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…
How Major Media Coverage Can Transform Your Brand (and Why It’s Not What You Think)
We all dream of seeing our business, brand, or book on major media platforms—whether it’s Inside Edition, the Tamron Hall Show, or Entrepreneur Magazine. The spotlight, the credibility, the authority...…
What Authors Can Learn from DJ Mustard and Kendrick Lamar’s Epic Collaboration
As a publishing industry expert and the Founder of Fruition Publishing Concierge Services®, I’m always on the lookout for success stories that can inspire and educate authors. Today, I want…