by Judith Briles | Aug 25, 2026 | Author Success, Book Awards, Publicity PR
Authors Need to Get their “quacker” in Gear …15 Tips to Shout Out Good News! As summer marches on, many of my Book Shepherd authors who entered their books in award competitions this year and are getting news … CONGRATULATIONS … you are a winner! Type news. Some are...
by Judith Briles | Apr 29, 2025 | Book Marketing, Education
Do you Want to Get Your Book into Schools? A special program for authors showing them how to have their books featured in local schools will be featured by AuthorU.org on May 19th. Award-winning author and former teacher Jane R. Wood shares the many strategies she has...
by Judith Briles | Apr 15, 2025 | Book Marketing
Author Steps for Getting Books into Barnes & Noble Yes … I get it, you want a major bookstore to carry your book. It’s a two-way street. First, your book MUST look like it’s been professionally created—that means it’s not a DYI. Second, you MUST have a compelling...
by bookshepherd_admin | Nov 10, 2020 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Writing Success, Writing Tip
Way Too often, fiction authors delay thinking about their marketing campaigns or a book launch. Or even building a tribe of superfans. When asked, “Who’s the target market for your book? Who’s your ideal reader? Or, who are the bestselling authors in your...
by bookshepherd_admin | Sep 21, 2019 | Twitter Tweets
Good Authoring Day to YOU … Last Monday morning, when I stepped out on my back deck, I felt it. The snap. I felt FALL announce, I’m coming. A different type of “cold” was in the air. As the week progressed, the yellowing of leaves began to pepper through my many...
