The Wide, Wide World of Book Awards – 2025 Should Authors Enter Book Awards? Which book awards do you enter? Do they matter? And should YOU stick your book toe in the water? Have you ever wondered what do NY Times bestselling authors Julie Andrews, Brad Thor,...
Author Portal to PR Power and POP! A Press Release is an ideal way to start the publicity train for you and your book. When and where do you distribute your press release? An excellent question. I reached out to someone who I’ve had on my podcast several times....
15 Tips for Authors to Create Successful Book Signings Forty years ago, when I had my first book signing, I just showed up at the bookstore. All I knew was that there would be a table that I would sit at and books to sign. Oh, I invited friends to come … but it was up...
Smart Authors Welcome the Hemingway app in the Writer Closet The Hemingway App becomes the author’s secret sauce for writing pop and pizazz. It can easily become the author’s best friend. It’s the one many editors use (along with Grammarly) to fine-tune writing. And...
Don’t do well what you have no business doing. So many times, saying, “I will” or “I can” is said too, too quickly. Sometimes generated from emotion; sometimes from just being caught up in the moment—whatever the moment is; or sometimes because...
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