by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 29, 2017 | Publishing at Sea
Joan Stewart kicks off the AM with a fun video clip of an existing ads – throughout the AM session, she focused on the 7 things authors must include in their 2017 publicity plan … Hot tip for Authors: review movies, look at ads running. You are looking for the gem;...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 28, 2017 | Publishing at Sea
Today, I kicked off the morning with Author Success Tools and Tips. I went through the essential differences between traditional publishing and self-publishing. For me, it’s about Quality, Control, Timing and Money. Meaning how do you want your book to look and feel;...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 28, 2017 | Publishing at Sea
Up and out bright and early … we had a pickup at 7.45 a.m. Fourteen of us were off of the culinary delights of St. Kitts. We loved the old plantation that we arrived out, now botanical gardens, museum and onsite cooking facility. Both out guide and cook were...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Publishing at Sea
Day 5 … we are in St Maarten today … I’m staying on the ship, meeting with a few of our attendees and brainstorming their books. Along with me came Hans Sitter’s second manuscript—The Thrill of the Ride to get the final edits in and move back to him for...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 26, 2017 | 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...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 25, 2017 | Publishing at Sea
For Me … on the Balcony all day. It’s a day off from Workshops for all attendees. They are playing in Haiti or just enjoying the ship. For me, I will be meeting with the head of retail on the ship to price books of our authors who are selling theirs in the two-day...
