Jul 19How to Save Yourself From a Disastrous Book Launch with Scott DuffyScott Duffy is an entrepreneur and business strategist who’s listed as a “Top 10 Speaker” by Entrepreneur and has been named one of the “Top Influential People To Follow” by Yahoo! Finance. But that’s not why I brought him on the pod. I brought him on because he’s also the…Book Launch22 min read
Jun 30The Business of Being a Writer with Jane FriedmanJane Friedman is an icon in the publishing space. With over two decades of experience in the business, she is truly considered the world’s leading expert on traditional publishing, self publishing and where the twain shall meet. …Self Publishing21 min read
Jun 23How to Make Your Book Into a TEDx Talk with Bridget SampsonBridget Sampson is a Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies, the author of Communication Secrets for Success and the co-author of Communication Training and Development. She’s also a TEDx speaker who helps other people write and deliver their TEDx talks. All of this made her the perfect person to talk to…Publishing27 min read
Jun 17How to Get a Journalist’s Attention with HARO Creator Peter ShankmanPeter Shankman is many things, among them a five-time best selling author, entrepreneur and corporate in-person and virtual keynote speaker who focuses on customer service. …Publishing18 min read
Nov 24, 2021What to Do 60 Days, 30 Days and 7 Days Before Your LaunchAfter all the writing, editing, writing and writing your book is finally finished! Now what? Today, I’m answering the question what you do 60 days, 30 days and seven days before the launch. 60 Days Before Your Launch Decide if you’re going to do a presales approach. In the past, with Amazon, all presales before…Self Publishing4 min read
Published in Legacy Launch Pad·Feb 12, 2021How Funding for the Arts Can Help Our Mental Health CrisisAt this surreal time in our political landscape, funding issues are understandably focused on defense, healthcare, Social Security and other pressing matters, in turn making it all too easy to forget the arts. I would argue that funding the arts is pressing as well. The past week has taught us…Funding For The Arts5 min read
Published in Legacy Launch Pad·Jan 18, 2021Is Clubhouse All Hype?As I write this, I’ve been on Clubhouse for exactly 15 days. Initially, my hefty old ego was thrilled to be included early on in something that Vogue had already deemed exclusive. (It should be no surprise that the guru of branding, Re Perez, was there first and nominated me.)…Social Media7 min read
Published in Legacy Launch Pad·May 27, 2020What You Need to Know About Publishing Before You Try to Launch (or Start) a BookYou have a book. Or a book idea. Or just this idea that you should be an author. What now? The first step is to understand your publishing options. Let’s start with traditional. How Traditional Publishing Works If you’re interested in selling a book to a traditional publisher, here’s how it works if you…Writing10 min read
Published in Legacy Launch Pad·Oct 12, 2019Want to Write for Legacy Launch Pad?We are the freelance publication for the book publishing company Legacy Launch Pad, a done-for-you book service with a mission to launch (or re-launch) careers by making entrepreneurs into authors. Re $$$: we are not part of Medium’s paid program. …Writing5 min read
Published in Legacy Launch Pad·May 22, 2019You Know You’re a Writer When…You’re at least partially convinced you’re NOT. And this belief has a name: imposter syndrome. We’ve all been plagued by it — either in the David Byrne (And you may ask yourself “My God! What have I done?”) way or simply in the who-do-I-think-I-am-why-should-anyone-care-about-what-I-have-to-say way. Here’s my retort to that…Imposter Syndrome3 min read