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Noah St. John’s new book, The Secret Code of Success, just came out, and he’s doing some innovative things to promote his message that are worth studying.
(By the way, he got a six-figure advance for the book from a major publisher, no doubt on the strength of the content, the platform he’d already built, and […]
Replay Ready for “Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys” Virtual Book Tour
Did you know that the older a boy gets, the more he needs from those who love him?
If you have a boy in your life (son, grandson, nephew, student, someone you’re mentoring), find out why boys are the way they are and how you can come alongside them at any age to help them navigate […]
Reminder: Virtual Book Tour on Parenting “Wild Things” (Boys!)
Please join me and my guests, Stephen James and David Thomas, authors of the new book, Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys on tonight’s Virtual Book Tour at 5 pm Pacific/6 Mountain/7 Central/8 Eastern.
We will be answering questions submitted at http://www.answersforparentingboys.com. (You can go there even after the VBT to ask a […]
How One Author is Handling Fame and Fortune
Just read Michael Hyatt’s Tweet about how he’s seen few authors handle fame well … just minutes after my husband sent me an email from Rick Warren.
Rick is the author of The Purpose-Driven Life and other books that have become best sellers. Here’s what he wrote. You decide what you think of how he’s handling […]
Three Paths of Publishing Teleseminar Replay Available
Do you know that there are three publishing paths an author can take now (thanks to technology), and which one is right for you?
If you missed this informative teleseminar on the three possible–and rather distinct–paths of publishing, make some time to listen to this call, okay?
Technology has changed so much in the publishing world, and […]
“Print to Pixels”: Publishers Making the Transition
Just talked to a friend who works for a publishing company that I mentioned on today’s teleseminar. She told me about 10 people being laid off at the company, and how the magazine I used to work for is folding. “It’s all part of our transition form print to pixels,” she said.
Print to pixels. The […]
What Twitter Can Do (and How to Start in 10 Minutes or Less)
Just a couple of months ago, I had only heard of Twitter. Several people I knew were using it, and saying it was “great.”
“Great” is such a generic word.
Then I took a class on “Blogging in a 2.0 World ” with Cathy Perkins. (She will be teaching it again in a few weeks so stay […]
Publishing News–What’s Working, What’s Not …
We all know the economy is in bad shape, but I just learned that two major publishers, Thomas Nelson and Multnomah/Waterbrook,
have laid off people recently.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a major New York publisher, just called a moratorium on acquiring new titles across its trade and reference divisions. What this means for the future of that company […]
Let Me Coach You to the Ultimate Writer’s Life - Work at Home, Set Your Own Hours, and Enjoy What You Do
freelance writing career life of your dreams Suzanne Lieurance Uncategorized Working Writers Coach writers lifefrom Suzanne Lieurance, The Working Writer’s Coach
Have you always dreamed of becoming a freelance writer? Someone who works from the comfort of your own home and even lives in comfy pjs, or sweatpants and a t-shirt, […]
Use Teleseminars to Build an Author Platform and More! (New Publishing Coach Weekly article)
Next Tuesday, I will be conducting a Virtual Book Tour with New York Times best-selling author, Dinesh D’Souza, author of What’s So Great about Christianity. Tyndale, the publisher of the new paperback edition, is hiring me to do this. (You’re invited, of course! Ask a question, sign up at http://www.askaboutchristianity.com.)
How did I learn how to […]