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 bs_admin | Dec 12, 2023 | Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Shepherd, Book Success
Receive the Gift that Keeps on Giving … When I published The Author’s Walk in the Spring of this year, it was the book I openly said, “I wish I had this in my hands 40 years ago when I started down the authoring path.” Little did I know how long, how roller coaster,...
by Judith Briles | Nov 21, 2023 | Book Publishing, Book Success, Gratitude
Caring … Giving … Gratefulness …Thanksgiving The Holiday lights are up and dancing in the evening hours. The kitchen creates wonderful aromas that waffle through the house, enticing anyone who enters … or lives here. And this week is a personal...
by Judith Briles | Oct 17, 2023 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing
It’s Booktober for Authors…Are your books collecting Cobwebs? Are you guilty of saying … thinking: I can’t market my book. Or I don’t want to market my book. I just want to write. My response: Get … over … it … NOW! You must market your books—your product....
by Judith Briles | Oct 10, 2023 | Author Success, Book Publishing, Publishing
Author Smarts … Don’t Become Someone’s Cash Cow Starting down the publishing path takes money—don’t let anyone … anyone … tell you that it doesn’t. Before you kiss off money, or become someone’s cash cow, you need some protection. If you don’t have my latest...
by bs_admin | Sep 26, 2023 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing
Have You Identified the 5 Core Ideas of Your Book? You should. It will shortcut your writing. It will expedite getting to your market. It will be huge in communicating your message. As in real estate: location, location, location, it is time to think core idea, core...