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Our $uccess blog will feature writing, marketing, and publishing tips we continue to learn since writing our 2009 INDIE Finalist workbook $uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book keeping our readers abreast of the everchanging skills required to write, publish and sell a successful book. We will also have guest commentators. Achieving your goals as a writer is what matters. Anything we can do to help you get there is our goal. We welcome your comments and hope you will sign up for our bi-monthly (or whenever we have enough material) newsletter.

Archive for the ‘Quotations’ Category

Seth Godin on “What the Internet has done for him”

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

“Publishers provide a huge resource to authors who don’t know who reads their books. What the Internet has done for me, and a lot of others, is enable me to know my readers.”

–Author and marketer Seth Godin in a Wall Street Journalstory about his decision to sell future books directly to readers and bypass traditional publishers.
Maralyn D. Hill, President
International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association
Books By Hills Success With Writing Where & What in the World
Member: Society of Professional Journalists

Finalist in the Writing and Publishing category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, ”$uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book,”

Success Tip from H. J. Brown, Jr.

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Maralyn and I have written books and blogs about chefs who cook with passion.

H. J. Brown, Jr writes this about success:

“Do your homework and know your facts, but remember that it is passion that persuades.”

Brenda C. Hill
International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association
Books By Hills Success With Writing
Where and What in the World

Success Tip from William James

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

I feel similar to what William James said:

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”

Brenda C. Hill
International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association
Books By Hills Success With Writing
Where and What in the World

Finalist in the Writing and Publishing category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, ”$uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book.”