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Listening to Shame - Ted Talk with Brené Brown "Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word."

The Power of Vulnerability | Brené Brown A TED talk on YouTube featuring researcher/story teller Brené Brown. "Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share." Connection gives purpose to our lives.

Kelli Publish talks about the cost of advertising for self-published romance authors on Amazon, and her general experience in 2020 dipping into self-publishing in the romance market. I wish she shared her pen name (maybe she did and I missed it). I'd buy one of her books. I still have a few books I wrote in the past that I have never published to Amazon because basically, I don't know that I'm interested in working on "building a brand" either. I'm more a hands off kind of writer like Joan Wilder in Romancing the Stone . I'd run off on the occasional wild adventure with Jack T. Colton than run giveaways on social media.