by Judith Briles | Oct 10, 2023 | Author Success, Book Publishing, Publishing
Author Smarts … Don’t Become Someone’s Cash Cow Starting down the publishing path takes money—don’t let anyone … anyone … tell you that it doesn’t. Before you kiss off money, or become someone’s cash cow, you need some protection. If you don’t have my latest...
by bs_admin | Sep 19, 2023 | Author Power, Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Success
Get Ready to Rock Your Book Sales Summer is lapsing. Fall is here, which kicks off a variety of “hot” sale opportunities to coattail on. From Columbus Day to Halloween to Black whatever to Thanksgiving to Hanukkah to Christmas to fill in the ________. It’s...
by Judith Briles | Aug 1, 2023 | Author Photos, Author Success, Book Publishing, Uncategorized
Are Book Club Thieves In the Author’s Midst? Are you in a book club? That might be a YES. Do you members understand how authors get paid? That would most likely be a NO. Does your book practice Book Club thievery? Could be. We authors love the idea of having a book as...
by Judith Briles | Jun 20, 2023 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Sales, Book Success, Publishing, Publishing Predators
Don’t Become a Cash Cow for Someone … One of the most common questions I get asked via my social media and at conferences is, “What will my book cost to publish?” And my answer is always, “It depends …” It depends on how you publish...
by Judith Briles | May 30, 2023 | Author Success, Book Publishing, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd
It Was an Over-the-Top Book Affair to Remember! A close friend of an author and her family simply said, “I want to give a book party for you …” and she did. And what a party it was! The words, You must remember this … flowed through my mind as I attended an...
by Judith Briles | May 2, 2023 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Success
Author Essential Question: Who’s in Your Mind When You Write? Over the 20 years I’ve worked with authors … the 40 years I’ve been writing and encouraging others to write and publish, it was—and still is—interesting to hear many authors stumble when asked three...
