website and click on the blog tab. Your comments and questions are always welcome. Please send them to my new email address harriethodgson57@gmail.com.
Quote of the Month
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark. Victor Hugo, French poet and novelist. His literary career spanned more than 60 years.