Monthly Archives: April 2011

The #1 Trait of Highly Successful Authors

The #1 Trait of Highly Successful Authors

The 7 Traits of Highly Successful Authors
Trait # 1: The Author has a Platform
Contrary to what most say, the Platform IS NOT all about your following, your crowd. You can’t have a following if you don’t have two other things: a Vision and a Passion. Think of the Platform as a three-legged stool. If any one leg is missing, it no longer functions as intended. With the Author’s Vision, the Platform begins to come to …

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Authors: It’s Book Award time …

Authors: It’s Book Award time …

Authors: It’s Book Award time …
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:

Authors: You Don’t Have to Answer Every Question When Doing Media

Authors: You Don’t Have to Answer Every Question When Doing Media

Authors: You Don’t Have to Answer Every Question When Doing Media
Ha! You’ve landed an interview on your book; you’ve prepped, only to discover that they person interviewing you is clueless. Or, they have their own agenda. What to do? Why take control, that’s what you do!

Remember growing up, we were taught that we had to answer any question an adult asked you? Forget that rule. Authors need, no must, learn how to deflect a question.