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  In June, Kelly James published her first book with MSI Press, The Book That (Almost) Got Me Fired , and immediately it shot up to #3 on the Amazon's hot new releases list for business humor, where it stayed for most of the past month. Kelly K. James (formerly Kelly James-Enger) “escaped from the law” more than 25 years ago. Since then, the former attorney has been writing for a living — first as a full-time freelance journalist and novelist, segueing into full-time ghostwriting and content writing a few years later. Since then, she’s written for more than 60 national publications, including  Huffington Post, Fitness, Next Avenue, Woman’s Day, Chicago Health, Runner’s World,  and many others. As a ghostwriter, she has penned more than 30 books for clients; she is also the author of popular writing-related books including: Writer for Hire: 101 Secrets to Freelance Success ,   Six-Figure Freelancing: The Writer’s Guide to Making More Money, Second Edition Goodbye Byline Hello Big Bu

  One of the fun things that a publisher (or at least, an acquisitions editor) gets to experience is meeting more than one member of a family -- as authors whose work we publish. In this series of presenting family authors, we take note of Kristin Wilcox and Andrew Wilcox. Kristin (Dr. Wilcox) attacks the topic of ADHD from the point of view of a specialist in their award-winning book, Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain . Andrew, a remarkable young man with ADHD, describes what ADHD is lile on an everyday basis from the viewpoint of someone trying to handle life while coping with ADHD. Powerful! Best Indie Book Award Literary Tital Gold Award For more posts about Kristin and Andrew and their book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press

One of the fun things that a publisher (or at least, an acquisitions editor) gets to experience is meeting more than one member of a family -- as an author whose work we publish. Today, we introduce the Bagdade cousins - second cousins, that is: Franki and Gregg.  Franki's book, was published about a year before Gregg's. The title of her book is I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them . It was selected as IAN Book of the Year. Gregg's book was recently released. The title of his book is Mental Health Mayday . Currently at #124, this book has spent many days among the Amazon top 100 titles and hot new releases. For more posts on Franke and Gregg, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current o

            Gregg lives on the Northwest side of Chicago with his wife and children and his black Labrador, Apollo. He is a firefighter/paramedic for the Chicago Fire Department working on the West side of the city. When he is not on shift, Gregg runs his private counseling practice, seeing first responders exclusively. As an active member of the CFD Pipes and Drums corps, Gregg has been playing bagpipes for over 15 years. Among his interests are vacationing with his family, tending to his houseplants, listening to The Beatles, and bringing Apollo to the forest preserve to play catch. His goal is to fight the stigma that first responders have concerning mental health, and to bring awareness, as well as solutions, to those in need. (And, yes, he is the brother of MSI Press author, Franki Bagdade .) Gregg's book, Mental Health Mayday , is enjoying a good run of popularity.  To read more posts about Gregg and his book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI