by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 10, 2020 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Shepherd, Kick Butt Author Tips
Oh yes … a book is a wonderful thing! The catch is, people need to pick it up and read it. We authors need tips and tricks … and promo tools to encourage the “pick up” factor. This is beyond social media postings and people buzzing. It’s...
by bookshepherd_admin | Feb 25, 2020 | Author Success, Book Publicity, Writing Success, Writing Tip
Have you thought of writing a book? Did you know that over 80% of Americans want to? Do they? Nope–maybe they don’t think they can … or they are afraid … or they just like to talk about it, but never get off the dime. But it stays in their...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 28, 2020 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Success
It’s a new, new year … and a new, new decade. The savvy author revisits the “blurb” that is included with every email that is generated. Does yours have some snap, crackle, and pop to it? My question for you, again, is: What’s in Your eMail...
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 | Jan 7, 2020 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Sales
Moving Beyond Wishes … It’s About Author and Publishing Goals Everyone knows someone who starts a sentence with “I wish…” I wish I had a better job … I wish I made more money … I wish I could lose 20 pounds … I wish I could go on vacation … I wish I had a...
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 31, 2019 | Author Success, Judith Briles Unplugged, Writing Success
Don’t Let Resolutions Sour Your Author Success! Typically, most view January as the month of Resolutions. I suggest you don’t them as the clock strikes midnight tonight. Why?—simply this: most resolutions are trashed within a few weeks. In reality, over 70...