The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Commercial Freelancer in Six Months or Less (Third  Edition, 2021)
Winner (First Place): 2021 American Bookfest (Business: Writing/Publishing)
Winner (Gold Medal): 2022 ELit Awards (Writing/Publishing)
Finalist: 2022 Next Generation Indie Awards (Writing/Publishing)

The Well-Fed Self-Publisher: How to Turn One Book into a Full-Time Living (2014)
Winner (Gold Medal): 2014 Axiom Business Book Awards (Reference; #19)
Winner (Gold Medal): 2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards (Reference/Directories)
Winner (Bronze Medal): 2014 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards (Reference)

The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Commercial Freelancer in Six Months or Less (2010)
Winner (First Place): Next Generation INDIE Book Awards (Writing/Publishing)
Winner (Silver Medal): 2010 Axiom Business Book Awards (Reference/How-To; Category #20)
Winner (Silver Medal): IPPY (Independent Publisher) Awards (Writing/Publishing; Category #66)
Winner (Silver Medal): Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Awards (Writing)
Finalist: Georgia Author of the Year Awards

The Well-Fed Self-Publisher: How to Turn One Book into a Full-Time Living (2007)
Winner: IPPY Awards (Writing/Publishing)
Winner: Georgia Author of the Year Awards (Self-Help); Overall Winner: Self-Help/Inspirational Category
Finalist: ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards (Reference)
Finalist: USABookNews “Best Books” 2007 Awards (Business: Writing/Publishing)

TWFW – Back For Seconds: A Second Helping of “How-To” for Any Writer Dreaming of Great Bucks and Exceptional Quality of Life (2005)
Finalist: ForeWord Magazine 2005 Book of the Year Awards (Career)
Finalist: Publishers Marketing Association 2005 Ben Franklin Awards (Career)
Finalist: Georgia Author of the Year Awards

The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less (2000)
Book-of-the-Month Club selection
Quality Paperback Book Club selection
Writer’s Digest Book Club selection
– Second best-selling Featured Alternate in more than two years

Winner (Silver): ForeWord Magazine 2000 Book of the Year Awards (Career category)
Finalist: Publishers Marketing Association 2000 Ben Franklin Awards (Best First Book)
Honorable Mention: 2000 Writer’s Digest National Self-Published Book Awards