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A home-business role model for nearly forty years, Barbara Brabec is now moving in new directions as a writer, editor, author's consultant, and self-publisher. This site reflects both her professional and personal interests, philosophy, and beliefs.

New or recently-posted articles

Domain Names and Trademark Pitfalls. Barbara's tips for avoiding costly mistakes.

My Self-Publishing Experience with Lulu.com. Australian author Bryan West, who published Asperger's God and Me last year, shares his positive experience with Lulu.com, with only one complaint.

Networking: The Catalyst that Makes Things Happen. Barbara offers tips on how and where to get the help and encouragement needed to achieve a new goal or realize a secret dream.

How to Write a Good Memoir. Barbara explains how the book, Your Life as Story, helped her write a better memoir.

Barbara's first memoir, THE DRUMMER DRIVES!, reveals her "other life" as a marimbist in the late fifties and early sixties while also telling Harry's life story and her musical life with him.

Your Self-Publishing Options with POD (Print-on-Demand) Printers and Publishers - A look at your electronic publishing options with links to many helpful POD and eBook publishing resources.

 Barbara's Editing Checklist of Common Writing Errors. Use this helpful list when you're proofreading your business documents and book manuscripts in search of all your grammar and punctuation errors. Then if you need help, check Barbara's Editing Services.

Barbara and Harry Brabec— partners in both life and business for nearly 44 years. Harry was one of the most outstanding musicians of his time, and now his unusual life has been documented in Barbara's first memoir, The Drummer Drives! Everybody Else Rides. Details here.

Harry's Books & CDs on Amazon

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Rave Reviews on
Amazon for Barbara's New Memoir!

". . . a loving and humor-filled chronicle of the life of an individual who will make you laugh and cry whether you knew him personally or not and whether you are a musician or not. This drummer 'really drove' and anyone who wants a great read should hop on for this 'ride.'" -Jim Ross, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Percussionist