The Top 10 Reasons to Hire a Professional Author Consultant The company . . .  provides multi-faceted expertise in publishing, branding, target-audience identification, design, messaging, pricing and distribution employs veteran marketing professionals who are experienced and knowledgeable in book writing, book design, branding, publishing, and the marketing of small-business services aligns itself with expert resources for […]

Just Be Your S.E.L.F. I originally met Carol a few years ago at a networking event, and we soon found out we had much in common! We knew a lot of the same people, followed a lot of the same causes, and we both loved helping others. Carol’s new book, “Just Be Your S.E.L.F.” is […]

Branding, for a non-fiction author, is imperative. It is ALL ABOUT how you present your books and yourself as a writer, to the public. It’s what people think and believe about you. It’s what you stand for . . . as well as what you WON’T STAND for. It’s also all about building a tribe […]

Now is the time, more than ever to let your light shine. Don’t hold back. Step up, step out and be the light. My entire life, I’ve been told, “You are SO creative!” Which, as a high-schooler, soon led to me hiding my creativity, thinking I was “weird.” People (adults and other students) would ask, […]

The greatest compliment we can receive is your repeat business. Several of our clients are on their 3rdand 4thbooks with us. “People are amazed when we tell them we are self-published. The books you design for us look like they have been produced by a traditional publisher!”  The second greatest compliment we can receive is your referral to […]

The topic-at-hand with Independent- and Self-Publishing for the last few weeks has centered around the transition from CreateSpace to KDP. Lots of information swirling around . . . SO MUCH that our clients are telling us they are confused about where to start. NO WORRIES! We’ve spoken with the experts, and ran a few tests ourselves . . […]

Our L.I.F.T. (Living In Faith & Trust) Author this month is Lacha Hughes, for her book, “God’s GPS: Your Guide to Finding Your Path, Purpose, and Peace.” I met Lacha through a mutual friend, and immediately noticed her contagious exuberance for life and for helping others. It was a joy to help her bring her vision to […]

It was a simple question coming out of the mouth of a very frustrated Mom as she watched her 4-year-old hop-and-skip-and-dance around the other shoppers waiting in line to check out. Mom wanted her to settle down and behave . . . you know . . . “get in line” . . . look “well-trained.” […]

If your book is on Amazon, you may have received the notices this week from Create Space about their transition with KDP and how it affects your book(s). If you have not yet read those emails, please find them and read them. If you have not yet received any emails from CreateSpace about your books, you […]

You know that feeling . . . when a song gets stuck in your head in a perpetual loop? I don’t even recall where I would have heard this song recently, but there it was . . . straight from Mary Poppins! Oh, oh, oh! Let’s go fly a K.I.T.E. Up to the highest height […]