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A Client Q & A with Patricia O’Connell on Marketing a Book

January 5, 2026 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

For a little over a decade, I was the communications missioner for the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts. I wrote stories for and designed its magazine and monthly newsletter, and, when

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Filed Under: All, Books, Business Tagged With: author Q&A, editing a book, marketing a book, memoir, nonfiction, publishing a book, We Called Him Al

A Client Q & A with Debra Langton, Author of Every Kid Needs a Rescue

February 24, 2025 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Debra Langton is currently wintering in a suburb just north of Tucson, Arizona, as we bring her book, Every Kid Needs a Rescue, to market. She hopes to reach readers of all ages with her heart-warming

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Filed Under: All, Books, Business Tagged With: children's book, editing, Every Kid Needs a Rescue, publishing a book

Is Getting a Book Published as Difficult as Getting a Game Licensed?

October 21, 2024 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: I recently reached out to client Leslie Lawrence for some advice about producing a game. Along with being an author, she has a great deal of experience in marketing games. She and her husband,

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Filed Under: All, Local writers Tagged With: I'm a lucky woman, publishing, publishing a book, self-publish

Larceny in the Aisles is Hot Off the Press!

October 24, 2022 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Mark Scamman worked in the supermarket industry for one chain store for over four decades, and now he is an author! His book, Larceny in the Aisles: Stories from a Supermarket Manager, is now

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Filed Under: All, Books, Business Tagged With: Larceny in the Aisles, nonfiction, publishing a book, writing a book

How a Copy Shop Became a Book Publisher

March 7, 2022 by Janice Beetle 2 Comments

For as long as I can remember, I have been partnering with Collective Copies in Florence. Back before I could make PDFs and send them to clients via email, the folks at Collective Copies printed

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Filed Under: All, Books, Business Tagged With: book publisher, Levellers Press, Off the Common Books, printing a book, publishing a book

Feedback from a Client

November 22, 2021 by Janice Beetle 4 Comments

Note: John Sheirer is a prolific writer of fiction and memoir, and this summer, he published a new collection of linked short fiction, “Stumbling Through Adulthood,” which carries the Janice Beetle

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Filed Under: All, Books, Interns Tagged With: client feedback, publishing a book, Stumbling Through Adulthood, writing a book

The Cost of Publishing Your Book

November 8, 2021 by Janice Beetle 2 Comments

Note: My work with new clients often begins with a conversation on the options they have for publishing, the timetables associated with those choices, and the costs. The majority of my clients choose

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Filed Under: All, Books, Business Tagged With: cost of a book, designing a book, editing a book, publishing a book, self-publishing, traditional publishing

The Work and Benefits of Self-Publishing Your Book

November 1, 2021 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: My work with new clients often begins with a conversation on the options they have for publishing, the timetables associated with those choices, and the costs. The majority of my clients choose

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Filed Under: All, Books, Business Tagged With: editing a book, publishing a book, self-publishing

Reasons Why Authors Want to Publish in the Traditional Way

October 25, 2021 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: My work with new clients often begins with a conversation on the options they have for publishing, the timetables associated with those choices, and the costs. The majority of my clients choose

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Filed Under: All, Books, Business Tagged With: publishing a book, traditional publishing, writing a book

Finding an Agent to Market Your Book

October 11, 2021 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: My work with new clients often begins with a conversation on the options they have for publishing, the timetables associated with those choices, and the costs. The majority of my clients choose

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Filed Under: All, Books, Business Tagged With: finding an agent, publishing a book, writing a book

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