"Start planning your book's destiny-NOW" This is a phrase I got from Susan McBeth, founder of "Adventures by the Book." Susan creates events for authors, and says she has a "connector personality." Like Susan, I also like to connect people and one of the first questions Susan brought up during her presentation at Publishers and Continue Reading
Archives for June 2014
Why Indie Authors and Publishers Need to Join the Community
It wasn't until I read best-selling indie author, Hugh Howey's statement, in the April 2014 Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) magazine that I realized how we, as indie authors and publishers, or (if you prefer the term self-published authors) have become a HUGE COMMUNITY of individuals who are more giving and helpful to one Continue Reading
Marketing Secrets from a Best-selling Indie Author Sheri Fink
It's not everyday that you meet a gutsy woman like Sheri Fink. She grew up poor, and ended up a #1 best-selling, award-winning children’s author and creator of “The Whimsical World of Sheri Fink” children’s brand. I heard Sheri speak at the Southern California Writers Association, and what I love about her, is that she is Continue Reading
Marketing For Gutsy Writers With #1 Bestselling Resource Author Angela Ackerman
Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi are co-authors of the #1 Bestselling resource for Writers, The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression. I love interviewing Gutsy People, and during my 30-minute interview with Angela, you'll learn how she, and Becca, came up with the idea of helping writers. It all started with Continue Reading
Do Authors Make Money? Here’s The Truth
I'm in the mood to write something controversial that may get me in trouble, but as you know, my theme is being "Gutsy" so I've decided to be honest and say what's on my mind. Before I do, let me tell you that I've been re-evaluating my goals; where I'm heading with "Gutsy Living" and my coaching business. As many of you have told me, I'm all Continue Reading