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Author Success Group to Learn How Books Are Made

Did you ever wonder how books are manufactured? In ancient times, books were hand-made treasures. Painstakingly and lovingly written out longhand, pages were sewn together. Some of the earliest books were made on leather rather than paper, like this ancient manuscript discovered in 2009. Johannes Gutenburg revolutionized the process when he invented the printing press […]

Opportunity to meet literary agents

How’s it coming on your book? Ready to pitch it to a literary agent? Some aspiring authors think literary agents are elusive, mythical beings who live in an alternate universe. But guess what? They really do exist–in OUR universe–and you can meet and learn from them! Chuck Sambuchino, author and editor of Writers’s Digest Guide […]

Blogging for Authors: 7 Tips to Get You Started

Some authors have expressed difficulty at blogging. Here are seven tips for authors who might have difficulty getting started. 1) Focus: Start out by imagining one friend to whom you are writing–one person interested in your book or book topic. We’ll call her Friendly Fan. What is her age, gender, marital status and life circumstance? […]

Save the Date: Last Saturday Author Success Meetup

Looking for support and advice on publishing? Mark you calendar for our Last Saturday Author Success meetup, held the last Saturday of every month from 10:30-Noon. Keeping track with writing, moral support, and learning about the publishing world are the goals of 8 authors and aspiring authors who met for our February meetup at the […]

Do you have goals and dreams? Get a plan!

  Are you wishing for success, or planning for it?  As collaborative writers, we help people achieve their dreams and goals with careful thinking, writing, planning and design. With more than 20 years of experience as self-employed small business owners, we’ve learned the importance of strategic business plans. We can guide you through the process […]

Writer’s workshop focuses on productivity, achieving goals

Many thanks to all who attended our inaugural Last Saturday Author Success Mastermind Meetup Group today! A fine group of writers got together on April 26 for the inaugural Last Saturday Author Success Mastermind Group meeting (what a mouthful!)  Above is Charlie, shown with his new book, Sarah, Bernie, Mica, and, not shown, Susan and […]

Traditional or Self-Publish? How about the third option?

Authors and aspiring authors I meet at our workshops frequently ask:  Which route should I go? Traditional, or self-publishing? I tell them that actually they have three choices, not two. There is Traditional Publishing, Self-Publishing, or use a service-provider (SP) to publish it for you (Lulu, Xlibris, CreateSpace, LightningSource, etc.) The latter third choice is […]

Play the Smart Bullseye Game to land a job

It’s easy to get discouraged by the news media and blame the slow economic recovery for lack of interviews in your job search. Or blame your past employer for letting you go. Or Wall Street for your depleted savings. Or the guys on the other side of the aisle for every other problem in the […]

First Success Workshop

The new Milwaukee area Meetup group, “Write Stuff Now,” had its inaugural meeting with Write Stuff’s Book Publishing Workshop last night, with 5 members in attendance, plus the presenter, Laurel Kashinn, and Nathan Fischer. Laurel shared information about creating a strategy to get from having a great idea for a book all the way through […]