Topic: Publishing

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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Author Smarts … Don’t Become Someone’s Cash Cow

Author Smarts … Don’t Become Someone’s Cash Cow

 
Author Smarts … Don’t Become Someone’s Cash Cow

Starting down the publishing path takes money—don’t let anyone … anyone … tell you that it doesn’t. Before you kiss off money, or become someone’s cash cow, you need some protection. If you don’t have my latest edition of How to Avoid Book Publishing Blunders, get it. Revised in 2022, it will offer over 100 save your publishing tush tidbits to save you money.

Sure, there are ways to …

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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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Author Tips to Avoid Social Media Posting Blunders

Author Tips to Avoid Social Media Posting Blunders

Author Marketing Blunders …
Not Using Ninja Strategies to Push Your Social Media Out
SOMETIMES, AUTHORS MIX UP their priorities. Maybe they think they can “do it all” … you can’t. Stop it. It’s time to morph your thinking and your actions when it comes to social media posting.

When it comes to social media, you need a management system in place to maintain your social media sanity.

To schedule your posts.
To follow comments.
To make comments.
To access what is …

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Writer and Author Beware: Avoid the Princess Author Syndrome

Writer and Author Beware: Avoid the Princess Author Syndrome

In front of me were a newbie author and his first fiction manuscript. He was hesitant to speak as I welcomed him and then started asking a few questions.
Before he arrived in my office, I had quietly sat down and read the first three chapters to get a feel for his story and style of writing.

I knew it needed editing, but so do all books to some degree. The opening chapter had legs and moved …

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Discover the ins and outs of creating and producing children’s books

Discover the ins and outs of creating and producing children’s books

Award-winning book designer Nick Zelinger, with over 30 years of experience in graphic design, print media, and publishing tackles the challenging task of how to create a children’s book you can be proud of — and sell by the boatload!
In the Art of Children’s Books, he will set the stage for:

What to look for in an illustrator.
Setting guidelines for you and your artist.
The most common mistakes authors make and how to avoid them.
Identifying pitfalls to …

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5 Steps to Overcome Author Procrastination to Achieve Success in 2021

5 Steps to Overcome Author Procrastination to Achieve Success in 2021

5 Steps to Overcome Author Procrastination for 2021
Are you an author? A writer-to-be published? Are you a perfectionist? Are you looking for the perfect phrase, word, idea? Are you stuck? Wouldn’t getting unstuck and moving forward be a tad more fun? Are you stuck in the getting ready mode to get your book done?

Make today, this week, this month, this year that getting it done … even if there are a few hiccups … a …

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Discover Building Your Brand with Your Mission

Discover Building Your Brand with Your Mission

Are you answering “your” call?
Do you want to turn your book into a brand?
How about marketing it with a “mission-driven movement”?
 
· Many of you have ‘heard the call’ … and begin the hero’s journey in your writing.
· Next, you heed the call and take action – write a book, create a business around that calling.
· Then you take that calling out to the market to others who will resonate with the call  …  those who want and …

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9 Tips for Writing Better and Faster

9 Tips for Writing Better and Faster

Reading and Writing are joined at the hip. I’m often asked how do I get so much pumped out each week with blogs, podcasts, communications about ongoing events and experiences, the variety of books I work of with clients … and noodling ideas for my own books.

 
First,  I read lots. I scan through five newspapers every morning–within 10 minutes of being up, I’m reading accompanied by my ever-present mug of hot tea. Items that catch …

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