by Deanne Marie | Publishing
The authors I typically work with are experts in their respective fields. They’re total pros and they know their work inside and out. Their main objective in writing a book is usually to share what they know, and to use their book a marketing tool for their brand and...
by Deanne Marie | Publishing
Here’s a secret that the best of the best New York Times bestselling authors know: a catchy title is good, but it’s the subtitle that can make or break your book. Many self-published authors spend a lot of time coming up with—no, agonizing over—the perfect title....
by Deanne Marie | Publishing
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who wants to write a book, now is a great time to self-publish your work. Maybe you’re thinking, “Self-publishing? No, I want a real book deal with a real publisher.” Yes, there used to be a stigma to self-publishing. It was...
by Deanne Marie | Publishing
There’s a popular statistic making its way around the Internet these days: 81 percent of Americans think they have a book in them. I don’t know how accurate it is—it was first mentioned in a 2002 op-ed piece in the New York Times that advocated against every Tom,...
by Deanne Marie | Publishing
Recently I had coffee with a new acquaintance I’d met at a women’s networking event. We knew nothing about each other, and when I told her that I specialize in helping entrepreneurs launch and leverage their bestselling books, she said, “Oh, I’d love to write a...
by Deanne Marie | Branding, Publishing
If you’re an entrepreneur and you want your brand to stand out in a crowded marketplace, one of the best things you can do is to write and publish a bestselling book. Your book doesn’t have to be War and Peace. It doesn’t have to attract the eye of the Pulitzer Prize...
