The Book Shepherd’s Blog … Tips for Author and Publishing Success

Most want to be connected to others. But where does connection begin?

Books celebrate two things close to author Mara Purl and my hearts—reading and history.

The emotional factor usually is in play when one thinks of a WANT or DESIRE.

The class action lawsuit against Anthropic involved 500,000 published books that were pirated to train AI. Is yours one of...

Control is evasive. It’s difficult to find … to grasp … to sometimes have.

What other bees do you need to bring in to assist you? What about your own productivity? What can you...

I’m always amused when my friends and neighbors marvel at my growing vegetables and flowers.

When it comes to book marketing, book launches, and author success, authors must learn and practice the art of asking....

Get 15 essential Author Tips on how to autograph books for any book signing from The Book Shepherd® Judith Briles.

Author Success comes from the Commitment Factor. Find your Sweet Spot to Zone out. Go to it. Now write. Your...

The author, publishing, writing world may have reached Peak Scam. Pitching you that their “service” is essential … and it...

 New Scams … Literary Agent Impersonators! With the permission of Victoria Strauss and the Writer Beware® blog, I’m re-printing a...

My latest book (#48), Cooking with Judith-Comfort Foods Create WOW! Eating will be featured in the US March edition of...

Confidence isn’t about knowing everything — it’s about believing that you’ll figure it out as you go.

You’ve had a good day. Meetings went well. The chapter you are working on came together. The interview you did...

Publishing tip for newbie authors: what you put write, page-by-page in your Word document/pdf may have little to do with...

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Spruce up your Media tab on your website with Fun Facts about you. They can be fun, ahas, even OMGs!...

The Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame (the Hall) will offer up to five scholarships to aspiring unpublished Colorado authors and...

Authors don’t plan to fail … Get 8 tips for reaching your author and writing goals.