Posts Tagged ‘book mentor’
Interview with Kate Barrett, author of E-telligence
Kate Barrett sold 400 copies of E-telligence BEFORE she’d even published. That’s great going! To date, she’s sold just under 1000 books. And she only launched it a few months ago. So what was her secret? I recently interviewed Kate about this business-changing strategy. Kate is founder of eFocus Marketing and The Email Marketing Academy,…
Read MoreHow writing a book helped Helen Monaghan to grow her brand
Writing a book isn’t the quickest or easiest thing to do, so how do you measure the results that you get from publishing it? I often interview clients soon after they’ve published their book. But that’s only half the story. The most successful are those who have writing and their book (or books) as part…
Read MoreInterview with Claire Brumby, author of The Winning Mix
Most Librotas client books tend to be either ‘how-to’ books or autobiographies. Very few successfully straddle the two. But Claire Brumby’s first book is an exception. Claire founded a multi-award winning healthier snacking brand. This led to her being invited to St James Palace, networking with royalty, pitching on Dragons Den, and rubbing shoulders with celebrities.…
Read MoreInterview with Azmina Jiwa, author of FREEDOM to Be Me
Azmina Jiwa started writing her book five years ago. Four chapters in, she got stuck. It would have been so easy for her to put it aside, never to do anything with it, but she took action to make it happen. She engaged myself and the Librotas team for help with every part of the process. We…
Read MoreInterview with Nii Boi-Dsane, author of ‘Retire Well’
When Nii Boi-Dsane started speaking to people about retirement, he found that, for many of them, this concept is a big issue. A transformation life coach with a keen interest in health and retirement, Nii realised that he needed to write a book about it. So he did. Author Spotlight interview with Nii Boi-Dsane In…
Read MoreInterview with Lorraine Palmer, author of Raw Food in a Flash
In our Author’s Journey Facebook group this week, Sheryl Andrews interviewed Librotas client, Lorraine Palmer. She started working with me with a VIP planning day in 2015 and published her book last year. Lorraine is the author of Raw Food in a Flash, written for peri-menopausal women and those going through the menopause. It includes…
Read MoreWhy writing your book won’t happen
We recently introduced Make It Happen days. The idea is that you schedule a whole day to focus on your book. Not only do you make the commitment to writing your book, you get us by your side to help you if you get stuck and give you coaching and mentoring to allow you to…
Read MoreWhy I Became a Book Mentor
Are you working on your book this summer? I find many people shift their focus this time of year. You may have some downtime and use this opportunity to focus on your business and your books. So I thought I’d take a moment to give you an update of what’s coming up and how we…
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 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…
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