Haskell says he faces plenty of temptations to take on work that would result in more money but that would require a staff and an edifice. What I have learned in having a home business for 11 years is that my effectiveness greatly diminishes when I dive head-first into a project or do work with an organization that is 'out of sync' with the rhythm at which I work best. Companies that operate in a 'crisis of the day' mode and do not have a vision or a long-term plan always seem to cause distress when I work for them or collaborate with them. She encourages people to ask themselves the tough questions up front, and to clarify their commitments and expectations of each other. Jaffe faced her own hard choices when, after the birth of her second daughter last year, her publisher set up a demanding promotional tour.
Every author hopes, prays, even begs for a book tour.
Few are given the privilege because of the monumental expense. Jaffe just said no. It was simply not an option to leave my babies for two weeks. Maybe they would have been OK, but I wouldn't have been. Wendy McClelland, a single mother of three, is on a belated fast track, with her fast-growing business achieving national attention since July.