by bookshepherd_admin | Oct 3, 2014 | Publishing
After spending several hours with a client who was incredibly frustrated (and most likely PO’d at me for being the messenger) that what she had so carefully structured in her 8 x 11 print out version was most likely NOT going to be the same presentation in the...
by bookshepherd_admin | Sep 29, 2014 | Webinars
Twice a month, Judith Briles and Nick Taylor do live webinars for authors on Wednesdays at 3 Pacific, 4 Mountain, 5 Central and 6 Eastern. If you are a paid up member of AuthorU.org, it’s free. If you are not, there is a charge of $49. This month we are focusing...
by bookshepherd_admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Book Industry News
Why so many authors think that their friend who teaches literature at the local college, or their sister who loves everything they write and do is the perfect editor for their work is beyond me. Your editor can make or break your work—she can shape and shore it up …...
by bookshepherd_admin | Sep 1, 2014 | Book Awards, Book Publicity
Book award contests are everywhere. What do you do when you win a book award? The savvy author tells others about it. Don’t count on your publisher to do it if you are published by someone other than your own company. Get your computer open and: 1. Create the...
by bookshepherd_admin | Aug 25, 2014 | Author Success, Book Success
Sometimes it’s not easy being an author … there’s rejection—sometimes in a cascading abundance; sometimes we authors feel that everything attempted is a massive flop; sometimes we think we should be committed for spending the time and money in creating our...