by Judith Briles | Jun 24, 2025 | Book Publicity, Book Publishing
Who’s in Your Village? … Who Are You Going to Thank? Everyone … That’s Who! Your book is done. It’s time for the back and front matter. What else is there to do? What is the front matter and what is back matter? One of the last items on the book publishing “to do”...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jun 10, 2025 | Author Success, Publishing, Writing Success
At any given time, you will be in a group of people. Many of them within the group desire to write and publish a book. Some will say it out loud, others internalize it … think about it: “someday” I’ll write my book. Why write a book? Let me...
by bookshepherd_admin | Aug 20, 2024 | Book Industry News, Publishing Predators
Oh, what a tangled web they weave … publishing predators are breeding with the surge of authors now by-passing traditional publishing. Over half of books published today are by the self and indie publishers. Traditional publishers are taking notice and are now...
by Judith Briles | Aug 13, 2024 | Author Success, Book Publishing
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 sign-up with a self-publishing kind of company to get my book out? Should I pursue a New York publisher? Should I go with a Hybrid? Should I seek a small...
by Judith Briles | Apr 30, 2024 | Author Success, Book Publishing
6 Steps to Authorpreneur Success Author success evolves around being an entrepreneur. My raw definition of an entrepreneur is someone who creates, organizes and operates a business or multiple businesses. Financial risks are incurred in order to do so. The...
