26: Leah Decesare- Author of Forks, Knives and Spoons

Listen to how early on Leah struggled to find the magic formula for writing, how a chance encounter at Muse and the Marketplace switched her book's focus, and how she believes her most effective marketing efforts involve not fancy Facebook ads or BookBub offers but very personalized & cultivated relationships with influencers like Bookstagrammers. Leah's writing has been featured in The Huffington post, Eligible Magazine, Simply Woman, The International Doula, and The Key, among others. She was the 2017 Story Circle Network LifeWriting first place winner. Leah is the cofounder of the nonprofit, Doulas of Rhode Island, and she led the fundraising efforts to build a medical center in Uganda. The mother of three, DeCesare lives with her family in Rhode Island and is pursuing her Master of Fine Arts at The Newport MFA.  To learn more about Leah, click here.