by Judith Briles | Jul 14, 2026 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Success
The Author’s Inner Circle Seeds Author Success Have you created a special circle of who becomes an advisory board—ready to give you pushback comments and reality checks? Authors need feedback, reality checks, and plain old-fashion butt-kicking. And they need a little...
by Judith Briles | Jul 7, 2026 | Book Publishing, Book Success, Copyright
Author Tips for Creating Your Book’s Copyright Page Does your book have a Copyright page? Please tell me YES! It’s a must have and is always placed in the “front matter” of your book. And, not a week goes by, when I don’t get an email from an author asking: What...
by Judith Briles | Jun 30, 2026 | Author Success, Book Success, Writing Success, Writing Tip
It’s America’s Birthday Week… Celebrate the Freedom of Writing and Being an Author This Saturday is the 4th of July … a huge day in America. It’s America’s birthday. For some, the celebration of America’s independence becomes a stretch weekend. Since it’s...
by Judith Briles | Mar 17, 2026 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Success
What Should Authors Have in Common with Bees? Spring officially starts this week. The one thing I like about winter is that I don’t have much outdoor maintenance in my home … unless it’s an emergency of some sort. My attention is on indoor needs: writing, getting...
by Judith Briles | Mar 3, 2026 | Author Success, Book Publicity, Book Sales, Book Signings, Book Success
Strategies 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...
by Judith Briles | Aug 19, 2025 | Author Success, Book Success
As the summer wines down, it’s an ideal time to revisit your goals. Are they still in synch with your vision … your values? What were your old goals? Are they stay valid? What’s working for you now? What isn’t? What worked last year? What didn’t? If you have the magic...