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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Book Shepherds, Part 2

by Sharon Goldinger | Jul 26, 2013 | Interviews

This is the second and final part of an interview with experienced book shepherd Sharon Goldinger. The first part can be found here: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Book Shepherds, Part 1. 7. What sorts of questions should someone be prepared to answer when...

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Book Shepherds, Part 1

by Sharon Goldinger | Jul 24, 2013 | Interviews

I’ve been making books together with Sharon for over 20 years, and there’s no book professional whose opinion I value more highly than hers. Whether she’s supplying her (very fortunate) clients with editorial guidance, packaging and book marketing...

An Author's Guide to Book Birthers, Book Shepherds and other Consultants

by Joel Friedlander | Jul 20, 2011 | Self-Publishing

by Liz Alexander, @bookdoula We’re very lucky today to have a guest article from Liz Alexander, the author of 11 books who also consults with other authors to help them “birth” their books. Sometimes people like Liz are called book shepherds, or book...
Book Producers: Which Type of Book Professional Do You Need?

Book Producers: Which Type of Book Professional Do You Need?

by Joel Friedlander | Dec 8, 2010 | Self Publishing

So, what is a book producer? Someone asked me recently why I call myself a book designer. “What do you mean?” I asked. “I design books, don’t I? What else should I call myself?” “But you don’t just design books, Joel,”...

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