“So, you’re a book shepherd?” Me: “What’s that?”

On Saturday afternoon, after flying home from Savannah, my family and I went to Kyle’s end-of-year Little League baseball party. I was definitely in parent/family mode, and wasn’t even thinking about work, but got into a very interesting conversation with another parent.

After being introduced to another mom, she asked me if I was the one who had the “Hidden Helper” business. (Not too many Lauren Hiddens in the world, I guess). I confirmed I was and she said she had my website bookmarked after my services were recommended to her by a mutual acquaintance. My first thought was, “Wow, I’m famous!”

Long story short, she has written a book and was looking for extensive promotion, for which I gave her a referral to a colleague who would be a better fit. But she has other books and projects she’ll be working on and said she will be in touch. She also mentioned she has a book shepherd she hired. When I told her what my business offered, she said, “oh, so you’re a book shepherd, too?” I told her I never heard of that term, but it sounded pretty close. So I just looked it up, and it looks like it’s a branded/service marked term of Ellen Reid. It’s a pretty clever concept and similar to what I do. The Hidden Helpers offer the services you need to create a great-looking, professional book at a reasonable cost.

In fact, we are currently expanding our service offerings to include more aspects of book writing, editing, design and preparation for publishing. Look for more info coming soon!