by bookshepherd_admin | Sep 13, 2016 | Author Success, Book Industry News, Book Marketing, Book Publicity
This week delivers the seventh annual Author U extravaganza. And an event that is designed for both newbie and establishes authors to basically take their book to any level they envision. Throughout the Extravaganza, attendees have the opportunity to interact with 30...
by bookshepherd_admin | Aug 30, 2016 | Book Industry News, Book Marketing, Book Success, Publishing, self publishing, The Book Shepherd, Writing Success
Are you feeling overwhelmed in the publishing maze? This week is the official launch for my latest book, How to Avoid 101 Book Publishing Blunders, Bloopers & Boo-Boos. I love the fun of it … and the essentials/must haves and knows of it. And you will too For...
by bookshepherd_admin | Aug 16, 2016 | Book Industry News
HOT SPIT … I love Great news!We’ve just added brand new value to the Publishing At Sea cruise …We’ve been able to arrange an official Royal Caribbean sanctionedbook signing event during our cruise. This is important as an author to you for 3 very...
by bookshepherd_admin | Aug 2, 2016 | Author Success, Book Industry News, Book Marketing, Book Publicity, Writing Success
The Stages of Writing and Creating Your Manuscript 1. Write 50 to 100 words. Congrats … that’s a PARAGRAPH.2. Next, string 225 to 250 words … that’s a PAGE.3. Depending on your chapter length—remember, I’m a fan of “short is the new black”, create...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jul 12, 2016 | Book Industry News, Book Marketing, self publishing
The so called “HUGE news” in bookland last week was all about Barnes & Noble: it has actually made a competitive move that could leave Amazon in the dust (there are 640 BN stores … Amazon has only 3) … but will it? I don’t think so. Maybe it may just be:And maybe...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jun 11, 2016 | Book Industry News
It’s hot news in audiobook land. Richard Rieman, author of The Author’s Guide to AudioBook Creation revealed that Audible has create. I don’t know how long the “offer” will last … but here’s what it’s smoking and...