Tag Archives: Ingrid Ricks
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Determined to See
Posted on February 21, 2013 by IngridRicks in ArticlesA couple of weeks ago, I embarked on a year-long quest to heal my eyesight working with Dr. Yu at the Wellspring Clinic in Vancouver, Canada. Wellspring, which utilizes Chinese medicine, has been working with RP patients for thirteen years and has had helped a lot of people struggling with Retinitis Pigmentosa to maintain and even improve their vision.
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Ten Tips for Living and ENJOYING Life with Retinitis Pigmentosa
Posted on January 29, 2013 by IngridRicks in ArticlesOne of the most surprising and rewarding outcomes of sharing my journey with Retinitis Pigmentosa in my new memoir, Focus, has been the numerous emails and Facebook messages I’ve received from others who are struggling with RP or another blinding eye disease. Some, like me, have been dealing with vision loss for a while and […]
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FOCUS, My Memoir About Life with Retinitis Pigmentosa is OUT!!!
Posted on October 28, 2012 by IngridRicks in ArticlesWhen I was diagnosed with RP eight years ago, I chose the path that I felt would keep me safe: denial and hiding.
I was scared that people would discriminate against me if they knew I was losing my eyesight. And I was petrified of showing the world that I was vulnerable. But after six years of living in the closet, I finally realized that talking openly about my degenerative eye disease was empowering and educational. I realized that if I was okay with who I was, other people would be too. And if not, so what?
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Hippie Boy Story on NPR’s Snap Judgement!
Posted on September 9, 2012 by IngridRicks in ArticlesThis has been an amazing week for me. Today, an excerpt from my memoir Hippie Boy: A Girl’s Story is being featured in a story on NPR’s Snap Judgement! ..And earlier in the week, Readers Digest Recommends spotlighted the Student Story Project I’ve been involved with at Scriber Lake High School. Here’s a […]
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Making it as an Indie Author – My Thoughts
Posted on June 27, 2012 by IngridRicks in ArticlesAuthor Marketing Guru and Writer Laura Pepper Wu recently asked me to share my thoughts regarding my journey as an indie author–including my ongoing marketing strategies and the advice I have for others who are considering taking the indie author plunge.
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Ten Ways to Drive MASS Exposure for your Indie Book
Posted on March 10, 2012 by IngridRicks in ArticlesWant to drive MASS exposure for you indie eBook? Put out a quality product, seek out reviews, built an online presence, get involved with KDP Select, and MUCH more.
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A Road Trip Out of Crazy
Posted on November 26, 2011 by IngridRicks in ArticlesI woke up this morning to this amazing review of Hippie Boy: A Girl’s Story written by Main Street Plaza writer Carol Hanson…and I love her title so much I wish I would have thought of it as a subtitle for Hippie Boy.
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A Resource Guide for Indie Authors
Posted on November 14, 2011 by IngridRicks in ArticlesSince deciding to forgo my agent and publish my memoir Hippie Boy: A Girl’s Story on my own, I’ve had so many people ask me how I did it and how to go about it that I’ve decided to compile everything I’ve learned into this Indie Author Resource Guide.
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HIPPIE BOY: A Girls’ Story Now Available
Posted on October 2, 2011 by IngridRicks in Articles, UncategorizedWhat would you do if your Mormon stepfather pinned you down and tried to cast Satan out of you? For thirteen-year-old Ingrid, the answer is simple: RUN. HIPPIE BOY: A Girl’s Story, is now available on Amazon as an ebook for $2.99.
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My Dad and I Were Vagabonds
Posted on June 15, 2011 by IngridRicks in Articles, UncategorizedDad and I were vagabonds.
It’s a lifestyle he’d been living for years, and one I had begged to join since I was four.
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Now that I was thirteen and on the run from a cruel Mormon stepfather, he and I had finally joined forces and had become two of the best tool hustlers to hit the Midwest.
