Feb 18, 2025 | Book marketing, Business growth, From 'Smart Women Publish', Professional development, Smart Women Publish Podcast, Women in business, Write a book
Who would love more potential for BULK BOOK partnerships and corporate sales?? Not surprisingly, the Business Book ROI Study in 2024 found that: “Book sales were not the primary predictor of success; many authors accomplished their goals despite selling fewer...
Mar 8, 2023 | Book launch, Book production, From 'Smart Women Publish', Write a book
Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people. I call the process of doing your art ‘the work’. Seth Godin, in Linchpin: Are you Indispensable? Your book is a low-cost gateway for readers to get a glimpse...
Mar 7, 2023 | Book launch, From 'Smart Women Publish', Write a book
If something inside of you is real, we will probably find it interesting, and it will probably be universal. So you must risk placing real emotion at the centre of your work. Anne Lamott, in Bird by Bird: Some instructions on Writing and Life The success of your book...
Mar 7, 2023 | Book launch, From 'Smart Women Publish', Write a book
You have to believe, in the deepest part of your soul, that it is a good thing for readers to buy and read your book. –Tim Grahl, author of ‘Book Launch Blueprint’ You will hear much about author platforms: this is simply a marketing term that...
Jan 25, 2023 | Book production, From 'Smart Women Publish', Write a book
‘Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft.’ — Anne Lamott, in Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing...
Jan 12, 2023 | Book production, From 'Smart Women Publish', Write a book
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. –Thomas Edison I advocate self-publishing as the perfect path when becoming a business owner/author, because you are already a decision maker; you understand...
