by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 26, 2021 | Author Success, Book Success, Publishing, Writing Success
In front of me were a newbie author and his first fiction manuscript. He was hesitant to speak as I welcomed him and then started asking a few questions. Before he arrived in my office, I had quietly sat down and read the first three chapters to get a feel for his...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 19, 2021 | authors, Publishing, Writing Success, Writing Tip
Not a week goes by where authors I’m working with or places that I’m speaking at that, where I don’t get this question: Do you have any quick tips for getting unstuck in writing? My answer has multiple components, but it starts with one word: Yes We all get stuck once...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 12, 2021 | Book Publishing, Book Success, ebook power, Judith Briles, Judith Briles Book Publishing Unplugged, Podcasts, Publishing, Writing Success
This is for my friends and followers who seek authoring, book marketing, and publishing advice and tips from me. You wouldn’t be getting this blog if you weren’t. I embrace freedom and the ability I have to say and write what I think without fear. And I embrace the...
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 15, 2020 | Author Success, Publishing, Writing Success
TODAY is the last day for what a call a Happy Dance time for authors in book marketing. Let’s snap, crackle, and pop a quick push on your book NOW to create book sales with eye candy. For this month. For forward. Last year, I did a special webinar with CJ McDaniel...
by bookshepherd_admin | Oct 27, 2020 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Guest blog, Publishing, Writing Success
Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. Jacqui Murray cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. In a recent post, I discovered something that I think most authors would love to incorporate in their digital book...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jul 14, 2020 | Author Success, Book Success, Publishing
The Library of Congress Control Number (The LCCN) NOTE: The entire program for the LCCN can be found on Google under LCCN Publishers User Guide The #1 question that most authors don’t know to ask is, How do I get an LCCN? What’s an LCCN? Good question—it’s the Library...