If You’ve Ever Considered Self-Publishing, Please Accept This Invitation….
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I’d like to invite you to a very special Virtual Book Tour.
I am doing this for Mark Levine simply because I believe his book is extremely important for anyone who has ever considered self-publishing.
And nowadays, that might be most anyone.
Self-publishing is often THE only way to get a book out there–at least if it’s your first book.
The stigma against self-published books is slowly disappearing.
In fact, traditional or commercial publishers are increasingly looking to successfully self-published books in their search for books THEY want to publish.
So, self-publishing is a serious option for many authors, for many reasons.
That’s why I encourage you to attend the upcoming Virtual Book Tour with Mark Levine, author of The Fine Print of Self-Publishing , next Tuesday at 8 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Pacific.
This book is soon to be released in its Third Edition, and this edition is the best yet.
Plus, when you sign up, you’ll get a copy of both “The Author’s Bill of Rights” AND the PowerPoint presentation on “Why Self-Publish?”
Even if you can’t attend at the time, sign up anyway to get your bonuses and you’ll get the link for the replay.
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Spotlight on New Co-Op Member - John Stahle
The Lieurance Group is growing. Every day this week, we’ll spotlight one of our new members. Today, the spotlight is on John Stahle.
JOHN STAHLE is an offsite NYC freelance graphic designer with extensive experience designing books and book collateral for NYC publishers, non-profits, arts organizations, small businesses, and individual authors who wish to self-publish. Mac OSX platform using Quark, Acrobat, Photoshop, plus a very large type library giving clients an exceptional range of choices.
Book design online portfolio: http://www.johnstahlegraphicdesign.com/
All other design samples can be seen online at: http://www1.wooloo.org/johnstahledesign/
Recent publishing clients:
Fordham University Press, Chelsea Editions (poetry), Gradiva Press, Corbenic Press
Recent nonprofit clients:
Henry Street Settlement, Harlem Children’s Zone, Kaufman Center/Merkin Concert Hall, WateraidAmerica, The Synergos Institute
JOHN STAHLE
John Stahle Graphic Design
jstahle@nyc.rr.com
His last design for Fordham Univ. Press, a 9×12” color art book about a major discovery in Mannerist painting, was profiled in the New York Times as a full-page feature. The web version includes a slide show of images from my book. Read about it HERE.
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The Locket
from Suzanne Lieurance
Enjoy this trailer for my latest middle grade historical novel, The Locket, from Enslow Publishers:
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Self-Publishing–How to Find a Self-Publishing Company that Won’t Rip You Off
Thinking of self-publishing your book? There are some good reasons to self-publish (see my article on “Why You Should Consider Self-Publishing Your First Book“).
However, you can easily get gouged by choosing the wrong self-publishing company. I’ve had people come to me saying they invested $5,000 to $40,000 in a self-publishing company, with little to show but a garage full of poorly produced books and a contract that precludes them ever making any money from their book.
I’m very passionate about helping authors to avoid getting ripped off. I hate when companies or individuals prey on the desire to become an author and share your wisdom with the world.
That’s why I was overjoyed when I discovered Mark Levine and his book, The Fine Print of Self-Publishing: The Contracts & Services of 45 Self-Publishing Companies–Analyzed, Ranked and Exposed!, now in its Third Edition.
I invite you to listen to an interview I did with Mark Levine recently on how to choose the right self-publishing company. Find out the most common mistakes authors make when choosing a self-publishing company, and how to avoid them–among other things.
You can also ask Mark Levine your question about self-publishing, and sign up for my upcoming Virtual Book Tour in which Mark Levine will answer your questions about self-publishing.
Please–don’t even consider self-publishing a book until you’ve listened to this interview and checked out Mark’s book and the resources he offers along with it.
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Could Your Blog Get Shut Down?
A friend of mine, a successful author, told me her blogger.com blog was suddenly taken down because they thought she was somehow spamming.
Suddenly, her web presence is yanked away. She has to jump through hoops she barely understands, and MAYBE Google (who owns blogger.com) will decide in her favor. Maybe not.
All her old posts are gone, maybe forever.
This is not uncommon at all. What happens is that if Google’s robot (not a human) detects just ONE complaint, it will shut your blog down. (Get this: Google shut down it’s OWN blog a few months ago! Not for long, you can be sure, but it happened!)
It’s a shame to have a blog shut down, because it’s so damaging, yet so easy to prevent.
Prevent it simply by
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Boost Your Business with a Book!
If you own a business, or want to advance in your career, have you considered how a published book can take your business and your expertise to a new level?
Check out how two writing and publishing coaches can assist you step by step in writing a publishable book within 12 months.
Go to www.boostyourbusinesswithabook.com and sign up to receive a free special report called 14 Ways a Book Can Boost Your Business.
That’s www.boostyourbusinesswithabook.com.
Check it out today.
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This Week’s Podcast: Healing from an Abused Past
My guest on this week’s Books ‘n’ Such podcast is Jim Cyr, author of the moving book, The Cracked Pot: Finding Grace in the Cracks of Childhood Abuse.
This podcast is for anyone who has experienced a past marked by abuse, or knows someone who has.
Listen to the incredible story of Jim’s background of not only sexual but ritual Satanic abuse, as well as suffering from five congenital birth defects that required many painful and humiliating surgeries, from his childhood through his teen years. But as Jim Cyr’s story courageously reveals, the wounds of childhood not only heal, they can lead to the loving grace of wisdom, and a heartfelt desire to help others achieve wholeness, too.
In this interview Jim shares how he has found hope, healing and grace, and how anyone else willing to walk the journey of healing can do so as well. Jim is now a storyteller and minister who brings healing to others. Check out more about his book at www.acrackedpot.com and his storytelling at www.hearttales.net.
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Make Article Marketing Part of Your Overall Marketing Plan!
Learn how to make article marketing part of your overall marketing plan when you accept the Lieurance-King New Year’s Article Challenge.
One of the very best reasons to participate in the LK Article Challenge and write lots of great articles is that you can quickly & easily re-purpose your articles into information products. Quickly and easily. Quickly. Easily.
On Tuesday night I am hosting a brand new free teleseminar and here is my personal invitation to every LK Article Challenge Article Writer to join me on
“Article Income Secrets - My Super Fast Create an eBook in a Day with Your Articles System”
=> Tuesday January 22, 2008
=> 5:30 pm Pacific / 8:30 pm Eastern
and Connie Ragen Green of eBookWritingandMarketingSecrets.com will be joining us during the call to help us out.
Click here to register for this free Article Guy TeleSeminar…
PS - And please accept this as my standing invitation to the LK Article Challenge Article Writers to join us on any Article Guy TeleSeminar.
And if you haven’t already done so, give a big thank you to Suzanne & Kristen for doing this challenge, it’s a mighty cool thing!
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Want to Get Published? 8 Top Publishing Pros Reveal Proposal Secrets
Tonight, literary agent, author of 60 books, and editor Terry Whalin will be grilling 8 top publishing professionals on what makes a book proposal stand out to them. What makes them champion the book to the rest of the publishing house so that the publisher will happily pay a handsome advance?
Wait until you see the lineup of those Terry will be interviewing. You could never get access to these people, no matter how many writer’s conferences you go to.
If you can’t make the live call, you’ll get the recording shortly after, along with all the bonuses and the Study Guide.
The Study Guide is 65 pages–in itself an invaluable resource you will turn to again and again.
Also, I’ve written a new article on why, in my opinion, everyone who plans to write a book needs to start with a book proposal–even if you plan to self-publish.
At least read the article. But also, I hope you won’t miss this great opportunity to hear from 8 publishing executives about how to write a great book proposal.
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What Can Teleseminars Do For Your Business?
The following teleseminar is now available as a replay, so if you missed it, there’s still time to listen and benefit.
Also, I am offering my own follow-up teleseminar applying what you’ll learn from Alex Mandossian specifically to being an author.
Is it possible to double your income and triple your time off, using nothing more than your voice, your message, and a telephone?
View this 9-minute video and find out. Then, accept my invitation to gain VIP access to Alex’s Teleseminar Secrets Preview Call for $79 off the $99 call–you get it for only $20.
I guarantee you won’t regret it, should you attend.
Here’s what you’ll learn from tomorrow’s Tele-training call:
- 8 advantages whenever you conduct teleseminars so you too can win more sales at the speed of sound
- embarrassing mistakes most telemarketers make DURING their teleseminars and how you can avoid them
- 9 common mistakes most telemarketers make BEFORE teleseminars and how to easily side-step them forever
- Alex’s 7-Step Plan to quickly triple your passive income as an “Tele-Interviewer” of industry leaders
- 4 closely-guarded teleseminar Case Studies that generated 6-figure profits with little human effort
- 5 core attributes to find low-cost reliable vendors for sales copy, winning website designs and much more!
- 11 little-known, low-cost secrets so you will repeatedly and automatically build your own highly responsive online list(s) from scratch!
- And much, much, much more!! (Alex Mandossian is famous for over-delivering.)
To claim your $79 discount and get this training for the lowest fee, click this link now.
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