by bs_admin | Jul 1, 2025 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Success
9 Lessons for Authors from the Shark Tank I confess, I watch ABC’s Shark Tank from the night it debuted. It gives a variety—and I mean HUGE variety of entrepreneurs at every stage the opportunity to pitch their company to five entrepreneurs—the Sharks—who have been...
by Judith Briles | Jul 1, 2025 | Author Success, Book Publishing, Book Success, self publishing
Publishing Fraud is Alive, Well … and Growing! Is the publishing siren calling to you? Has it already called. Oh-oh … have you ever been caught in something that sounds too good to be true? Did you know that self-publishing has grown into a Bait and...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jun 3, 2025 | Author Success, Book Success
Attendance at libraries picks up this month … June officially launches library summer events. For authors, libraries can be your best friend. here are over two million libraries globally and they spend roughly $31 billion annually! In the U.S., library...
by Judith Briles | May 13, 2025 | Author Success, Book Publishing, Book Success
I must write year-round, every day with all my commitments … but for my personal writing … as in a new book, the seasons of the year matter. As in sunshine—meaning spring, summer, and fall are my chosen seasons. I’m a confessed seasons l...
by Judith Briles | Feb 4, 2025 | Author Success, Book awards, Book Awards, Book Marketing, Book Publicity, Book Success
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,...
by Judith Briles | Jan 21, 2025 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Selling, Book Signings, Book Success
Tips for Authors for Signing Their Books Forty-four years ago, I had my first book signing. It was at a local bookstore in my home town and I was clueless at what to expect … and really what to do—just show up. Thankfully, the store was a pro at having events and went...
