Topic: Book Publishing

A few short Writing questions for you from #TheBookShepherd

A few short Writing questions for you from #TheBookShepherd

A few short Writing questions for you …

Is it a calling?
Or is it a job?

Could it be a fool’s errand?
Or a real and unbelievable possibility?

Is writing your dream?
    Or will it be become your reality?
It’s time for you to discover an all-new happening …

Writing at Sea … In the Beginning
Are you ready to take your writing, your book development, and move it forward?
You can in a working week at sea with successful …

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Smart Authors Secret Sauce: They Increase Their Knowledge Daily

Smart Authors Secret Sauce: They Increase Their Knowledge Daily

Smart Authors Secret Sauce… They Increase Their Knowledge Daily

I’ve been a fan of Warren Buffet for decades. Oh, I wished I had gotten on the Berkshire Hathaway train a gazillion years ago like most of the investing population wished they had. I didn’t. It left the station without me.
But what I did do was invest in his words of wisdom several times a week. I read articles written on his tips for business success. Usually …

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You have been invited to the Author Spring Tea, in April.

You have been invited to the Author Spring Tea, in April.

You are invited …
It’s the annual Author Spring Tea where several Colorado Authors do a “show and tell,” offering their wonderful books on a perfect afternoon surrounded by cool people and delectable food. And it’s FREE. The catch: you need to RSVP … and, you can bring friends. Select the perfect gift and have it personalized—we will have books for everyone … PLUS books are the ideal gift—think kids, your friends … how about YOU? …

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When Authors Have NEWS … Be a Quacker … Not a Peeper!

When Authors Have NEWS … Be a Quacker … Not a Peeper!

When Authors Have NEWS … Be a Quacker … Not a Peeper!
As the new year unfolds, authors should be planning for shout out time. News about them; about any awards won the previous year; about a new book in the works; about events that feature them; about _____?
What are you going to do with any recent kudos that have come your way? Or about new happenings in your literary life? Several of the authors I …

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Should Authors Seek Endorsements and Forewords for Books?

Should Authors Seek Endorsements and Forewords for Books?

Should Authors Seek Endorsements and Forewords for Their Book?

Not a week goes by that I don’t get an email or a call from an author asking how to get an endorsement or a foreword for the forthcoming book. So, the immediate answer is: Maybe … maybe not.
After their ask, I always respond with, “Why do you want it?” It’s a valid … and important question for every author to be asked in their quest … …

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Get the ideal gift for the aspiring author or author who needs to get the mojo stirring!

Get  the ideal gift for the aspiring author or author who needs to get the mojo stirring!

Receive the Gift that Keeps on Giving …
When I published The Author’s Walk in the Spring of this year, it was the book I openly said, “I wish I had this in my hands 40 years ago when I started down the authoring path.”
Little did I know how long, how roller coaster, how life-changing that walk would be.
In the many signings I’ve had since it’s publication, I quickly realized that the sister book was the …

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Have You Identified the 5 Core Ideas of Your Book?

Have You Identified the 5 Core Ideas of Your Book?

Have You Identified the 5 Core Ideas of Your Book?
You should. It will shortcut your writing. It will expedite getting to your market. It will be huge in communicating your message.
As in real estate: location, location, location, it is time to think core idea, core idea, CORE IDEA.
Ask yourself what the five principle themes in your book are. Of the five, which is the “core, core”  … your number one?
An example is my book How …

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Foreign Rights Strategies to get your book sold overseas with Dr. Jan Yager

Foreign Rights Strategies to get your book sold overseas with Dr. Jan Yager

Joining the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast host, Dr. Judith Briles is Dr. Jan Yager, the author of 50+ books, in a wide range of genres including adult nonfiction, adult fiction, poetry, dramatic literature, and illustrated children’s books –with translations into 35 languages.
Getting your books into foreign markets is something she knows about. Her book, Foreign Rights and Wrongs opens up what I’ve called “mailbox” money for years. Jan call is “free” money. Jan’s …

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What Does Print on Demand Cost for Your Book?

What Does Print on Demand Cost for Your Book?

What Does Print on Demand Cost for Your Book?
It was rude … very rude awakening … for a new author to discover that there was a ONE DOLLAR difference in the cost of printing on the two main players in the POD world. And not only that … because of the number of pages in his book, he would lose over a dollar a book to boot … meaning that he would be paying the …

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The Magic Word for Authors Is Compelling

The Magic Word for Authors Is Compelling

Not a week goes by when an author-in-waiting doesn’t say to me:
I want to sell a million copies.
My book is like the ones James Patterson writes.
My writing is like Sandra Brown’s.
I want to be published in New York.
Alrighty … goals are always good to have … and reach for. When I hear comments I like the above, I know—yes, I know, that the author-in-waiting hasn’t done his or her publishing homework.

My Truthiness: In most years, less …

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