I thought it was resolved. I thought it was a free market and that more authors now had the right to write and publish their work. I thought – wrongly, as it turns out – that people in the publishing industry were finally beginning to realize the benefits of democratic and open publishing, creating more […]
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Kate Keenan is now officially a Licensed Associate with The Book Midwife, and she is going to be superb! Kate has over 30 years of experience as a licensed psychologist and is a trained coach. She has also written 8 books which, collectively, have sold over one million copies!
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When was the last time you had a good old-fashioned chat with a friend? No phones or computers around, just great conversation. I arrived in Greenwich, CT late Thursday night, and by Saturday we were involved in the worst storm the area has seen for about 40 years. The wind was howling and the rain
This morning I received an email that has me incensed. I’m absolutely furious. I know I tell my clients not to write when they are angry, but I just have to make an exception this time. I hate it when people compare a book to a brochure or a business card. Those items are not
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Yesterday I watched ice melt. And I actually felt it melt. I sat on a bench made of ice in Union Square in New York. The bench was part of an art installation by a Taiwanese artist called Chin Chih Yang, who is concerned about global warming. There were 3 or 4 benches made of
Only those of us who have made the jump into self-employment know the real truth. And no matter what happens, we wouldn’t trade it for the world (of employment). The fact that the highs are higher and the lows lower, the wonderful feeling when you make it big and you know it was all down
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My, how time flies! Since the last post I’ve been to Dubai again and there were lots of good conversations about books. What I love about Dubai is the serious commitment of the business folks. You may hear about tough times but there was no whinging in Dubai – only postive energy and people willing
Structured networking is an amazing concept. To speak to a group of 20, 30 or 40 people and have them all listen to you, even for just a few seconds, can be the best thing you do to promote your business. (It can also be the worst thing you do, if you offend people, sell
Estimates are that in 2007 over 300,000 books were self-published; in 2008 that number jumped to over 400,000. As daunting as those figures may be, the startling statistic is that less than 1% were published according to Book Industry Standards.
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I ask my advocates or introducers to let their contacts know that they need to call me. I don’t follow up or chase. The line they use is “You need to prove to Mindy that you are serious, by taking the first step and calling.” It’s amazing how many people never call and you could argue (as my good friend Philip de Lisle did), that it’s not professional not to follow up. It’s also a bit scary in this kind of market to leave the ball in the prospect’s court.
However, I have to trust the universe and over the years, I have found that the right clients do self-select and I end up working with those people that I’m meant to work with. And they have already made it through the first test!
