Author Spotlight interview with Helen Rowe
I can normally spot a good idea a mile off. If you can hook me in within the first few sentences, then you’ve probably got a really great book on your hands. I applied this logic in July 2021. At the time, I was a judge for the Page Turner Awards. I was presented with…
Read MoreHow to successfully launch a book [week 13 – did we become an Amazon bestseller?]
Did Book Marketing Made Simple and/or the Book Marketing Planner become an Amazon bestseller? If you’ve been looking over my shoulder as I launch the 2nd edition of the book and planner, then I reveal all in this video! You can watch our book launch celebration here. Thank you so much to my team, my…
Read MoreHow to successfully launch a book [week 12 – Amazon launch]
On Tuesday (when I was 9 days away from my Amazon launch), I received the email that no author wants to receive. It said “I think we need to push back your launch date…” After Tracy, my business manager scraped me off the ceiling and calmed me down, we created a plan B should we…
Read MoreHow to successfully launch a book [week 11 – ARC]
Do you want to read a copy of Book Marketing Made Simple before it’s launched? If so, sign up and join our street team, as the ARC (Advance Review Copy) of the book is available from today! All we ask for in return is for you to share the details of the book with your…
Read MoreHow to successfully launch a book [week 10 – Street Team]
This week’s book launch update talks about why I have created a street team to help promote my book (and how you can join us), the new Business Book Bites podcast and attending Helen Rowe’s book launch in Waterstones, Greenwich. We are currently 20 days away from the launch of Book Marketing Made Simple and…
Read MoreHow to successfully launch a book [week 9 – Business Book Bites podcast]
It’s week 9 in my video blog leading up to the launch, which is 27 days away. And it’s been 9 days since I recorded the last one, so there’s lots going on! There are 4 things I talk about in this week’s video. The book and the planner – which have now arrived! The…
Read MoreHow to successfully launch a book [week 8 – Book Marketing Planner]
Can you believe it’s almost September? I’m gearing up for the highly anticipated launch of not just one, but two new books: the Book Marketing Planner and the second edition of Book Marketing Made Simple! Now, you might be wondering, why on earth would anyone write more than one book at a time? Well, guess…
Read MoreHow to successfully launch a book [week 7 – Collaborations]
Too many people overcomplicate the book writing process. They think it’s all on them to write and market their book. Of course, they can get a book coach or a book mentor to help them, but what I mean in this context is developing collaborations. It’s certainly been one of the secrets to my success…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Yvonne Guérineau
A personal development enthusiast, psychology graduate and experienced HR professional, Yvonne Guérineau is an expert in helping people to build positive working relationships. After working with organisations and individuals for many years, she wanted to create something that was real, lasting and physical. So she wrote her first book, People in their Element. When she…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Vanessa May
Vanessa May, an executive coach, had dreamt of writing her own book for years. However, she found herself in a pattern of wanting to write, having a million ideas in her head, starting to write and then doing nothing with it. Then, a pivotal moment arrived. A colleague proudly introduced her newly published book, stirring…
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