by Judith Briles | Feb 17, 2026 | Author Alert, Author Success, Book Publishing
Yes Virginia … There Are Publishing Predators in Your Midst The author, publishing, writing world may have reached Peak Scam. Pitching you that their “service” is essential … and it is not. Authors must be on alert. I am a HUGE fan and supporter of the must-read blog...
by Judith Briles | Aug 6, 2024 | Author Alert, Author Mistakes, Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing
Author Alert … Avoid the 7 Deadly Sins of Publishing Publishing has always been a marathon … if fact, a series of them. If you are looking for an overnight sensation, you are doomed to failure. Publishing takes time. No matter if you are on the...
by Judith Briles | Jan 14, 2023 | Author Alert, Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing
When you write from your heart, you tell the truth. Have you ever opened your computer or had a pad of paper in front of you and pondered, “What should I write about?” Sometimes a speed write can set the tone. Look around your space. ID three...
by Judith Briles | Apr 26, 2022 | amazon, Author Alert, Author Success, Book Publishing, Book Success, Kindle
What Does Print on Demand Cost for Your Book? It was rude … very rude awakening … for a new author to discover that there was a ONE DOLLAR difference in the cost of printing on the two main players in the POD world. And not only that … because of the number of pages...
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...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 2, 2021 | Author Alert, Author Mistakes, Author Success, Book Marketing, Change
It’s 2021 and Time for an Author Do-Over … A Change in Plans 2020 was a wallop of a year in dishing out change, flowing it from multiple directions. The way you worked, where you worked, and how you worked morphed. Socializing was flipped on its head. Outside...
