It’s too nice.” She said, “Okay, if you start playing, I won’t sell it.” So, they had it at the front door ready for someone to pick up and pay for, and I opened it up and it was in this beautiful case with red velvet inside, and I said to my mom, “why are you selling this?” She told me why and I said, “don’t sell it. I first started writing songs because my parents were musicians, and around 12 years old, my mother needed to sell her 12-string guitar because they had a parking fine or speeding fine they needed to pay. Jessica Bell: I grew up in Melbourne, Australia. Howard Lovy: For Jessica, the path to writing came by way of her love of music. I started designing book covers when I realized I needed to self-publish my debut novel, which unfortunately, the publishing company that published that book liquidated just six months after that, and that’s when I began to realize I could be my own boss, and everything went from there. Oh, I’m also the publisher of Vine Leaves Press, how could I forget? I’m a book cover designer, author, poet, singer-songwriter, and I also do some voice-over acting as well. Jessica Bell: Hi everyone, my name’s Jessica Bell, and I like to call myself a multi-preneur since I have my fingers dipped in a lot of pies at the moment. In our interview, she tells us how she evolved from a songwriter to what she calls a multi-preneur. Yes, Jessica juggles a great many moving parts in her career. My guest this episode is Jessica Bell, a book cover designer, author, singer-songwriter, publisher, and parent. Every episode, I interview an ALLi member to find out what inspires them and how they are an inspiration to other authors.
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