Reviews don’t “just happen.”

Don’t assume that just because you wrote a book someone is going to want to review it. Too often I find that writers forget about following through once a book is published, but in reality that’s the most important time to plan for a real push to find and solicit reviewers of your book. This goes for Amazon reviews too. …

new to twitter

I figured I could keep better track of my twittering authors if I joined in, so you can find me on twitter now: I may not update often but update I will when I can! You’ll find me doing all sorts of fascinating things, like stepping out to skim the pool, chasing the mailman down the street, or trying to …

Congrats to the Davis family, and welcome home Katie Rose

Welcome home, Katie Rose! I’m so pleased to share the news that Katie Rose Davis is finally home with her mom and dad — my long-time clients and dear friends, Harold and Phyllis Davis — after her very, very, early arrival in our world. Congratulations, we’re so very happy for you (and for Mathew, Nicky and Julian too!).

The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing it All” Gets Nothing Done

I’m really pleased to announce the publication of Dave Crenshaw’s first book, the business fable The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing it All” Gets Nothing Done, from Jossey-Bass. Not only was it fun to work on a business fable, this is a really timely and needed book. We live in a time when we are told we can do everything …

Fresh Books June Harvest!

Mood — smoky. Today we have over 840 wildfires burning in California. The good news is that we have new books on the shelves. Congratulations to Harold Davis on the publication of his amazing 100 Views of the Golden Gate (Wilderness Press). Congratulations to Steve Horton and Jeong Mo Jang on the publication of Professional Manga: Digital Storytelling with Manga …

Michelle Waitzman blurbed in Cosmo!

This is a first for my career probably 🙂 I don’t usually see my books in Cosmo. Michelle Waitzman, author of Sex in a Tent: A Wild Couple’s Guide to Being Naughty in Nature was quoted in Cosmo last week. Michelle was interviewed for a sidebar (to do with, ah hem, creative ways to use a hammock) and Wilderness Press …

Help a Reporter: Because Everyone’s an Expert at Something

Here’s a shout out to Peter Shankman and his very cool site, Helpareporter, which matches reporters with experts. The queries come from all sorts of outlets, including bloggers, podcasters, trade magazines, book authors and big dailies. I read his queries every day and pass leads to my clients when I see something that looks like a good fit, but HARO …

I can’t believe I read the whole thing!

Well this is a poor excuse for breaking radio silence, but I got a huge laugh out of this Galleycat post quoting Jeff Bezos on “hand fatigue.” Yeah, that’s the difficulty with reading. Snarf. I just finished Walter Isaacson’s Einstein: His Life and Universe (great book btw), and boy my hands are tired – baddaboom.

More Fresh Books and Articles!

Congrats to Janet Rae-Dupree. Janet’s May 4 “Unboxed” column Can You become a Creature of New Habits? was yesterday’s New York Times’ “Most Emailed Article.” Congratulations to Stephanie Diamond on the publication of her book, Web Marketing for Small Business (Sourcebooks). Congratulations to Todd Perkins on the publication of his latest book, Nintendo Flash Wii Creator’s Guide (Osborne/McGraw-Hill), the first …