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November 11, 2025November 10, 2025Books, Self-Publishing, Writing

Five Overarching Themes from Author Nation 2025

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I just got back from the world’s largest indie author conference, Author Nation, in Vegas. If you’re an author that didn’t make it, here are the messages I got loud and clear from the conference this year.

May 13, 2025May 12, 2025Books

Signs A Company Embraces Business Agility

How might you know a company that you’re thinking of joining is embracing Business Agility? Read this section from my 2023 book, Agile Discovery & Delivery, to find out.

January 14, 2025January 16, 2025Books

Badass Sisterhood Anthology: Roots & Wings Out Now

In 2023 a group of women got together and published an anthology. This week, we just published our second book together, about travel and home: Badass Sisterhood: Roots & Wings Anthology.

July 23, 2024July 22, 2024Books, Self-Publishing

KDP Select Book Promotions & My Book’s Birthday

Self-Publishing Series Page - Me holding my book!

My book, Agile Discovery & Delivery, is one year old and I just set-up a KDP Select Book Promotion for the first time to celebrate. It was so easy! Here are the steps I took to do it.

February 27, 2024February 26, 2024Books, Self-Publishing, Uncategorized

Agile Discovery & Delivery Available Through Ingram Spark

Agile Discovery & Delivery Ingram Spark Edition

My book, Agile Discovery & Delivery, is now also available via Ingram Spark! Ingram Spark distributes to bookstores (Barnes & Noble, Target, all the independent bookstores) and libraries. So, you may very well see my book at your local library or bookstore soon!

February 6, 2024February 5, 2024Books, Writing

How Writers Harness the Power of AI

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way writers create and edit their work. We’ll explore the ways in which writers are leveraging AI to enhance their craft.

January 16, 2024January 15, 2024Books, Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing with Ingram Spark

Ingram Spark

Last year, I published my first book through Amazon’s KDP and later also published it through Ingram Spark. This post describes the publishing process for Ingram Spark.

November 28, 2023November 26, 2023Books, Self-Publishing

Visit The New Self-Publishing Series Page

Self-Publishing Series Page - Me holding my book!

My self-publishing series may is complete for now and I’ve published a new self-publishing series page this week.

November 21, 2023November 20, 2023Books, Self-Publishing

A Book Self-Publishing Timeline

Photo by Vidar Nordli-Mathisen on Unsplash

This is the final article in my self-publishing series. Here, I discuss my self-publishing timeline, then (with the benefit of hindsight) what I would have done differently and how that would have changed my self-publishing path.

November 14, 2023November 13, 2023Books, Self-Publishing

Promote Your Self-Published Book

Photo by Marcos Luiz Photograph on Unsplash

According to Seth Godin in his post entitled Advice for Authors, the best time to promote your self-published book is three years before it comes out. Most of us are woefully behind, but here’s what you can do to promote your self-published book.

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