References While I was speaking at the Women in Publishing Summit on Beyond the Book: Building Recession-Proof Income Streams AI Can’t Replace, I found myself reflecting on a recent publishing…
I say this EVERY year, but I truly cannot believe it’s almost time for the Women in Publishing Summit — my FAVORITE publishing conference!If you are serious about publishing, visibility,…
It’s Thursday, February 12th, 2026—just a few hours before Broken by Toni Jackson Lampley officially releases.And I need to say this plainly:This is not a “love season” book.This is a…
This past week, I had the honor of presenting Business Model Basics for IBPA + BookLife’s Boot Camp for Author-Publishers (Self-Published & Hybrid-Published Authors). It was one of those sessions…
Last night, I had the privilege of speaking at the Write On! Nonfiction Authors’ Group in Virginia Beach. The room was full of passionate authors, bloggers, and aspiring writers —…
“If you're a new author, chasing shelf placement at a big-box store was never the path to true success—and it certainly isn’t now.”(Featured in Published! Magazine, July 2025 Issue, Page…
If the recent Publishers Weekly article on Barnes & Noble’s evolving relationship with independent publishers seemed like high-level industry noise to you, I want to reframe that conversation, because what’s…
The recent Publishers Weekly piece titled “Independent Publishers Are Fed Up with Barnes & Noble’s Buying Practices” pulls a curtain back on what I, as a former Barnes & Noble…
Why Being "Published" Is Not Enough: The Truth About Profitability in Publishing in Light of Amazon’s New Royalty Changes By Alesha Brown, Publishing Industry Expert & CEO of Fruition Publishing…
Alesha Brown Named 2024 Trailblazer of the Year by the Women in Publishing Summit https://youtu.be/ye-bS7-UK2wOn Saturday, March 8, 2025, a significant milestone was reached at the Women in Publishing Summit—not…
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