Organizations that thrive in a changing world all have one thing in common – a strong strategic focus.  They know their objectives and strategy very well and communicate them effectively.  What is less obvious is that a good strategic plan comes from individual people.  It takes a lot of skill and a little planning to work it up into a real plan, but there is never any substitute for the old “walk and talk” – getting to know the clients, customers, employees, citizens, or any other way you want to define the people of an operation.

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You’ve finished your novel manuscript.  It’s been months of work, sometimes in bursts of energy and sometimes a desperate obligation to the characters and the story to slog it through.  Now what?

Most manuscripts are never actually read, which is a terrible shame.  There are literally thousands of good novels which sit on computers and shelves as stories barely told despite the tremendous effort.  Thousands more could be great with just a little bit of coaching and support. But once you’ve finished writing, your work has barely begun because the next thing you need to do is find a way to have it noticed among the incredible noise of the publishing world.  That’s why we created Authorscope.

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