What Happens When You Finally Take Control of Your Expertise
At some point, a serious professional has to stop treating their expertise like something other people are supposed to recognize. That is usually the turning point. Not the book launch.…
No One Is Coming to Position You—And That’s the Problem
There is a quiet mistake many accomplished professionals make after years of doing excellent work. They assume the market will eventually understand them. They believe their résumé, results, credentials, book,…
What Brandy’s Memoir Teaches About Telling Your Truth Without Getting Sued
For years, aspiring memoir writers have asked me the same thing in different ways: “If I tell the truth about what happened to me, can I be sued?” And my…
It’s Business, Not Personal: What One Publishing Decision Revealed About Author Success in 2026
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 decision…
Beyond the Book: Building Recession-Proof Income Streams AI Can’t Replace
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,…
Publishing Is Creative—Profitability Is the Grown-Up Part
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…
Author vs. Authorpreneur: Which One Are You?
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 —…
The Truth About Bookstore Dreams: What First-Time Authors Need to Know About Big-Box Shelf Space
“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…
What This Means for You: The Truth Behind Breaking Through as a New Author in a Gatekept Industry
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…
Barnes & Noble’s Indie Dilemma: Why Diverse Voices Still Need Allies
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…