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 | Jun 28, 2022 | Guest blog, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd
I’ve received permission from Victoria Strauss, the co-founder of Writer Beware® blog which I personally think is one of the BEST out there. Writer Beware is the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America watchdog and the primary resource I go to when I’m on “the...
by bs_admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Success, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd, Publishing
Write a Press Release that Gets Attention and POPs Even though I’ve shared press releases I’ve written with my coaching clients, I still get asked … as in repeatedly … How do I write a press release? So, I’ve decided to do a one more time and put it in my BLOG. The...
by Judith Briles | Mar 29, 2022 | Call to Action, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd, self publishing, Social Media
Author Checklist to Optimize Social Media CTAs No matter what you are sending out or posting in blogs, articles, newsletters … whatever, do you have a CTA with it … a call to action? It could be to buy something; to do an activity or exercise; to watch or read...
by bs_admin | Feb 1, 2022 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd
Ninja Authors Start Selling Books Before It’s a Book Selling should start before a book comes out. Savvy authors learn not to wait until they have a book in hand. Did you presell with your first book? How about with the eBook edition? Or, if you have an audiobook, did...
by bs_admin | Dec 28, 2021 | Author Success, Book Success, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd, Publishing
No author plans to fail; what he or she does is fail to plan. -Judith Briles Snappy Sassy Salty-Wise Words for Authors and Writers Goals—identify them—they are your friends … a good thing to have and do for any author who wants to be seriously successful! A few...