New York Times bestseller author and publisher Teri Woods did not take no for an answer. Instead of feeling sorry for herself, when her books got rejected, she took matters into her own hands. She printed, bound, self-published and began selling her book. Her grassroots tactic paid off; Teri Woods became a self-made millionaire in just three years as the owner of Teri Woods Publishing. Woods jump started the entire urban-book marketplace, then signed a five book deal with Grand Central Publishing.