by bookshepherd_admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Author Mistakes, Author Power, Author Success, Book Shepherd, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd
Has the invisibility cloak of lack of confidence ever enveloped you as an author? The year 1987 was a big publishing year for me—three books were published by three different New York publishing houses. All books did well and continued to add to my education as a...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 25, 2021 | Author Success, Book Success, Writing Success
It’s Memorial Day… if you are like most Americans, it officially kicks off “casual” and summer is on the way. You may plan a day that could find you in the garden (that’s me), a picnic in the park with a concert; BBQ and hanging out with...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 18, 2021 | amazon, Author Success
Amazon has been the lifeline for millions of authors every day. Some just starting on the authoring and publishing journey; some deeply involved in it with Amazon the primary distributor or printing of their current book(s); and others reawakening and pushing out an...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 11, 2021 | amazon, Author Mistakes, Author Power, Author Success, Webinars
Last Friday, my friend, author advocate, publishing truth-teller and award-winning book designer Joel Friedlander died from bladder cancer. A colleague of many years, I wrote for Joel’s website, TheBookDesigner, until he sold it several months ago; had him many...
by bookshepherd_admin | Apr 6, 2021 | Author Mistakes, Author Success, Book Industry News, Book Marketing, Judith Briles Book Publishing Unplugged
Too, too many authors abandon the book ship early in the process. And what do they do? Many start another book—maybe a variation of what they just did. And what will happen when they finish? Most likely, abandonment. In effect, you’ve become an unfit author/book...