by HeidiRich | Sep 7, 2026 | Author Collab, Publishing
The debate over traditional publishing vs. self-publishing often focuses on which option is better. But I think there’s a more useful question for authors to ask: How much of your book are you willing to hand over to someone else? An author friend recently asked...
by HeidiRich | Sep 5, 2026 | Author Collab, Writing and Craft
How to use AI as a writing assistant for brainstorming, outlining, editing, organization, and book promotion—without sacrificing your voice, judgment, or creativity. Use AI to Assist Your Writing—Not Replace the Writer AI can help you brainstorm, organize, research,...
by HeidiRich | Sep 5, 2026 | Off The Page
The author of Pull the Trigger: How Perfectionism Steals Opportunities on disciplined action, leadership, the hidden cost of unfinished work—and why some opportunities can only find us after we finish. Some books begin with an idea. Others begin with a lesson the...
by HeidiRich | Sep 1, 2026 | Visibility & Promotion.
There is a moment almost every author dreams about. The manuscript is finished. The edits are complete. The cover looks beautiful. The files have been uploaded. And finally, after months—or sometimes years—of work, the book is published. Then comes the question: Now...
by HeidiRich | Aug 31, 2026 | Publishing
Why waiting for confidence, certainty, or perfection may be keeping your book from the readers who need it Recently, author Marjorie Dudley shared something on LinkedIn that stopped me in my tracks. She had begun writing Lead Yourself First ten years earlier. Ten...
