by Judith Briles | May 30, 2023 | Author Success, Book Publishing, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd
It Was an Over-the-Top Book Affair to Remember! A close friend of an author and her family simply said, “I want to give a book party for you …” and she did. And what a party it was! The words, You must remember this … flowed through my mind as I attended an...
by bs_admin | May 16, 2023 | Author Success, Publishing Predators
Author Alert: Is a Publishing Rip-off or Scam in Your Midst? On last Saturday’s AuthorYou Salons, questions surfaced about scammers and the many lures that were being pitched to my 20-plus early morning participants—usually by a phone call out of the blue or an email....
by Judith Briles | May 6, 2023 | Author Success, Saturday Blog
Have skeptics arrived in your midst? One of the painful lessons authors learn is there are always skeptics lurking. As there are the naysayers … just waiting for the right moment to deliver a zap...
by Judith Briles | May 2, 2023 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Success
Author Essential Question: Who’s in Your Mind When You Write? Over the 20 years I’ve worked with authors … the 40 years I’ve been writing and encouraging others to write and publish, it was—and still is—interesting to hear many authors stumble when asked three...
by Judith Briles | Apr 4, 2023 | Author Success, Book Publishing, Book Success
Author Smarts … Are You Visible? Or Are You in a Fog? The Internet has changed a lot of the rules of yesterday … yesteryear. It’s fast-forwarded time … today, it’s all about being “out there”—exposed, talked about, findable. How do people find you?...
by Judith Briles | Mar 25, 2023 | Author Success, Dr. Judith's Saturday Blog
Author and Publishing Integrity … delivers the magic in you and your words. Years ago, I was free writing … loosening up my creativity before I started working on a new chapter. Enjoying a fruit salad, three ingredients in it became the words I played...