by Judith Briles | Jun 27, 2026 | Author Success, Personal Growth, Productivity, Saturday Blog
“Tick Tock … Tick Tock …” Your time is limited. You only have 168 hours in a week. Each week. Each month. Each year. Some are for sleep … Some are for work … Some are for play … Some are for “your time” … Your 168 hours can get interrupted and ambushed. By...
by Judith Briles | Jun 23, 2026 | AI, Author Success, Writing
In Publishing … Humans vs AI Not a day goes by that authors are not hit with something that has an AI scam attached to it. In a conversation with Jim Cox, the CEO of Midwest Book Review, it to is being hit with a flood from the AI river. He writes in a recent blog...
by Judith Briles | Jun 16, 2026 | Author Success, Book Marketing
The System Broke … Last week, several biggies in social media took a nose dive. As in they weren’t accessible for anyone to post on; to receive messages via; to log into. For mega hours, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, and Amazon’s algorithms left the...
by Judith Briles | Jun 9, 2026 | Author Success, Writing
Is Your Author Rhythm Ready to Burst Forward? George Gershwin’s “Fascinating Rhythm” was a celebration of the Roaring Twenties pulsating energy, capturing the frenetic and irresistible beat was enthusiastically embraced by millions. “I’ve got rhythm, I’ve got music...
by Judith Briles | Jun 2, 2026 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Shark Tank Lessons for Authors
Become Myopically Focused … with 9 Author Tips from the Shark Tank I confess, I still check out ABC’s Shark Tank. It gives a variety—and I mean HUGE variety—of entrepreneurs at every stage the opportunity to pitch their company and product to entrepreneurs with deep...
by Judith Briles | May 26, 2026 | Author Success, Publishing Tips
Cut the Author Chaos: Avoid Book Publishing Blunders I spend many hours in bookstores. When someone comes to my book table and asks about publishing, I listen. Repeatedly, I hear a broken record of the same old … same old mishaps and mistakes authors make. Newbie...
