Formula One is the highest class of single-seater auto racing and has a set of rules to which all participants’ cars must conform. Just as in racing there are rules or elements for creating a…
“Money can’t buy love, but it can buy us time to write, and that’s pretty close to love.” Mari Selby In addition to buying you time, money can buy you recognition in advance of publishing…
How do you feel about public speaking? For introverts it’s like standing naked in front of a crowd of strangers. Conversely, extroverts love the stage, the applause, the chance to share their thoughts and visions….
Marshall McCluhan said, “We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.” Your press kit – or media kit – is a tool. It’s your chance to shape how you want to be perceived…
First published in personalgrowth.com A nineteenth century journalist once noted, “If writers were good businessmen, they’d have too much sense to be writers.” Perhaps being a writer is a zany idea. Or perhaps your impossible…
As authors what do we most want from the publishing of our books public recognition, skyrocketing sales, or simply spreading our message? We may want all three, and receiving a review can be like…
What does a publicist do? Most people who hire a publicist have no idea how to maximize their time with a publicist. They neither know what to expect from the campaign or from the relationship….
Besides a really odd sounding word what is a webinar? And why should it matter to you as an author or publisher? A webinar is a web based seminar of a presentation, lecture, workshop or…
Now that you have finished your manuscript what books have come out that are similar to yours? Maybe you have heard the cliche “there is nothing new under the sun”? No matter how unique your…
Gertrude Stein wrote; “a rose, is a rose, is a rose” and people applauded her poetic skill. She established that a rose is a rose, just as your name in print is definitely your name…
