Author Tips
Handwritten Notes Stand Out – Deborah Lloyd
Book Marketing Tip: In the age of e-mail and texts, a handwritten note always stands out. — Deborah Lloyd, chief creative officer, Kate Spade If you want to connect with people, get out your pen and write some meaningful short notes. By hand. Do this for booksellers. Do this for TV producers. Do this for […]
The 12 Commandments of Wealth
Here are W. Randall Jones’s 12 Commandments of Wealth. While they might not always make you rich, they are all worth noting and following. 1. Never seek money for money’s sake. 2. Find your perfect pitch. Discover your talent. 3. Be your own boss. 4. Get addicted to ambition. 5. Be early. Show up on […]
How to Establish an Effective Working Relationship with an Editor
Remember when email was a writer’s boon? The ability to zap over a finished manuscript on its due date, as opposed to subjecting the finished manuscript to the uncertainties of the postal service or even an express delivery service days before the due date, was a writer’s heaven. No more worrying about envelopes, zip codes, […]
What Is a Good Self-Publishing Company?
I saw this lead question in a recent email I received: What is a good self-publishing company? The answer is simple: YOU. Yup, the only good self-publishing company is yourSELF. That’s what self-publishing is all about. I know that there are a lot of companies out there now that call themselves self-publishing companies. But the fact […]