Are There Foreign Rights in Your Midst? If you are trying to do this yourself, be careful you aren’t giving away too much. Believe me, it’s easy to do. And personally, I have only worked with my agents in handling foreign rights. English is my language—not Chinese,...
Do You Use Your Author Voice at Book Signings? This past weekend, several authors signed books at the American Library Association’s MidWinter event. They also participated in a Facebook Live interview and were featured in the catalog that was created and will be sent...
I came across a new phrase to me last week—a grouping of two words: death cleaning. It’s a common phrase in Sweden; in fact, books are written on it. The premise is that if your family and close friends don’t want “it” while you are alive (whatever “it”...
Puerto Rico is one of my favorite places in the world. On September 20th, Hurricane Maria made landfall with winds of 155 miles an hour, leaving it on brink of a humanitarian crisis. The storm left 80 percent of crop value destroyed, 60 percent of the island without...
You have THREE MORE DAYS to save moneys. Early Bird Registration ends on August 17 Have you heard some of the speakers before? Yes indeed. Are they presenting new material? Yes indeed. Are there new Speakers. Yes indeed. The Extravaganza is an investment in...
If you are like me, your email box is loaded … in fact, overloaded … with offers to do “this” and offers to do “that”; with call to action after call to action. It’s exhausting, to say the least. Each year, I put an enormous amount of time and energy in putting...
