The Coolest Person You've Never Heard Of

Fannie Irene Taylor

Hey Readers!

This week at A Busy Lady Substack, I’m taking a trip back in time to introduce you to someone extraordinary that you’ve never heard of. Imagine a woman that could light up a room just by walking into it, with a spirit tough as nails and a life worthy of its own novel. That woman is my great Aunt Renie.

Fannie Irene, better known as “Renie”, was my maternal grandfather’s sister. She’s been on my mind this week as another creative project I was working on reminded me of her. Her spunk is a legacy in my family, so I thought, why not share her with all of you? The coolest part - you get to hear her sing at the end of this post!

I’ve heard a few times over the years that in publishing, memoir is the hardest story to sell. That is, unless, of course, you are Paris Hilton or Britney Spears. And I get it, because publishing is a business, after all. Like any corporation, it has a duty to its shareholders who want one thing and one thing only: profit.

Still, we lose when we don’t hon…