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I am a published author. But it wasn’t all plain sailing, let me tell you. I wrote drafts of two whole books before I wrote my draft of The Mentor Within. Both had value, but I couldn’t quite get to the stage where I was prepared to send them to an editor and move through the […]

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Your IngramSpark account setup is complete – now what? The first step in moving forward is uploading a book into your account, so here’s how you would go about doing that! You can add a new title by selecting “Add a New Title” on your Dashboard, or you can add a new title from the […]

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As a book-writing coach who has helped over 600 people to write their first book, I’ve seen many new and aspiring authors hit a brick wall during the writing process. There can be lots of reasons for this; it shouldn’t be something you beat yourself up about. Writing a book isn’t an easy task and […]

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I often find myself working with new authors who are somewhat conflicted over the book they want to write. They have a logical book to write, which I call the ‘NOW’ book. This tends to be one that they can leverage the most, it probably feels fairly logical, and it will be relatively easy to […]

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When you’re at your next conference, networking event or seminar, while everybody else is handing out business cards, how would you like to be handing out copies of your professionally-published book? Too hard? Think you can’t write well enough? Don’t know where to start? Not moody enough to call yourself a writer? Don’t worry, none […]

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An introduction to copyright for small business Why do you need to know this stuff? These days many Small Businesses prepare content such as blogs, videos, articles, websites, podcasts and newsletters. They are a powerful promotional tool. And it’s not uncommon to, for example, use an image from the internet, use an extract from somebody […]

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Publishing a book for your small business can bring all sorts of marketing, promotional and business opportunities, some expected and some not. I’ve been working in this area of publishing for over 20 years, and I’ve seen all of these things and more happen many times over as the result of writing and publishing a […]

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Welcome to my latest blog. (Warning: it’s long!) I asked people to post their self-publishing questions on Facebook, and here are the answers! (Several questions were similar so I’ve combined a few into a single question and answer.) Thank you to everybody who submitted a query! When in my entrepreneurial or business journey should I […]

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Just finished writing your book? Congrats! Now it’s time to begin a strategic approach to leverage your thought leadership in the media. Whether you’re looking to promote your book on your own or engage a professional to help obtain media coverage, there are five key things to bear in mind as you begin your publicity […]

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I’ve been around books and publishing my whole life, so I’ve seen people do some rather crazy things with their books. To help you understand what not to do in your self-publishing journey, here’s a little story about Bob and everything he did wrong with his publishing. Bob of course isn’t real, but I have […]

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