by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 21, 2020 | Author Mistakes, Author Success, Book Shepherd, Creativity, Judith Briles, Personal Smarts, Writing Success
In this new decade for authors and writers, take a few minutes to gaze into your publishing navel. What does success look like for 2020? What would you like to accomplish? Sometimes, those types of questions lead me to a “rethink” … even a deep dive...
by bookshepherd_admin | Feb 19, 2019 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Success, Personal Smarts, Publishing
How’s your authordom been — calm, serene, laid back, tranquil . . . or maybe, a tad hectic? If the latter, the change factor is most likely the creator. You have a choice. Get on the change train, or get run over. You might say, “I’ll stop writing for a while …...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 24, 2015 | Personal Smarts, Writing Success
Authors and Writers look for ideas to create “juice” for their writing. Consider looking back to look forward. What was happening 50 years ago? 100 years ago? In the good old days … will how good were they? Would you like to revert back to them?...
by bookshepherd_admin | Nov 3, 2014 | authors, Book Shepherd, Books, Personal Smarts, self publishing, Workplace Smarts
Should you publish to enhance your credibility, reputation … or just launch into a new stage of your career … or a new career. Not a week goes by that these questions don’t surface via email or a phone call: Should I try to sell my...
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 26, 2011 | Book Shepherd, Books, Personal Smarts, self publishing, Workplace Smarts
Eat, Prey & Kind of Love … First of all, I have to tell you . . . I did not like Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, Eat, Pray, Love. Oh, there’s no question that the author is talented. It’s well written—about a married women who doesn’t want to be married. She’s got to do...
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 25, 2011 | Book Shepherd, Books, Personal Smarts, self publishing, Workplace Smarts
Book Publishing: It’s Not a Fad … It’s a Trend A distinct trend has surfaced with book shepherding clients I’ve worked with this past year. These successful, traditionally published authors are choosing to bypass New York. Yes, if they offered their ideas,...
