by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 31, 2014 | Book Industry News
Why, oh why, do self-published authors insist on creating mediocre book covers? At a recent publishing conference, I talked with a gaggle of newly published authors. As proud as a new Dad or Mom, they put their treasure in my hands. Too many times, the cover was...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 28, 2014 | Book Industry News
Authoring is overwhelming. For some, if it’s missing one ingredient, it can be a curse, even a poison. All they can think about is how to get away from the promotion, the book, the time and money drain. The ones with the missing ingredient don’t even...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 24, 2014 | Book Industry News
Oh my, Dancing with the Stars is back on the air … and without one of my favorite orchestra leaders Harold Wheeler … you know the orchestra leader, the one that kicks off the routine with the perfect beat and rhythm for the couple on the floor. As an...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 21, 2014 | Book Industry News
At the Author U Tech Tool Box in March in my offices in CO with ace digger upper of cool apps, Kelly Johnson, we all made audio clips using AudioBoo.fm. I made 5 different boards within my new profile with a descriptor on the “May the inspiration muse be...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 17, 2014 | Book Industry News
Think about it … sometimes “bad news” can be good news … as in a blessing in disguise. Back in 2007, the “good old days,” bookstores were the hot place for an author to be. Over all sales were just shy of 18 billion …...