by Judith Briles | Jan 16, 2024 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Success
When Authors Have NEWS … Be a Quacker … Not a Peeper! As the new year unfolds, authors should be planning for shout out time. News about them; about any awards won the previous year; about a new book in the works; about events that feature them; about _____? What are...
by bs_admin | Jan 9, 2024 | Book Marketing, Book Success, Publishing
Should Authors Seek Endorsements and Forewords for Their Book? Not a week goes by that I don’t get an email or a call from an author asking how to get an endorsement or a foreword for the forthcoming book. So, the immediate answer is: Maybe … maybe not. After their...
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 26, 2023 | Author Success, Book Success, How to Publish
No author plans to fail; what he or she does is fail to plan. -Snappy Sassy Salty Success -Wise Words for Authors and Writers A few “authoring and publishing” years ago, I completed and published...
by bs_admin | Dec 12, 2023 | Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Shepherd, Book Success
Receive the Gift that Keeps on Giving … When I published The Author’s Walk in the Spring of this year, it was the book I openly said, “I wish I had this in my hands 40 years ago when I started down the authoring path.” Little did I know how long, how roller coaster,...
by Judith Briles | Nov 28, 2023 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Success
I wish I had created this long ago … … my own day for annual calendar It’s time to step up to your influence building plate. Why not do it by having a special day, or week, or even a month each year that’s all about you and/or your book … or your expertise? Create...
by Judith Briles | Nov 21, 2023 | Book Publishing, Book Success, Gratitude
Caring … Giving … Gratefulness …Thanksgiving The Holiday lights are up and dancing in the evening hours. The kitchen creates wonderful aromas that waffle through the house, enticing anyone who enters … or lives here. And this week is a personal...