by bookshepherd_admin | Feb 12, 2019 | Author Success, Creativity, Workplace Smarts
Do you go out to play? Savvy Authors Do! When was the last time someone knocked on your door and asked you out to play? When you are on vacation, are you able to leave the office, the emails … gulp, the mobile behind? When was the last time you allowed yourself to...
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,...
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 9, 2011 | Books, Personal Smarts, self publishing, Workplace Smarts
Book Publishing … Take Advantage of Seasonal Selling Now If your book is ideal for a gift (and it’s a rare one that is not), seasonal celebrations are ideal to reach out to your followers … why not your book as the gift? This month, of course December is...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jul 11, 2011 | My Blog, Newsletter, Personal Smarts, Speaking, Workplace Smarts
Gimmicks, Gadgets & the Buzz Factor At a recent three-day convention, I was slated to present the opening keynote for the next day and a workshop on communication the third day. It has always been my practice when time permitted, to come in a day early so I could...
