Meet Featured Diva Debra Shiveley Welch

What is the name of your business and a description of what you do?

Saga Books

I am editor and partner in the publishing house Saga Books where we continue to offer traditional publishing.  We have expanded our catalog to include most genres and are now working on a full-blown promotions strategy with Master Koda Productions to aid our authors in the marketing of their works.

In addition, I am an award-winning author of four books:  A Very Special Child, a children’s book that explains adoption in a spiritual way, Jesus Gandhi Oma Mae Adams, a murder mystery co-authored with Linda Lee Greene, Son of My Soul – The Adoption of Christopher, a memoir and Cedar Woman, a novel about a woman of the Lakota Sioux who opens the first high-end Native American restaurant in Central Ohio.

How much has your business direction changed in the past five years and why?

Rather than change, the direction has expanded.  From a traditionally published author I have now moved into the publishing world on the other side of the process.  It’s exciting, sometimes grueling, but always satisfying.  I live for the moment when I call a new author and say, “Yes! We’ll take your manuscript.”  The inevitable whoop at the other end of the line makes my day!

I am carrying on with my writing and plan to continue my path of dabbling in different genres.  My readers have asked for a sequel to Cedar Woman and so Ista Numpa will be my first romance, followed by Heads Are Gonna Roll, a thriller and Christopher’s Family Table, a cookbook.

What advice do you have for women who are trying to grow their businesses?

Put in the time.  Keep thinking of new ways to promote.  More importantly – have fun!

What do you know now that you wished you knew 10 years ago as it relates to business?

I have owned my own business before and didn’t enjoy it very much.  Doing what I do now is so satisfying that I wish I’d started a long time ago. So choose a business that you know will fulfill you and allow you to use your talents to their utmost.

DebraSWelch@aol.com and my web site addresses are:  http://www.DebraShiveleyWelch.net; http://www.SagaBooks.net/ http://www.SagaEBooks.com

 

Tweet This Post