by bookshepherd_admin | Feb 10, 2015 | Author Success, The Book Shepherd, Writing Success
Every writer, every author, hits the wall some time … sometimes, lots of times. Oh, we can bring it all on ourselves, allowing and enabling a slew of distractions to create the detour. Or, some cosmic force comes into play—totally unexpected and totally...
by bookshepherd_admin | Nov 17, 2014 | Book Marketing
Do you want your book in the airport? If you do, you need to know that Hudson News (NJ based) or The Paradies Shops (GA based) are the only players for airport book sales. Pitch it to headquarters—it’s all about the book … has to be designed and written...
by bookshepherd_admin | Oct 6, 2014 | Author Success, Book Success
One of the website strategist and specialists I bring into work with many of my authors is Amber Ludwig of NGNG. Last year, AuthorU.org did a special BookCamp that focused on the six critical areas that are must haves to make it in the authoring world today that she...
by bookshepherd_admin | Sep 26, 2014 | Book Marketing, Book Publicity, Social Media
Getting on a Major TV Show will Sell Tons of Books and a Publicist will Get Me On for Sure! If I have heard it once, I have heard it over a thousand times. “I don’t want to market my books … I just want to write.” I get it … many authors would rather just be writing....
by bookshepherd_admin | Sep 22, 2014 | Author Success, Book Marketing
“I don’t know how to market books” … “I don’t want to market books” … “I can’t market books” … “I, I, I … just want to be left alone and write. It’s my passion. Don’t you...