by bookshepherd_admin | Jul 21, 2020 | Book Marketing, Book Success, self publishing
It’s reality check time … are you feeling a tad bummed as an author? Look in the mirror and ask: Are you disappointed with the flow of your book sales? So … why do some authors fail … and merely limp along with their book sales? Here are my top 10 reasons “why...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jun 14, 2016 | Author Success, Book Success, The Book Shepherd, Writing Success
Authors need feedback, reality checks and plain old-fashion butt-kicking. And they need a little kindness. Few think about putting together an “official” type of board to serve in the feedback/reality check/butt-kicking honors. An Author Inner Circle … a type of...
by bookshepherd_admin | Dec 26, 2014 | Book Industry News, Book Success
Are you confused in which way to publish today? And for that matter, what are the publishing options? Join the club! Traditional publishing, self-publishing and independent publishing are tossed in the air with the flick of the tongue. Just what are they? Authors feel...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 25, 2013 | Author Success, Platforms, The Book Shepherd
All Authors and Authors-to-Be should do this pronto: enter the Author YOU Cha-Cha-Cha Sweepstakes It’s the final week to enter–over 1300 have already! Your odds are so much better than any lottery ticket! Calling All Authors! The...
by bookshepherd_admin | Nov 12, 2012 | Book Industry News
When someone asks you—anyone—what’s the Vision for your Book, and for you the Author, what do you say? Do you stammer and stutter? Do you feel like you project the “deer in the highlight” gaze? Or are you direct and succinct? For the visionary founder of Virgin,...