Tag: book marketing

It’s Thanksgiving week. A time of reflection and gratefulness. Much is on my plate as The Book Shepherd, a friend, neighbor, Mom. What about you?

Participate … Participate … Participate—your author and marketing success demands that you show up. It’s the 90% Rule via Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd.

During the Holidays, authors scramble for ideas for book promo. Judith Briles has 5 easy peasy tips to stand out before Black Friday and the massive ads hit

Authors don’t need to be stumped with marketing—the first step to becoming a Ninja Book Marketer is to embrace “Yes, I Can” and dump “I just want to write.”

Which book awards do you enter? Do they matter? And the essential question: should you? Let’s start with the second question first. The answer: sometimes. Depending upon the tenacity of the author/publisher in getting the word out about the book and the award, you

To be … or Not to be is a form of a question I get at least once a week when it comes to publishing. Should I just do it myself? Should I signup with a self-publishing kind of company to get my book

Yikes … what a headline to write. One that I never imagined I would. And I’m glad I did. Consider this a full author alert. In a podcast I did years ago with the then president of the Colorado Library Association, she revealed that

Good Authoring Day to YOU                Reminder … TODAY is AuthorYOU Salons. Online starts at 7 AM Mountain time … IN-Person at 9 AM. details are on the www.Meetup.com/AuthorYouSalons  page. The sold out Amazon Bestseller Campaign workshop started

Good Authoring Day to YOU                This is a writing weekend for me. Clients’ books to move forward. And, getting ready for Speaking Unplugged. Are you coming? It’s the only session this year. The clock is on the

Are There Book Sales via Book & Crafts Fairs Plus Farmers Markets in Your Midst? Yep, it’ still COLD out there in some parts of the country … but book marketing for late Spring and the Summer should be starting NOW … Gulp …