by bookshepherd_admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Author Mistakes, Author Power, Author Success, Book Shepherd, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd
Has the invisibility cloak of lack of confidence ever enveloped you as an author? The year 1987 was a big publishing year for me—three books were published by three different New York publishing houses. All books did well and continued to add to my education as a...
by bookshepherd_admin | Apr 6, 2021 | Author Mistakes, Author Success, Book Industry News, Book Marketing, Judith Briles Book Publishing Unplugged
Too, too many authors abandon the book ship early in the process. And what do they do? Many start another book—maybe a variation of what they just did. And what will happen when they finish? Most likely, abandonment. In effect, you’ve become an unfit author/book...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 23, 2021 | Author Success, Book Success, Publishing, Writing Success
Not a week goes by that I don’t get a variety of “How do I do it?” questions that pertain to either writing, publishing or book marketing. Whew. None are one-sentence responses. If it’s about writing, it may be: How can I make a living writing? Do you know who pays...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 9, 2021 | Author Success, Book Publishing, Book Success, Judith Briles Book Publishing Unplugged, self publishing
Dr. Judith Briles’ Author Success Formula in 8 Steps Author Success doesn’t happen overnight. It needs a Vision. It needs Passion to fuel it. And, it needs a Plan. Not a namby-pamby one. One that has got some oomph within it and push to implement. Oh, and it...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 2, 2021 | Author Alert, Author Mistakes, Author Success, Book Marketing, Change
It’s 2021 and Time for an Author Do-Over … A Change in Plans 2020 was a wallop of a year in dishing out change, flowing it from multiple directions. The way you worked, where you worked, and how you worked morphed. Socializing was flipped on its head. Outside...