by Steve Spillman | Jun 19, 2022 | blog, Marketing, Seven Questions |
How We Turned a Paper Shortage into an Amazon Bestseller This was the email I received from our major printer at the end of February. “Keeping up with the rising cost of materials, especially paper, has been challenging in the current market. Due to extended turn...
by Steve Spillman | Jan 27, 2022 | blog, Marketing |
Publishing your book doesn’t guarantee that people will buy it. 1. You haven’t finished writing it. Really? Of all the authors I spoke with who were “working on their manuscript” a year, or two ago, you’d be surprised how many of those authors are still “working on...
by Steve Spillman | Sep 4, 2020 | blog |
God’s Wisdom For a Fair and Just World There is one lie powerful enough to seduce the entire world and compel all of humanity into anarchy, rebellion, rioting, and the destruction of civilization as we know it. It’s playing out right now in the streets of...
by Steve Spillman | Aug 21, 2019 | 10 Dynamics, blog, Virtual Writer's Conference |
Your Relationship Dynamics of a Successful Book Lesson 10 Your second book is easier than the first because now there is a relationship between you and your reader. How are you nurturing that relationship? Steve Spillman, Founder, True Potential “A true fan is...
by Steve Spillman | Aug 21, 2019 | 10 Dynamics, blog, Virtual Writer's Conference |
Your Conversation Dynamics of a Successful Book Lesson 9 Your book isn’t a transaction, it’s a launchpad, a business card, an introduction. It’s the beginning of a conversation. Your relationship with your reader doesn’t end when she buys your book, it begins. Steve...
by Steve Spillman | Aug 21, 2019 | 10 Dynamics, blog |
Your Transaction Dynamics of a Successful Book Lesson 8 I’ve seen so many authors fail at this crucial stage of the process. They’ve worked to get a potential reader’s attention, the reader is ready to buy, but there’s no way to complete the...
by Steve Spillman | Aug 21, 2019 | 10 Dynamics, blog, Virtual Writer's Conference |
Your Call to Action Dynamics of a Successful Book Lesson 7 “Think of all the platforms you use in the face-to-face world and the digital world to share your story as a big funnel. Your interactions with others on these platforms go into the top of the funnel....
by Steve Spillman | Aug 20, 2019 | 10 Dynamics, blog, Virtual Writer's Conference |
Ten Dynamics of a Successful Book Virtual Writer's Conference I spoke at a writer’s conference recently. As a publisher, my job was to share the realities of the publishing world and offer some tips that will help make the authors and their books more...
by Steve Spillman | Aug 6, 2019 | 10 Dynamics, blog, Virtual Writer's Conference |
Your Home Dynamics of a Successful Book Lesson 6 Once you’ve created a spark of interest out there on the highways and byways of the real and digital worlds, where do you bring your potential readers to learn more about you and your message? You bring them to your...
