Nonfiction Book Award Status: Bronze Author Name: Karen Wheat Synopsis A recovered family photo album showcases the early days of American Samoa under a naval administration from 1907 to 1913. Wheat’s debut collection is a passionate combination of the personal and historical, culminating in her investigations into a family album of 52 black-and-white photographs and […]
Nonfiction Book Award Status: Gold Author Name: Brian H. Murray Synopsis Think apartments and commercial real estate are just for the big boys? Think again. Brian Murray was not an investment pro when he bought his first commercial property. He was a teacher looking to build some side income. Armed with his passion for business and […]
Nonfiction Book Award Status: Gold Author Name: Bill Treasurer Synopsis Even the best leaders – in fact, most of the best leaders – start out as decidedly bad ones. And sooner or later they reach a moment of reckoning that leadership expert Bill Treasurer calls the leadership kick in the ass. When it happens, it feels like […]
Nonfiction Book Award Status: Silver Author Name: Cathy Wild Synopsis Wild Ideas: Creativity from the Inside Out takes you on an intimate journey through the seven stages of the creative process. All along the way, counselor, artist, and writer Cathy Wild interweaves her own deeply personal story as well as provocative insights gleaned from her many […]
Nonfiction Book Award Status: Gold Author Name: Elly Taylor Synopsis Babies bring ‘becomings’: women becoming mothers, men becoming fathers, couples becoming families. Traditionally these transformations were honored as a rite of passage, yet guidelines to support today’s parents have largely been lost – until now. Becoming Us weaves current research with age-old wisdom and the stories […]
Nonfiction Book Award Status: Gold Author Name: Patrick Schwerdtfeger Synopsis Keynote Mastery is a raw and personal account of Patrick Schwerdtfeger’s journey as a professional speaker. The book demonstrates that anyone with tenacity and determination can build a career as a keynote speaker. If you have ever wanted an inside look at what it takes to […]
Nonfiction Book Award Status: Silver Author Name: Thom Disch Synopsis Slip, trip, and fall injuries represent a healthcare crisis in the United States! Since 1999, we have reduced deaths from heart disease 15%. Deaths caused by auto accidents are down 12%. But deaths from falls have increased over 150%. Both injuries and deaths caused by falls are […]
Nonfiction Book Award Status: Silver Author Name: Lori Morrison Synopsis At fifty-two, in the wake of her husband’s death, Lori Morrison found herself living alone on the edge of a volcanic crater lake in a lush jungle of El Salvador, mourning and feeling an intense desire to make sense of her loss. This powerful book tells […]
Nonfiction Book Award Status: Gold Author Name: Carolyn Glenn Brewer Synopsis Even though the potential passage of the Equal Rights Amendment had cracked glass ceilings across the country, in 1978 jazz remained a boys’ club. Two Kansas City women, Carol Comer and Dianne Gregg, challenged that inequitable standard. With the support of jazz luminaries Marian McPartland and […]
Nonfiction Book Award Status: Gold Author Name: John Crossman Synopsis John Crossman’s Career Killers/ Career Builders is based off his most requested speech, which is The Top 5 Ways to Get Fired and The Top 5 Ways to Keep From Being Fired. See link here: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=qknXgDpr0mY John’s passion is helping college students and young professionals reach […]
If you were launching your writing career today, what would be your top three priorities?
We asked Mark Schaefer, marketing consultant, speaker, and author of six books, this question. Here’s what he had to say! NFAA: If you were launching your writing career today, what would be your top three priorities? Mark Schaefer: My three considerations would be: 1) Is this the right time? Writing a book is an enormous […]
7 Tips to Improve Your Business Writing by William Grigsby
Every business writer needs to acknowledge one thing. If he wishes to improve, he’s ought to follow the most important path towards mastery. I’m talking about practice. Simple and on point. Practice consistently and you’ll get better. For some writers, this fact might come as a trouble. To practice business writing on a consistent basis, […]
From Me to We: Crowdsourcing Your Success by Serving Your Communities by Michael Larsen
Your personal community: your family, friends, and relatives Your test-marketing community: people who give you feedback on every aspect of your writing and communication Your publishing community: authors, publishers, publicists, experts on the kind of books you’re writing, and booksellers Your community of fans: avid readers who follow you online, attend your events, and buy […]
Name: Susan J. Mecca, Ph.D. Book Title: The Gift of Crisis: Finding your best self in the worst of times Your book’s Amazon purchase link: The Gift of Crisis What is your book about? The Gift of Crisis is about how we can find our way through the hardest, most challenging times of our lives […]
If you were launching your writing career today, what would be your top three priorities?
We asked Mark Schaefer, marketing consultant, speaker, and author of six books, this question. Here’s what he had to say! NFAA: If you were launching your writing career today, what would be your top three priorities? Mark Schaefer: My three considerations would be: 1) Is this the right time? Writing a book is an enormous […]
7 Tips to Improve Your Business Writing by William Grigsby
Every business writer needs to acknowledge one thing. If he wishes to improve, he’s ought to follow the most important path towards mastery. I’m talking about practice. Simple and on point. Practice consistently and you’ll get better. For some writers, this fact might come as a trouble. To practice business writing on a consistent basis, […]
From Me to We: Crowdsourcing Your Success by Serving Your Communities by Michael Larsen
Your personal community: your family, friends, and relatives Your test-marketing community: people who give you feedback on every aspect of your writing and communication Your publishing community: authors, publishers, publicists, experts on the kind of books you’re writing, and booksellers Your community of fans: avid readers who follow you online, attend your events, and buy […]
Name: Susan J. Mecca, Ph.D. Book Title: The Gift of Crisis: Finding your best self in the worst of times Your book’s Amazon purchase link: The Gift of Crisis What is your book about? The Gift of Crisis is about how we can find our way through the hardest, most challenging times of our lives […]
Member Interview Tricia Croyle, Author of From Heartache to Joy: One Woman’s Journey Home
Name: Tricia Croyle Book Title: From Heartache to Joy: One Woman’s Journey Home What is your book about? From Heartache to Joy: One Woman’s Journey Home is a spiritual journey, one part experiential wisdom, one part spiritual adventure filled with visions, journeys, and dreams, and one small part exercises for those who choose to try […]
How to Think Bigger About Your Book Sales and Marketing Strategy and Make Your Book Profitable
Recently I spoke with an author who was preparing to release a new business book. He doesn’t yet have a platform and wanted to know the best ways to make his book profitable. This isn’t uncommon; most new authors lack a platform (AKA: audience), which makes it much harder to follow the traditional book marketing […]
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