by bookshepherd_admin | Aug 4, 2020 | Author Mistakes, Author Success, Book Awards, Book Marketing
Niche Books and Niche Publishing Deliver Bankable Results When authors say their book is for everybody, a reality check is needed. Your book is not for everyone. Ever. My truthiness: the more you niche yourself, the bigger your fan base; the greater your reader market...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 10, 2020 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Shepherd, Kick Butt Author Tips
Oh yes … a book is a wonderful thing! The catch is, people need to pick it up and read it. We authors need tips and tricks … and promo tools to encourage the “pick up” factor. This is beyond social media postings and people buzzing. It’s...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 23, 2016 | Kick Butt Author Tips
Blogging is an essential element in your social media outreach. The first quarter of the year is always a good time to kick off ideas to regenerate or just goose you to update what you are doing in the blog world.Here is a quick 6 step formula to rock your...
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 | Jul 4, 2014 | Author Success, How to Publish
As the Author and Publishing Worlds Continue to Turn, the words “self” and “independent” have almost become interchangeable. There is a difference, agreed, a fine line at times. What is independence in publishing for today’s author? ...
