by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 18, 2017 | Kick Butt Author Tips
Beware of ANY Literary Agent Who Charges You UPFRONT for ANY Service A legit literary agent represents the author’s intellectual property (in most cases, a manuscript for a book to be published) to a legitimate publisher. When a sale occurs, the agent receives a...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 11, 2017 | Kick Butt Author Tips
Writing ahas … therefore TIPS! Comedy writing tells the truth … about the writer and a situation … When writing fiction, and your character is in an impossible situation … all can lead with is: what happens next. Don’t try to unravel what is happening, go with...
by bookshepherd_admin | Feb 11, 2017 | Kick Butt Author Tips, Publishing at Sea
Day 4 … we are in San Juan Puerto … I’m ready to hit the streets this afternoon after our AM sessions that Joan Stewart, the Publicity Hound walks everyone through the creation of a press release and Kelly Johnson, the Author’s Virtual Assistant reveals in Tech Tools...
by bookshepherd_admin | Feb 4, 2017 | Kick Butt Author Tips, Publishing at Sea
I started off the morning with how to write a One-Sheet for an Author, your Business or your Book that is SLICK, CLICK and TICKS … walking everyone through a process to create theirs, then revealed step-by-step what I went through as I created mine this past week. And...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 7, 2017 | Kick Butt Author Tips, Writing Tip
There are four huge reasons why you should consider, and main, publishing on your own: quality, control, timing, and money. And in no particular order—although, if you have a “hot” topic the time factor rears its head first. 1 Quality is, well, about quality. If a...
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 31, 2016 | Kick Butt Author Tips, Social Media
Knowing who your competition is, what keywords and phrases to use and which people are looking for in your topic area are all powerful resources. Here are six to use: 1 Analytics is always important–what words and phrases work and what is your competition doing,...