My publishing life began in 1974 with Macmillan Book Clubs (now Macmillan Readers). In 1981 I went to work for two entrepreneurs from Canada, who four years earlier had left the frigid north for the sun-drenched south to start their own publishing company, Health Communications (HCI Books). I spent thirty-two crazy, wonderful years in the trenches filling a variety of positions at HCI until I co-authored nine compilations in the phenomenal Chicken Soup for the Soul series. In 2008 I founded Virtual Office Assistance Professionals (VOAPROS) and began sharing my experience in business and publishing to help others maximize their opportunities. In 2022, I started my imprint, VOAPROS Books, with publication of my first novel, Covid Orphans: Collateral Damage.