Self-Publishers Online Conference News

by Susan Daffron, SPOC Organizer I first heard Gary Barnes speak on a “traction call” which is a question and answer session with a twist. The “traction” aspect is what makes these calls unique. Generally a caller explains how he is stuck with some problem. Gary then helps that person “get traction” again, so they can move forward. Gary has a gift for looking beyond what people are actually saying to unearth the real reasons behind why they are doing (or not doing) something. It’s hard to describe, but his insights can be extremely powerful. Everyone I know...

[Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Elinor Stutz who will be speaking at SPOC on May 11 at 3 pm (Pacific). As you can see, Elinor really walks her talk!] Have you ever noticed when you finally conquer the pile on your desk you feel renewed energy and motivation kicking in?  What if you were to do this every working day, would it make a big difference in your success? Today, I had a conversation with two other authors...

by Susan Daffron, SPOC Organizer [On May 5, 2011 at 1:00 pm Pacific, James Byrd will be moderating a panel with me, Tricia Lawrence, and Penny Sansevieri about the radical changing going on in book publishing now.  If you would like to listen in on this FREE call, click here to sign up, and we'll send you call-in information before the call. Need more information? You can learn more about the call at the end of this article.] Today’s SPOC Speaker Profile is Tricia Lawrence. I met Trish in a marketing forum that we both have belonged to...