Jude’s Books

"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."  ~ St. Francis of Assisi

Stop dreaming and start doing today! Take control of your writing career on your own terms with this 12-step author business plan for writing success. After all, your book is more than a work
of art. It's also a commercially viable product that readers will want to purchase and bookstores will compete to sell. If traditional publishers require a business plan for each and every book they market, why shouldn't you? It's time to take the reins and be professional by creating a business plan for your work so you can join the world-wide publishing party! Don't wait a minute longer.

Get started today on the right path by following the principles in From Dreamer to Doer: A 12-Step Indie Author Business Plan for Writing Success.

• Define your business. What do you want from your business?
• Create a business plan for each of your books.
• Prepare a media sheet for each book
• Brand yourself, not just the book you're publishing today.
• Social media and book marketing. You must think about your book in terms of its commercial viability.
• A list of promotion services to help with your marketing plan
• Setting a budget for your writing. Calculate the cost of publishing your book.
• Pricing Strategy. Discover how to look at competition creatively
• Targeted audience and metadata. Determine how your author platform will help your book succeed.
• Newsletter. Determine who your reader is and the size of your audience.
• Understanding your website.
• How to set achievable writing goals.

Pick up a copy today and change from dreamer to doer. Make your publishing dreams a reality

Chronic pain disables more people than cancer or heart disease. More than eighty-six million patients have been diagnosed. One out of three will have this condition. This book takes a no-nonsense approach that can be understood by chronic pain patients, families, friends and professionals alike. It is a practical guide describing lifestyle changes others can learn and use to take control of the pain. Share the struggles and triumphs of the following types of chronic pain patients:

• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• Pain Due To Compression Fractures From Osteoporosis
• Failed Back Syndrome Pain
• Cancer Pain
• Arachnoiditis Pain
• Abdominal Pai

Gemma MacKade was found in the desert near an ancient meteorite crater when she was a baby, but no one knows anything about her mysterious origins. Now eighteen years old, she is annoyed when her peers taunt her about being part alien. Since she’s always been strangely drawn to the stars and has strong psychic abilities, Gemma’s beginning to wonder if they might be right. With her reputation for weirdness, will she be able to find a date for the prom?

When Ari Stith arrives on Earth and meets Gemma, he experiences strong feelings for her, emotions his people gave up long ago. But he can’t act on them—he has been sent to Earth to retrieve Gemma—a long-lost Star Child—as well as powerful disks left by Star People who crashed on Earth long ago. First, though, he must work with Gemma to find out why her town is suddenly plagued by UFO sightings, cattle mutilations, abductions, and murder . . . and prove his people aren’t to blame.

He’s not what she expected…

Starseed is a paranormal romantic suspense about Elle Thomas, a hairstylist with psychic abilities. When her hometown of Sweetwater, Colorado is suddenly plagued by UFO sightings, cattle mutilations, abductions and murder, fear is in the hearts of its citizens. Because of her abilities, Elle is shunned. An orphan found in the wilderness, strangely drawn to the stars, she has always been taunted by her peers about being part alien. It’s the last thing she’d ever wanted to be, but her strong psychic abilities make things worse than ever for her. When she meets a handsome mysterious stranger, Kole Stith, her attraction to him is overwhelming and she can’t understand why the feelings aren’t mutual. Her abilities tell her otherwise.

She’s what he never knew he always wanted…

Confirmed bachelor Kole Stith is sent to Earth to retrieve a Starseed—Elle Thomas, and the Dropa Stones—disks that hold secrets of the universe and return them to the Ancient One. Kole discovers he possesses human emotions and falls for Elle. But he must put his feelings aside and discover who is abducting and murdering the citizens of Sweetwater to prove his people aren’t to blame. And fulfill his mission on Earth: Together, Elle and Kole are the only hope to heal Eath's endangered, polluted waters.

Writing Secrets of 33 Bestselling Romance Authors is filled with conversations that touch the heart and rejuvenate the writing spirit.  Read a story a day to keep writer's block away.  This book is a "must have" for aspiring authors, published authors, their fans and anyone who wants to gain insight into today's romance publishing industry.  Peek behind the scenes to see how these inspiring women became authors on the rise and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors they are today.  Share their struggles and triumphs.

Discover:

• What they did before publication
• The story of how they became published
• How they juggle to have a happy home, a successful writing career and a rewarding life
• Unique writing schedules, plotting and outlining techniques
• Ways of handling promotion
• Career advice about editors, agents and the new world of Indie Publishing