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IngramSpark’s ASSIST TOOL Is Your Book’s Metadata Working for You? You wrote the book. You designed the cover. You chose the title. You may have even spent hours agonizing over the subtitle. But there’s another part of your book that can have a surprisingly big impact on whether the right

AI and Your Book: Who Owns What? Here’s a question I’m hearing more and more from authors: “If I use AI to help write my book, do I still own the copyright?” It’s a very reasonable question. And the answer is not quite as simple as “yes” or “no.” Here’s

Ingram’s New “Covered” Another Door to Discovery for Independent Authors If you’re an independent author, you already know that getting your book published is only part of the journey. The bigger question is: How do I help the right people discover it? That’s why I’m paying attention to a new offering

Substack: What Authors and Thought Leaders Need to Know There’s a new publishing conversation happening, and it isn’t just about books. More and more writers, authors, coaches, consultants, speakers, and thought leaders are turning to Substack as a way to share their ideas, build an audience, and create a direct relationship with

THE POWER OF FIRSTS: Stay Open to Possibility August always reminds me of the first day of school, so this month’s four weekly blogs will all highlight a “first!” Have you ever played an old-fashioned pinball machine? I sometimes think life works much the same way. Imagine that you’re the

THE POWER OF FIRSTS: When Your Purpose Finds You August always reminds me of the first day of school, so this month’s four weekly blogs will all highlight a “first!” Have you ever looked back over your life and realized the dots were connecting long before you knew they were

THE POWER OF FIRSTS: Celebrating Your First Unexpected Win August always reminds me of the first day of school, so this month’s four weekly blogs will all highlight a “first!”   Life has a funny way of handing us victories wrapped in circumstances we never would have chosen. When I

THE POWER OF FIRSTS: My First Pair of Roller Skates August always reminds me of the first day of school, so this month’s four weekly blogs will all highlight a “first!” There are certain “firsts” in life that never leave us. Your first day of school. Your first car. Your

LESSON FIVE: BE AUTHENTIC “Just ‘Cuz You Were Invited to Jump Off a Cliff Doesn’t Mean You Do It” NOTE: Throughout the month of July, I will be writing about and sharing a short list of five “lessons learned” from my mother (Mimi) and grandmother (her mother, Nana).  Lessons from

LESSON FOUR: KNOW WHAT MATTERS What’s in the Shed? NOTE: Throughout the month of July, I will be writing about and sharing a short list of “lessons learned” from both my mother (Mimi) and grandmother (her mother, Nana).  Lessons from Mimi & Nana: Publishing Wisdom Before I Knew It Was