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? ...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 28, 2013 | Book Industry News
One question that most authors don’t know to ask is, “How do I get the LCCN?” What’s a LCCN? Good question—it’s the Library of Congress number that shows that you exist, and the one that any library that you are pitching your book to wants to know you have. The good...
