JANET’S BLOG
Thought-provoking ideas, resources, inspiration, and tips
How Do You Get a First Client?
So many of my clients--whether they are fiction and memoir writers needing to build their audience, career relaunchers, or new solopreneurs--find themselves stuck in planning mode. They hit a wall when it comes to getting their first "client" (aka "buyer," "customer,"...
Publishing Reset CD/Workshop Program On Sale Now!
I'm excited and proud to tell you about an amazing kit that I've developed with my colleague Suzanne Falter-Barns, the Internet platform-building expert who's helped launch many successful online business and book careers. The publishing business is changing rapidly...
Falling in Love…Again
In the spirit of Valentine's Day... A few years ago, I got a jump start on the euphemistic "career transition" (which I am now thrilled to embrace) when I left my high-profile publishing job and started my own consulting business. (I tell people that I outsourced the...
Creativity + Community
It's been a busy couple of months. I've been immersed with big projects—the kind that stretch you and leave you a bit breathless. And I was equally busy out in the world registering voters in Pennsylvania and at home exchanging emails on all the crucial issues of the...
Saying Yes Is Emotional
Seth Godin, a bestselling business book author and marketing thought leader, took the words out of my mouth in his Change This Manifesto posted yesterday, "How to Sell a Book or Any New Idea." On page 7, he asks each of us to imagine how much time we need in order to...
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