by Judith Briles | Jan 30, 2024 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Success
What Should Authors Have in Common with Bees? It’s wintertime, and the only thing I really like about it is that I don’t have much outdoor maintenance in my home … unless it’s an emergency of some sort. My attention is on indoor needs: writing, getting ready for the...
by Judith Briles | Jan 16, 2024 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Success
When Authors Have NEWS … Be a Quacker … Not a Peeper! As the new year unfolds, authors should be planning for shout out time. News about them; about any awards won the previous year; about a new book in the works; about events that feature them; about _____? What are...
by Judith Briles | Jan 2, 2024 | A Good Thing, Author Success, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd, Writing Success
Author Tip… Add a Moment of Delight to Your Day … Every Day this Year! When FALL falls in, common words many use are GRATEFUL and GRATITUDE. Two wonderful words. Grateful for others, for work, for life … you name it. Throughout the year, major...
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 26, 2023 | Author Success, Book Success, How to Publish
No author plans to fail; what he or she does is fail to plan. -Snappy Sassy Salty Success -Wise Words for Authors and Writers A few “authoring and publishing” years ago, I completed and published...
by bs_admin | Dec 5, 2023 | Author Success, Book Marketing
Hooray … just in time for the coming year … It’s your 2024 Literary Calendar of Days, Weeks, and Months Last week, my goal was to set your stage to start using many of the special literary days that are recognized by the media. Tap into them. Use them in your blogs....
by Judith Briles | Nov 28, 2023 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Success
I wish I had created this long ago … … my own day for annual calendar It’s time to step up to your influence building plate. Why not do it by having a special day, or week, or even a month each year that’s all about you and/or your book … or your expertise? Create...