We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Sharon Blake. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Sharon below.

Sharon, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today The first dollar your business earns is always special and we’d love to hear how your brand made its first dollar of revenue.

I was working at Seattle Union Gospel Mission and decided that after I had self-published my first book, I wanted to help others publish their books as well. I started to ask some of the case workers if they wanted to share their story via anthology. Most agreed. I started to gather everyone’s story and our first book by Life Chronicles Publishing was published! The title was,I Am Beautiful: The Evolution of Beauty. It was truly a book about what true beauty meant to women as they transitioned through their pain.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

Our goal at Life Chronicles Publishing is to assist you with your publishing needs. We can help in many areas of your writing process, such as coaching, editing, proofreading, illustrations, formatting, and book covers. ​If you have started your manuscript but need help finishing it, we offer coaching to assist you on this journey! We are here to support you through the final publishing of your new book! LCP would love to become the midwife for the birthing of your story. We believe in the power of the written word that brings life and healing to many lives.

Sharon Blake is the owner of Life Chronicles Publishing and has a decade of writing and literary experience. Writing for Huffington Post for three years gave her the confidence to start her business. Sharon is a member of African American Writers’ Alliance (AAWA) in Seattle Washington. Ms. Blake has written many books, including her best-selling books Chronicles of Pain: Leaving the Pain of the Past Behind and 20 Beautiful Women Vol 2. She has written other books–Thought Detox: Breaking Free from a Negative Thought Life, Little Black Boys and Girls We Will Fight for You, Just Be, We are Here for You, and I Am Beautiful: The Evolution of Beauty.
Sharon has created a curriculum for her book, Thought Detox. This work involves collaboration with various nonprofits and other organizations to educate individuals on the importance of detoxing from mental negativity.
After overcoming significant barriers in her life, such as homelessness, addiction, and domestic violence, she realized the importance of being transparent when helping others.
Her passion for starting her own publishing company flourished because she desired to share real-life stories in the healing process. Sharon knows first-hand that writing supports a healthy thought life, and this is why she is passionate about writing and publishing all genres of books.
​Life Chronicles Publishing advertises its services on most major television networks.

Can you open up about how you funded your business?

I remember that I wanted to start my own publishing company but I didn’t know where to start. I reached out to another publisher Sable Tekle and she was giving publishing courses. I paid for the course and that was it! I started my company about a month later. My son and I built our own website and it was frustrating at first but then we got the hang of it. From there we started to advertise on social media and we started to get customers.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

My first 2-3 years where the hardest mentally and financially. I struggled with quitting and go back to getting a regular job but something wouldn’t let me quit. I didn’t like corporate and I want to create a business for myself and others where they could work in a great atmosphere. So I continued even as scared as I was I pursued and it finally paid off!

Contact Info:

• Website: lifechroniclepublishing.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifechroniclespublishing/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifeChroniclesPublishing/

Image Credits
Sunil Ford