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Starting Your Business Journey: A Narrative Approach to Success

At its heart, every business tells a story. For readers of ReadersLane.com, who appreciate the power of narrative, this article explores how storytelling can guide you through the business registration process and beyond, turning your entrepreneurial journey into a tale of growth and success. 1. The Prologue: Crafting Your Vision Every great story begins with an idea, a spark that inspires action. For your business: Define Your Purpose: What problem does your business solve? What impact do you want to make? Understand Your Audience: Who are your customers, and how will your story resonate with them? Set Your Goals: Outline [...]

silverbeacon2024-11-18T17:09:06-07:00December 1st, 2021|

My Valentine’s Day Blind Date with a Book

I’m going on a blind date for Valentine’s Day… without my husband. From what I’ve heard, my date is tall, dark, and likes to wear black. My date also happens to be a book -- and the matchmaker was the Seattle Public Library. This February, the library is once again sparking book love by offering a Blind Date with a Book at the Central Library. Use the color-coded chart to find out a little bit about your potential match: a green heart means sci-fi romance, rainbow means LGBTQ, and red means Galentine’s Day books for ladies. I decided on black, [...]

Stephanie Perry2019-02-25T12:20:56-07:00February 11th, 2019|

Rockstar Librarian Nancy Pearl on Her Debut Novel, “George and Lizzie”

Seattle is the kind of town where the phrase “rockstar librarian” is used without irony and raises no eyebrows. So it should be no surprise that, even after the last-hurrah-of-summer debauchery of Labor Day Weekend, Seattle’s own world-famous librarian Nancy Pearl filled the house to overflowing for a reading from her debut novel, George and Lizzie. (You may know her from Book Lust and More Book Lust -- she even has her own action figure.) I was lucky enough to be invited to the pre-event reception, where book lovers enjoyed wine and snacks and a special talk by Nancy Pearl. [...]

Stephanie Perry2017-09-07T21:12:00-07:00September 7th, 2017|