Book
When do you need to start marketing your book?
One of the things that many people don’t think about when they start to write their book is marketing it. They start with an idea, they may well plan it out, develop their structure and then they begin writing their book. Many brilliant authors fail to market their book until the writing is well underway.…
Read MoreIntroducing Librotas Books
When I rebranded as the Book Mentor, Librotas, I had a dream to set up a one stop shop for business authors, where I could provide all the support they would need to plan, write, publish and market their books successfully. And to some extent I did. I had a team in place that could…
Read MoreI didn’t write one book, I wrote two!
When Helen Monaghan became a client to write her first book, she didn’t just write one book, she wrote two! Now’s she’s writing a third and an accompanying workbook to her second book. Like many of my clients, Helen has dreamed of writing a book for many years. She knew that she wanted to help…
Read MoreWhat makes a good book title?
I was recently agonising over the book title for my next book. I had a working title, but as I did my final edits, I found it didn’t fit anymore, and I was starting to call it ‘The Book With No Name‘. Although I had many ideas, none of them were giving me the wow…
Read MoreClient interview: Sian Young, The Gutsy Entrepreneur
Welcome to the second client interview in this short series with Sian Young, The Gutsy Entrepreneur. After attending the Planning and Writing Mini-retreat in 2016, Sian has been focusing on writing her second book. After spending 7 tough years on the streets of Scotland and later experiencing burn out, she is now an award- winning health coach. Her…
Read MoreI sold 200 copies before I published!
I’ve recently been talking about how I can help you to plan, write, publish and market your book. I’ve can offer you books, online programmes, events, retreats and one-to-one mentoring. But don’t just take my word for for I can help you. A few of my clients have kindly given their time to tell you…
Read More7 tips on writing a business building book
If you’ve been reading my blogs for a while, you’ll know that anyone can write a book. BUT it takes the right strategies to write a successful business building book. This was something that I talked about in this week’s book masterclass where I shared my tips on writing a book. There’s nothing worse than spending your…
Read MoreHow to create an effective book plan
Many business authors find themselves stuck when getting started with their book. They have lots of ideas, many things they could share, but no idea how to create the framework and start writing their book. And some do start writing. But then they get frustrated when they’re not sure where to take their words next. That’s why…
Read MoreA plan for writing a book
Do you have a plan for writing a book? As Benjamin Franklin supposedly once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” You’ll know this is true if you had a grand plan for writing a book this year, and it simply hasn’t happened. There are all sorts of things that can get in the way – not…
Read MoreYou can't write a book in a weekend
If you started this January with the thought that you were going to write a book this year and get it published, how’s it going? There are a lot of people talking about writing a book at the moment. And there are many people claiming to say that they can help you. I’ve lost count of the number…
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