From the monthly archives:

December 2007

Happy Holidays

December 21, 2007
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Here is a picture of myself and my family in New York last week. This is our official Xmas card this year. You have to click on the picture to enlarge it a bit.
Going into the New Year I’m grateful for some mentors who truly inspire me and help me so much in my work [...]

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Don’t Lag Behind in Marketing Your Book

December 20, 2007

As we enter the holidays, and we see the crowded lines at bookstores and Amazon orders at an all time high, I’m mindful of how much effort it takes to write a book and move on to the next level of marketing and championing your work.
Many times it can seem overwhelming in terms of which [...]

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YA Novel “Undercover” Hits Big!

December 6, 2007
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I’m so proud of my amazing and multi-talented (multi-genered) client Beth Kephart. Her young adult novel, “Undercover” was picked as Amazon’s Top Ten YA, and one of the Kirkus Top YA novels for the year and I just hit her Amazon stats today and they are going gangbusters!
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,266 in Books (See Bestsellers [...]

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STOP THE TELESEMINAR MADNESS

December 5, 2007

I have a challenge for you if you really want to write a book. Stop paying for or spending your time (which is money too by the way) listening to a bunch of publishing teleseminars. STOP STOP STOP.
For three months add all those newsletters, ezines, YOUR NEXT BIG Chance in Publishing Teleseminar offerings to your [...]

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