Do you believe there is a book in you, but you’re just not sure if you should follow through the process of writing and publishing it? Does a voice in your head keep telling to get writing, but you don’t understand why? I want to devote this blog to helping you sort out these feelings. …
Although I originally wrote this in 2013 when I created Publish to Get Clients, it is still true. In this business world, your expertise and credibility can get you clients. So the longer you procrastinate in making the decision to write your book, the more potential profit you lose out on. Being an author drives…
We are seeking authors with great new ideas. Are you one of them? It feels like the world is on the precipice of something new. It is exciting and thrilling to believe we can fashion a better society. Dare I say, honestly optimistic, this belief reflects humanistic values. We value collaboration and evolution in a…
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard this question, I would not be writing this column. I would be sitting on a beach somewhere, enjoying life. Of course, when I began my career in publishing, this question did not exist. There was no self-publishing in the way we know it today. There…
Good day, my new friends. I’m Rick Benzel, a publishing veteran with 40+ years in the book industry. Thanks for taking the time to check in with my blog. Let me introduce myself. I began my career in educational publishing with Houghton Mifflin and Allyn & Bacon back in the 1970s and 1980s. I am perhaps…
