Index

A

advertising, 45, 102

Alltop.com, 121

Amazon.com, 1, 66, 117

American Legion, x

Are You Fully Charged? (Rath), 38

Associated Press, 36

authors

assessing current activities, 52–55

avoiding burnout, 3, 128

building a personal brand, 1–2, 7–14, 17, 42–45, 56, 81, 103, 116, 127, 130, 136–37

communicating with readers, 2, 8, 37, 45, 82–83, 92, 95, 127–28

developing a priority list, 42–47

goal statements, 31–32

goals for book, 28–33

identifying audience, 21–24, 134

motivation, 16–17

showcasing expertise, 29, 43, 66–67, 80, 83, 97, 103, 122, 123, 128–30

understanding audience, 19–21, 36, 62, 83, 84, 93, 96, 99

B

Barnes & Noble, 66, 117

Beech, Mary, 10

Berg, Patty, 37

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 37

bestsellers, xi, 61, 81, 139

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