Hello everyone, and welcome to the newly-redesigned stephaniecasher.com! My life has been INSANE since last I wrote. Large amounts of change in a short period of time (I blame the Eclipses). Thankfully this time around, the changes have been mostly good, and the most significant amount of growth has been a result of my new publishing company, The Pantheon Collective (TPC).
It has been barely six months since James, Omar, and myself decided to go into business together. But today I write to you as co-owner of a publishing company with official LLC status that has just successfully published its first book (SELLOUT, by James W. Lewis). 
Things have been moving so fast, its barely sunk in, but everyone I talk to about it seems really impressed, so I must be doing something right. 
The TPC3 just returned from the Black Writers Reunion and Conference in Atlanta, where we debuted SELLOUT to the masses. It was a great trip overall — not only did we work hard, but we played hard as well celebrating Omar’s 33rd birthday. Yes, much to celebrate indeed. With birthday dinner at Chops Lobster Bar followed by dancing and bottle service at Opera, good times were definitely had by all. I’m just thankful for the footage from our 5am Waffle House mission (which I have no recollection of filming, lol) to fill in some of those blanks.
Saturday morning (hungover on four hours of sleep!) I attended a workshop by Michelle Chester of EBM Professional Services on “How to Start You Own Editing Firm,” which was incredibly informative and inspiring. Watch out now–I’m about to have a day job, a hustle, AND a side hustle, LOL. Too much ambition for one gig, I guess.
So yes, my career in writing and publishing has taken off in unexpected ways, and when I’m not overwhelmed and exhausted, I am overcome with pride. I’ve always wanted to own my own business, be my own boss. The independence is every bit as satisfying and empowering as I imagined it would be…
For more on the trials and tribulations of the TPC3, please check us out at http://www.pantheoncollective.com.
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