Dale Roberts
Wow, here we are after 8 long months! Robert’s final episode! It’s time to take everything we’ve built, and for Robert to take the knowledge he’s gained, and use it to increase book sales. I have to say that it has been my absolute privilege and pleasure to work with Robert G. Culp. His spirit … Read more
What is Book Rescue? Just in case you’re new around here, Book Rescue is a project I help struggling independent authors sell more books. A good candidate for Book Rescue has a catalog of books and all they need is a little course-correcting to help them see success. My team and I come in and … Read more
In Season 1 of Book Rescue, we’ve been working with Robert G. Culp, a young adult fantasy author with some challenges. Robert has 5 books. He wrote them all from his iPhone 6. I can’t imagine that alone, much less doing that with a brain lesion, seizure disorder, and no budget. Robert’s unwavering spirit caught … Read more
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “building an author platform” before, but what does it mean? What is an author platform? Why do you need one? We’re going to get into all of that and so much more. What the Heck is an Author Platform? It sounds like jargon, and it kind of is. To … Read more
We’re at the point in Robert’s journey where it’s time to hire some book cover design services and give his books a visual overhaul. His covers certainly weren’t the worst I’ve seen and considering that he was designing them himself with just his iPhone 6S, they are phenomenal. Even so, we can do better by … Read more
No one reads walls of text anymore. If your copy isn’t in scannable chunks, you’re doing it wrong. So, here I am with Brian Meeks and Robert to learn how to write effective Amazon book descriptions in Episode 2 of something I like to call…Book Rescue! If this is your first time here, make sure … Read more
Meet Robert G. Culp. As someone with access to technology, it never occurred to me to write a book on an iPhone. So, when Robert told me that he writes his books and designs his covers using only an iPhone 6s, I was impressed. His “stop at nothing to get it done” attitude resonated deeply … Read more
The number one thing you probably want to know as an independent author is how to get your book noticed on Amazon. I’ve had my YouTube channel since 2016 and I focus on self-publishing, so I get asked for marketing strategies, A LOT! So much so, that I wrote a book on the topic, but … Read more
