Topic: Book Success

Author Attitude Tip … Add a Moment of Delight to Your Day

Author Attitude Tip … Add a Moment of Delight to Your Day

Author Tip…
Add a Moment of Delight to Your Day … Every Day this Year!
 
When FALL falls in, common words many use are GRATEFUL and GRATITUDE. Two wonderful words. Grateful for others, for work, for life … you name it.
Throughout the year, major holidays scoot to the stage for their annual celebrations. Fall and early winter are dominant.
As Thanksgiving and November nudges in, we are continually reminded to be grateful for others, work, life, the …

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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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My marketing bad … I should have done this in the beginning …

My marketing bad … I should have done this in the beginning …

My marketing bad …
I should have done this in the beginning …
If you are creating blogs, events, or anything that needs a lead or pitch … it’s time to start a Swipe Folder. My podcast interview with Internet Marketing guru Tom Antion jogged me into action.
It’s my bad … I should have done it when I first marketed my Unpluggeds … or anything that needed a sign up or registration.
It’s time to create a folder …

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A Baker’s Dozen Tips for Authors On Signing Their Books

A Baker’s Dozen Tips for Authors On Signing Their Books

A Baker’s Dozen Tips for Authors On Signing Their Books
Forty-two years ago, I had my first book signing. It was at a local bookstore in my home town and I was clueless at what to expect … and really what to do—just show up. Thankfully, the store was a pro at having events and went all out to support me.
Is there a right way … or a wrong way to sign a book for an …

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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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Book Publicity/Prom

Book Publicity/Prom

It’s an author bugaboo … I don’t want to do book promo and publicity until my book is available. It’s time to stop it.

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. She is a master at self-promotion ideas to …

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Celebrate the Freedom of Writing and Being an Author

Celebrate the Freedom of Writing and Being an Author

It’s America’s Birthday…
Celebrate the Freedom of Writing and Being an Author

Today is the 4th of July … a huge day in America. It’s America’s birthday. For some, the celebration of America’s independence started days before the 4th—stretching it over many.
Last Friday was the get-away day for many and was in full view. Flags were out. Families and friends planning gatherings for picnics, barbecues, movies, and or just a layback and take a few days off. All …

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Start Early and Often for Author Social Media Marketing

Start Early and Often for Author Social Media Marketing

Start Early and Often for Author Social Media Marketing
When it comes to social media, too many authors engage in One for the Money … Two for the Show … Three to Get Ready (maybe) … and rarely GO.

This is not your option. The wise author … the savvy author … the author whose objective is to be seriously successful gets started early and engages often moving forward.
Why?

To get your feet wet.
To learn shortcuts for creating …

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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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Author Smarts: The Power of “Re” for Authors

Author Smarts: The Power of “Re” for Authors

Author Smarts: The Power of “Re”
As last year came to an end, I started my simmering process. A noodling of what I imagined I wanted to do going forward for The Book Shepherd and for me personally. I know that I have The Author’s Walk on my writing calendar with several chapters already completed. But there was more to consider … to do. 2022 will carry a theme of “Re” … for me, it started …

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