by HeidiRich | Aug 28, 2026 | Sales and Marketing
How one enthusiastic reader can lead to more readers, speaking opportunities, introductions—and opportunities you never saw coming Authors spend a lot of time thinking about how to find readers. We build websites. We post on social media. We send emails. We arrange...
by HeidiRich | Aug 28, 2026 | Author Collab, Sales and Marketing
If you’ve ever asked a reader to “please leave a review,” you already know the results are usually underwhelming. A handful of people say yes. Most say nothing at all. And even the ones who do leave a review often write two flat sentences that...
by HeidiRich | Aug 28, 2026 | Author Collab, Sales and Marketing
Sometimes the best book marketing begins with a conversation. A recent conversation with fellow author Dawn Jacqueline Adams – author of Finding America Again, Art of Online Dating and Joyful Noise – got me thinking about what it really means to sell our...
by HeidiRich | Aug 27, 2026 | Author Collab, Publishing
The mistakes that cost authors money, time, control—and sometimes readers Self-publishing has opened doors for authors that once seemed firmly locked. Today, we can write a book, hire our own creative team, control our timeline, choose our pricing, reach readers...
by HeidiRich | Aug 23, 2026 | Author Collab, Off The Page
An Author Collab Conversation Some books are written to tell a story. Others are written because the author has lived through something that might help someone else find their way. For award-winning author, inspirational speaker, and life coach Marcia Regina Cook,...
