Write Your Own Damn Story is part memoir, part battle plan from a woman who failed English multiple times, lost everything in foreclosure, and rebuilt from zero to own multiple publications and businesses. Dee Yates turned a $600 camera into a photography empire, bought and ran HERLIFE Magazine, acquired the Legacy Publication, Ropers Sports News, and published Cowgirl Culture, California—all without a degree or anyone's permission. Every chapter delivers a hard-earned lesson and a challenge that pushes readers to act. This isn't business theory from a classroom. It's what actually works, from someone who actually did it. Raw, real, and sometimes profane, this book is for women entrepreneurs, creatives, and anyone who's been told they're not qualified to chase their dreams. Fair warning: there will be grammatical errors. There will not be excuses.
Dee Yates is an entrepreneur, photographer, publisher, author, and speaker. She owns Ropers Sports News, a legacy publication known as "The Roping Bible," and previously owned HERLIFE Magazine. Her fine art book, Cowgirl Culture, California, preserves Western heritage through photography. Dee publishes Western historical fiction and Western romance. She is the creator of Magazine Mastery, an educational platform teaching aspiring publishers to build magazine empires from scratch. Her memoir, Write Your Own Damn Story, is a companion to her keynote on entrepreneurship and legacy.View all by Dee Yates
