by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 31, 2016 | Kick Butt Author Tips, Social Media
Knowing who your competition is, what keywords and phrases to use and which people are looking for in your topic area are all powerful resources. Here are six to use: 1 Analytics is always important–what words and phrases work and what is your competition doing,...
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 27, 2016 | Book Industry News
Stats on sales and publishing always lag. The Association of American Publishers show that the Big Five publishers’ eBook revenues continue to decline for the first half of 2016—data for the second half will most likely come out in the May 2017 timeframe....
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 20, 2016 | Webinars
Pick My Brain … Create Your Author Success and Action Plans When was the last time you really put together a strategy for your Author Success? How about an Action Plan to encourage, moderate and measure it? In this information, jam-packed and how-to session,...
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 13, 2016 | Author Success
Everyone has the answer … at least their answer … to the question: How does an author become successful? In this season of overwhelming places to be at and things to do, here’s my answer in a few seconds in FOUR words: Perspiration. Persistence. Perseverance. I have...
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 6, 2016 | Book Marketing, Judith Briles
Tis the season to be merry … meaning lots of food and drinking. And sometimes health hiccups. My friend of many years and author-to-be, Herb Jacobs MD, forwarded this to me. I felt it was a “sobering” reminder for all of us … and why we should have a drink of water...