by Judith Briles | Jul 11, 2026 | Book Marketing, Saturday Blog
“Book Marketing Made Simple” The good news: book marketing today is easier than it was 20 years ago. It is simple. The bad news: most authors fail to set the stage to make it so. What? … you say! Yup … tis what I say … to do. Write a book that others want...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 19, 2020 | Author Success, Publishing, self publishing
All Authors Need a Platform … What’s in Yours? How’s your Author Platform? Do you have one? Are you building on it? How about expanding it? Contrary to what most say, the Platform IS NOT all about your following, your crowd. You can’t have a...
by bookshepherd_admin | Feb 2, 2016 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing
WOW! What an author and publishing voyage! The 3rd annual Publishing at Sea ended on a high note on the high seas this past weekend. I loved the diversity of our group; the breadth of their writing; and the array of topics … so hot!Not all of our participants are in...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jul 4, 2014 | Author Success, How to Publish
As the Author and Publishing Worlds Continue to Turn, the words “self” and “independent” have almost become interchangeable. There is a difference, agreed, a fine line at times. What is independence in publishing for today’s author? ...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 26, 2013 | Author Success, Platforms, The Book Shepherd, Writing Success
As The Book Shepherd, Dr. Judith Briles has worked with thousands of authors. She’s the author of 30 books and knows what it takes to create, publish and market them. Judith also knows why most authors fail to succeed in their author quest. Judith also gets the...
