Own Your Story #33 With Charissa Ong: The journey from self-publishing to best-selling author

Own Your Story

Charissa's journey of making her way from self-publishing to best-selling author really fascinates me! When nobody wants to publish her book, she went straight to a major bookstore and struck a deal, bypassing the gatekeepers in the publishing industry.

In this episode, we talked about:

- How Charissa started writing poems

- Her motivation and drive to self-publish her first book

- What is 'Midnight Monologue' about, the core message of the book

- The unconventional process of getting her first book out

- Charissa's tips for aspiring author

- How has becoming a best-selling author changed her

- Dealing with the fear of 'one hit wonder' and criticism

- The mission of Penwings Publishing

- Charissa's advice for young college graduates

- Book recommendation

- Impact Charissa wants to make & exciting projects in 2019

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