Author Archive
How should you price your eBook?
I’ve been attending the virtual Non-Fiction Writers Conference this week hosted by Stephanie Chandler. As always (this is my 3rd year to participate) the conference is FULL of excellent information. I’ll be blogging about several of the things I’ve learned in the coming weeks. This morning we heard from Mark Coker of Smashwords. He is […]
The Ultimate Complete Social Media Sizing Cheat Sheet
Everybody knows the importance of having appealing graphics in your social media profiles — they make your page more interesting, more engaging for your readers and they go a long way toward establishing your brand. But getting your existing graphics to conform to the requirements of each social media site can be tedious and frustrating. […]
What is YOUR best pathway to publishing?
It can be quite bewildering to be an author standing at the crossroads of choice in publishing paths. Traditional or trade publishing is one way to go but you must first “sell” your idea to a publisher. If you are successful in landing a book contract it will likely be 18-24 months before your book […]
Worldreader Books for All
Don’t you just love it when you have a chance to do good by doing what you do best? One of my favorite things about my work is the opportunity to advance the good work of my clients who are doing good in the world. I’ve had the opportunity to work on projects that have […]
7 Tips for Using Copyrighted Material in Your Book
“Can’t I quote someone if I just give them credit?” This is an often-asked question from authors. I think a lot of confusion comes from past experiences in academic writing. When you write a research paper in school it is expected that you will quote other people’s ideas and the requirement is to give credit […]
Gifts for Authors (and Aspiring Authors)
If you are looking for some last minute gift ideas or stocking stuffers for aspiring writers and/or speakers I have a few ideas for you. For writers or aspiring writers you might try: Moleskine Ruled Notebooks — this is a great little all notebook with a beautiful look and feel. You can get them in […]
Making a List and Checking it Twice …
‘Tis the season! The season of joy. The season of light. The season of giving. But for many people, it is also the season of overwhelm. This is the time of year that we all have many pulls on our time and our attention. As the year winds down I have many business commitments that […]
The Power of Expressing Appreciation
Since this is the week of Thanksgiving, I started to write this week’s blog about the things I am grateful for in my business. It was a pretty long list! I am blessed to have a thriving business at a time when many of my friends have lost their jobs. I love what I do […]
Fear of Diving In
Sometimes you have to do the thing that scares you and just jump into the deep end of the pool. I remember being a kid and wanting to jump off the high diving board at the local pool — it looked like so much fun but I wondered if I would ever have the courage to […]
Making it easy to schedule appointments
I used to spend a significant amount of time scheduling appointments. It almost always required multiple emails resulting in what I recently heard referred to as “calendar battleship” — you know, the game that goes like this: “How about Monday at 2:00 my time/3:00 your time.” “MISS — How about Tuesday at 11:00 or Wednesday […]
