by Steve Spillman | Mar 16, 2015 | blog, Books |
The first book of the Bible was written almost 3,500 years ago, by a Jewish man to a Jewish audience of his contemporaries, in the Hebrew language. The last book of the Bible was written almost 2,000 years ago, by a Jewish man, to a mixed Jewish and Gentile audience...
by Steve Spillman | Dec 24, 2014 | Books |
The Two Doors, by Shelly Forgey, is a children’s book in the same way that The Little Prince is a children’s book. It touches the child that lives in each of us. In a world where bad things happen, this book brings healing and forgiveness to children, and to adults,...
by Steve Spillman | Jun 2, 2014 | blog, Books |
End Codependency “To be dependent on someone else means I am not depending on me. If I am not depending on me, I have no true control. After all, the only thing I can actually control is me! Therefore, depending on you means I am out of control! There are few...
by Steve Spillman | Feb 18, 2014 | Books |
It is inherent in the fabric of mankind to make one’s life better. The desire to succeed is part of our permanent internal wiring. Yet, nearly everything and everyone in our life has unintentionally played a role in programming us to accept certain limitations....
by Steve Spillman | Nov 30, 2013 | blog, Books, Writing |
I wanted to give an early Christmas gift (or maybe just a few ideas for your own Christmas list). I have a lot of books on the rules for writing and the business of writing, but my favorite books on writing have always been on the craft of writing – the magical,...
by Steve Spillman | Nov 16, 2013 | blog, Books, Marketing |
Last week we talked about how to use Facebook to engage your readers and ultimately sell your book. Today we’re going to focus on the other Social Media giant, Twitter. Twitter has about 500 million active participants, but unlike Facebook many folks new to Social...
by Steve Spillman | Nov 9, 2013 | blog, Books, Marketing |
This week’s Author Tips is filled with rich content to help you either get started or substantially grow your Facebook audience. You may be tired of hearing it, but Facebook is the Social network. The platform has around 1.2 billion members and many of them may be...
by Steve Spillman | Nov 2, 2013 | blog, Books, Marketing |
* Just a note about the difference between marketing and sales: marketing is making others aware of your book; sales is actually selling your book. What we’ll be discussing the next few weeks (and last week) is marketing. You’ve got to reach your audience before you...
by Steve Spillman | Oct 3, 2013 | blog, Books, Marketing |
Last week we talked about how technology has allowed (really forced) two fundamental shifts book industry landscape: 1) Technology has allowed the content creator (the author) direct access to the content consumer (the reader) and vice versa. 2) Technology has changed...
