I just got back from the world's largest indie author conference, Author Nation, in Vegas. My hope was to meet other authors like me and to get inspired to do more book promotion -- a task I hate and procrastinate on...badly. I've been a published author since 2023,...
Right now, I'm working on the audiobook format for my book, Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Software Engineers & Tech Entrepreneurs. I didn't plan to publish an audiobook, but over the past year and a half, I received a lot of requests for...
In 2023, I published my first official book. It was an anthology with a group of women who met online as part of Seth Godin's writing workshop called Writing in Community. Today, Writing in Community is long gone, but our group lives on and we just published our...
My book, Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Software Engineers & Tech Entrepreneurs is one-year-old as of last week! To celebrate, I took advantage of KDP Select's Kindle Countdown book promotion and I'm offering the eBook for $1 through...
I've got some exciting news today! My book, Agile Discovery & Delivery, is now also available via Ingram Spark! What's Ingram Spark, you say? It's a publishing company that has a wide distribution network to bookstores (Barnes & Noble, Target, all the...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way writers create and edit their work. Some of us are incredibly interested in learning more about how to harness the power of AI while we write. Some of us are scared sh*tless by the notion that machines are writing...
Last year, I published my first book through Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. This year, I also published the book through another platform called Ingram Spark. Amazon sells direct to readers online while Ingram Spark has a huge distribution network to bookstores...
My self-publishing series may be complete, but the information will continue to be relevant. I'd like all of my readers to be able to find the series easily, so, I've published a new self-publishing series page this week. I plan to update the articles as I learn more...
This summer, I self-published my first book, Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Software Engineers & Tech Entrepreneurs. After several people asked me about the self-publishing process, I decided to write a self-publishing series. This is the...
According to Seth Godin in his post entitled Advice for Authors, the best time to start promoting your book is three years before it comes out. Seth has published well over 20 books, many of them becoming best sellers. He says: The best time to start promoting your...
Today is the day! If you've been following all of the steps in my self-publishing series, then you're ready to upload & publish your book on Amazon KDP. This post is all about the uploading process and by the end of it you will have a published book! If you're not...
Last week in my self-publishing series, we talked about formatting your eBook for Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform. Now it's time to format your paperback or hardcover book for KDP. We're nearing the end of the self-publishing series, so if you're not...
So you've decided to publish an eBook on Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform. You've got a cover, you've edited the sh*t out of your book, and you've pulled together a manuscript. Congratulations!! You are so close to publishing! Now, you just need to...
It's amazing that authors today not only can publish their own work, but there are very compelling reasons to choose self-publishing over traditional publishing (full control, ownership, increased royalties, etc). Here we assume you've already chosen to self-publish,...
You're so close to being able to publish your book now! Months or, more likely, years of work are coming to fruition. There are just a few things left to do to prepare your book manuscript for publishing. This is the fourth article in my self-publishing series, in...
This is the third article in my self-publishing series. The first covered the drafting & editing process while last week's talked about creating your cover. At this point you've got a nearly finished draft and an awesome cover for your book. Are you ready to hit...
Last week, I covered the drafting and editing process for self-publishing a book. Today, I'll dive into the world of book covers. Whether you like it or not, your book cover will help form the readers' first impression of your work. Yes, we really do still judge a...
This is the first of several articles in my new Self-Publishing Series. In this post, I'll talk about the various steps that I used to draft and edit my recent book, Agile Discovery & Delivery. Starting with a couple of things to think about before you even start...
On July 18th, I published the eBook version of my new book, Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Software Engineers & Tech Entrepreneurs. Now, the paperback and hardcover copies are available! And not a moment too soon. I use the book as a...
I'm about to publish the paperback and hardcover copies of my new book Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Software Engineers & Tech Entrepreneurs this week!! When I reflect on the project, I feel an overwhelming sense of pride and one other...
I've got a very short and sweet post today. Very simply, my new eBook, Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Software Engineers & Tech Entrepreneurs, is officially PUBLISHED! You can now order your copy using the link above. A big THANK YOU to...
I wish everyone reading a very happy July 4th weekend! I've had a couple of free days this weekend with nothing planned and they reminded me just how important the idea of "simplicity" really is. I've used them to get the manuscript for my upcoming book Agile...
I am so pleased to share that my eBook is officially for sale on Amazon!! You can pre-order your copy of Agile Discovery & Delivery at the pre-order link here. While the book is written especially for engineers and start-up founders, even those in marketing,...
Estimating work has always been a subject I've hated. The truth is that estimates are always wrong. So, what do you do when the business demands you have them? I've included a section on estimation in my upcoming book, Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide...
Discovery is the phase of a project that helps teams figure out what to build. In my upcoming book, Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Engineers & Entrepreneurs, I discuss three discovery frameworks: lean start-up, design thinking, and google...
This is another excerpt from my upcoming book Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Engineers & Tech Entrepreneurs. It was slated to come out in June, but that may quickly be sliding out to July based on a few things I'd like to clean up before...
Today, I'd like to share a couple of excerpts from my upcoming book, Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Engineers & Entrepreneurs. Each chapter of the book has three parts: Key Concepts, Reality, and Survival Tips. The survival tips are...
If you're following along, you know that I'll be publishing a book in June! This book has been in the works since October 2021 and I'm excited to finally get it out into the world. I'll be posting a few excerpts from my book as we lead up to the launch date. Today's...
Last week, I announced that my new book, Agile Discovery & Delivery, will be arriving in June! I heard from many of you last week and was so, so happy to hear that you see an important gap for this book to fill too. With it, I aim to help engineers become...
I'm very pleased to announce that my new book comes out in June. It's called Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Software Engineers & Entrepreneurs. The book is filled with agile software development knowledge. Knowledge I, as a hiring...
As many of you know, I am writing a book for new engineers and entrepreneurs that roughly follows the syllabus of the Computer Science Capstone course I teach at UW-Madison. That book is not published yet. However, as of November, I am technically a published author!...