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3 Tips to Help You Prepare for Vacation

June 22, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Prepare for vacation

Do you want to take time off for vacation this summer without pulling out your hair thinking, “I don’t want to be posting, marketing, and checking email every day”? If so, I have 3 tips that I want to share with you that can make you enjoy the most out of your vacation. I just returned from vacation […]

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Simple Packing Tips for Travel

June 9, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

simple packing tips for travel

I love to travel, but I don’t necessarily enjoy the packing. Who else can relate to that? Recently we were getting ready to go away for a weekend in the mountains and I posted on my personal Facebook page how I love to travel, but I don’t love to pack. I actually dread packing. I […]

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Speakers – Are You Using This Strategy at Live Events?

June 4, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

strategy at live events

Speakers, are you using this strategy at live events? Recently, I was speaking at PENCON 2016 and there was something I noticed in the sessions I attended.  There was one mistake I saw may of the speakers making. Therefore, I wanted to share this tip with you today.

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Time for Change (and how to make sure your goals are right for you)

September 25, 2015 By Heather Hart 6 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Over the past several years, I have often talked about setting goals and pursuing your dreams. However, deep down, I hate change. This is a lifelong thing for me, with really bad side effects. Most notably, that I often get stuck in a rut instead of making much needed changes. Especially when it comes to […]

Filed Under: Entrepreneur, General, Productivity Tagged With: authors, book marketing tips, goal setting, productivity tips

Step Back and See the Big Picture

May 15, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Sometimes we just need to step back and see the big picture. I went on a hike in Eagle, Colorado with my husband. And on this trail, you can get very focused on your feet (the dirty trail) and miss the big picture. Sometimes that happens in life as well.

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40 Things You Don’t Know About Me

April 1, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

This month, on April 29, 2015, I will turn 40.  Yep, the BIG 4-0.  And to celebrate, I have decided to write a few posts about the number 40.  This is the first one…40 things you don’t know (or might not know) about me. You can read my official about page here, but I had more fun […]

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Two Successful eBook Pricing Strategies

March 9, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

In this particular post, we are going to cover two successful eBook pricing strategies for authors that have a series. A common question that authors ask is how you should price your books.  There is a lot of great advice on the topic and can vary greatly depending on your niche and your goal. Although these examples are […]

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2014 Year in Review

December 31, 2014 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

2014 2015

The end of the year is the perfect time to reflect back on all you have accomplished. Shelley and I have been doing that. So in this post, I wanted to share some of our successes with you. Things we have accomplished in 2014 Shelley established Body and Soul Publishing LLC You can read more […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Business, Entrepreneur, General Tagged With: live events, networking tips, productivity tips, self publishing

Our Top 5 Blog Posts from 2014

December 16, 2014 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Can you believe the year is almost over? Shelley and I have been reviewing everything we’ve done this year, and one thing I always like to look at is our top blog posts. We value our followers and strive to share valuable information with you. One year ago today, I shared our top ten blog posts […]

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12 Must-Follow Blogs For Authors

July 8, 2014 By Heather Hart 36 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

 One key factor to our success as authors is what we have learned from others along the way. So today, we want to share 12 of our favorite blogs for authors. We encourage you to check them out as well as share which blogs are your favorite blogs are in the comments.   #1. The […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Fiction Writing, General, Marketing Tips, Publishing Tips, Self-Publishing, Technology, Writing Tips Tagged With: author websites, authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, fiction authors, marketing, non-fiction authors, websites, Writing Advice, Writing Tips

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