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A white man sitting on the floor reading a book. Text next to the man reads "In the space that I move in, throughout social media and in the real world, the best and most effective way to market your business and/or yourself is to write a book." A book is your mightiest marketing tool.

What is the MIGHTIEST Marketing Tool In Any #Business #Toolbox? That’s right. A #Book.

Call me smart. Because I KNOW a book can do all of those things. It doesn’t do them magically. There isn’t a secret somewhere that you can uncover to learn how a book does all of those things. Launching a book and presenting it to the world doesn’t change YOU – you’re still the expert or master or guru or guide or whatever you choose to call yourself, that you were before you wrote your book. But just having that book, that product, that tool, makes you a marketing genius.

By Yvonne DiVita May 24, 2022 Business & Entrepreneurship, Marketing your business, Writing

Learning vs. knowing: Is one of my favorite #Success stories a lie?

What happens when you find out one of your favorite stories about achieving success is wrong? The real story behind my success mantra: “lots of pots.”

By Tom Collins May 16, 2022 Creativity, Tips from Tom's inbox, Writing

5 Secrets to Writing a Best Seller

Everyone is intent on becoming a best-selling author, these days. The prime best-selling status most writers are after is the recognition on Amazon that your […]

By Yvonne DiVita April 27, 2022 Books, Writing

Writing Advice from Author Melanie Notkin: Write Like You Mean It

In this new installment of Smart Conversations, I talk with Melanie Notkin about her book, OTHERHOOD: Modern Women Finding a New Kind of Happiness and how the experience of being […]

By Yvonne DiVita March 2, 2022 Books, Business & Entrepreneurship, Smart Conversations with Yvonne, Writing

How Do I Get A Real Publisher?

We served our authors as editors, guides, teachers, book designers, publishers, and to a small degree, marketers. At the time, we encouraged and taught them to blog. Back in the early 2000s, blogging was a successful way to get noticed. Much as podcasts are today. And we did other things to help them get noticed. The hard work, of course, was always at their end. That’s just how it is. As the author, the work of marketing and selling is up to you – no matter who publishes your book.

By Yvonne DiVita February 21, 2022 Book Coaching, Books, Writing

image of woman thinking on park bench as banner for blog post, Should My Book Be This Long or That Long

Should My Post Be This Long or That Long?

Indeed. How long should your book be? Should it be 100 pages? 200 pages? 300 pages? More? The easy answer is – it should be […]

By Yvonne DiVita December 11, 2021 Books, Writing

A photo of Lucy Forsting, author of "The Adventures of Miss Twiggs and Company," next to text that reads "A smart conversation with Lucy Forsting, author of 'Miss Twiggs and Company'"

The Adventures of Miss Twiggs and Company by Lucy Forsting

Lucy believes we spend too much time ‘intellectualizing’ – and isn’t that the truth? I know I spend a good bit of time justifying my behavior and the behavior of others by thinking it through, rather than allowing my ‘intuition’ or my ‘heart’ dictate how I should feel about a situation.

By Yvonne DiVita November 3, 2021 Big Ideas, Smart Conversations with Yvonne, Writing

An image of a screen shot from Amazon KDP's interface with a red arrow pointing to "hardcover" and the words "Easy peasy!" over the image. This image is attached to an article on how to get your hardcover book published on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP).

How to Publish Your Book in Hardcover on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing

Until recently, if you wanted to publish your book in hardcover on KDP, that was not an option. That’s all changed, since the beta release of the KDP hardcover option. Here’s how it works and how to make it easy on yourself.

By Tom Collins October 28, 2021 Books, Copyright & Legal Stuff, Writing

A birthday cake with lit candles, against a black background. Text over the image reads, "So, exactly how is anyone supposed to find the time to write a book? None of us has the ‘time’ to do the frivolous things we’d like to do. The after-dinner drinks meeting; the nephew’s birthday party; the pizza party with girlfriends. They all go by the wayside because we’re so damned busy!"

Find the Time to Write That Magnificent Manuscript

“I was so excited to hold my book in my hand,” a friend of mine told me. “It’s just marvelous to have it here, done, and ready to be shared with the world. I can’t even believe how heavy it is!” The awe in her voice was shining in her eyes, and I couldn’t help but share in it.

By Yvonne DiVita October 7, 2021 Book Coaching, Books, Writing

The Six-Step Road Map to Writing and Publishing a Book Today

Today I’m going to share my Book Writer’s Road Map to Publishing Success. In six steps. Doesn’t that sound easy?

By Yvonne DiVita September 4, 2021 Books, Writing