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Acknowledging and Building Author Confidence Going Forward

by bookshepherd_admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Author Mistakes, Author Power, Author Success, Book Shepherd, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd

Has the invisibility cloak of lack of confidence ever enveloped you as an author?  The year 1987 was a big publishing year for me—three books were published by three different New York publishing houses. All books did well and continued to add to my education as a...

Celebrating Joel Friedlander-Publishing Truth-Teller

by bookshepherd_admin | May 11, 2021 | amazon, Author Mistakes, Author Power, Author Success, Webinars

Last Friday, my friend, author advocate, publishing truth-teller and award-winning book designer Joel Friedlander died from bladder cancer. A colleague of many years, I wrote for Joel’s website, TheBookDesigner, until he sold it several months ago; had him many...

Author Alert: Has Your Blog Fallen Down and Needs Help?

by bookshepherd_admin | May 4, 2021 | Author Alert, Author Power, Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Success

Hey Authors … Has Your Blog Gone Limp? Are you ready to keep your blogs ALIVE for an entire year? Yup … I mean, not to have to wonder WHAT you are going to be writing this week … or next?  Have you ever had one of those days when you just...

From my heart and soul to yours.

by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 7, 2021 | Author Alert, Author Power, Author Success, authors

This is for my friends and followers who seek authoring, book marketing, and publishing advice and tips from me. You wouldn’t be getting this email if you weren’t. Yesterday, my day came to a wrenching standstill when I got a text—Turn on your TV NOW. I did. I was in...

Nominate Your Favorite Authors to the Hall of Fame!

by bookshepherd_admin | Aug 11, 2020 | Author Power, Author Success, Authors Hall of Fame, Book Awards

Nominations for the 2021 Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame Are Now Open! It’s time to celebrate amazing authors. The nominations for the second Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame are now open through February of 2021. The induction ceremony and gala will be held on...

Author Power: Words Reach Out … to Warn … to Connect … to Heal

by bookshepherd_admin | Jun 9, 2020 | Author Power, Writing Success, Writing Tip

One person can make a difference—many will build a strong and thriving community.  And one person can shatter a community, harming many … and in some cases, destroying the essence of their very breath, leaving their families and friends gasping. Grorge Floyd was...
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