Author U Your Guide to Book Publishing

Joining host and The Book Shepherd Judith Briles is Tom Lutz. He is an American writer and literary critic, and founder and editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books. Join them is a lively conversation on how to books reviewed ... and how to submit to LARB--make sure you check out the website, details of all the staff and how to contact with your genre. It's another excellent podcast on A...

Do you want author success? That should be a HUGE YES! Author success for building followers and a fan base starts with creating a measurement of all your email and social media channels to create to benchmark any “push” campaign you do. Get them. Next is creating a killer Optin for your website Home page. Finally, you need a strategized, Push Campaign on social media. Get Tips in Podcast AuthorU-...

This is a wowsa new podcast, part 2 with Joan Stewart and Judith Briles—all about book publicity and tips on working with a book publicist, starting with the hiring process. Are you REALLY Ready for Book Publicity? Critical Questions You Must Ask Yourself. (The same questions a publicist might ask you before deciding to work with you.) Discover: 1.How do you start? … you need to determine how much...

This is a wowsa new two-part podcast with Judith Briles and Joan Stewart—all about book publicity and tips on working with a book publicist, starting with the hiring process for author and book success. Discover: 1.How and where do you start? … you need to determine how much you can spend. 2.Then, you need to find book publicists to interview—tips on where to start. 3.Once you narrow down to three...

WOWSA, it’s the New Year, and time to redefine what author success is PLUS discover an array of new tools and apps for authors to enhance productivity, goose up email campaigns, and just overall general resources. Judith Briles introduces new tools that will make your organizing and author/publishing life tap dance this year. Listen into the latest podcast form AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishin...

Thinking of writing a children’s book? How about taking the book you wrote for the over 18 crowd and morphing it into a kids version? -Discover the power of storyboard your words into the essential pages … then add the illustrations. -Discover on what pages the author should be adding characters, the plot lesson; when conflict enters; and the reveal of the outcome. An all new podcast for the New Y...

All authors should define what "success" means to them-it becomes a road map to travel with. Within Dr. Judith Briles' latest podcast on AuthorU - Your Guide to Book Publishing, your will get updated tips on success strategies that savvy authors are have done to create, promote and market their books so they step ahead of the massive crowds that accumulate every year. It's all about SUCCESS STRATE...

When foreign rights are offered to an author, what happens next? What kind of moneys can an author expect? How is a deal structured? Discover how to tap into the foreign rights market—a market that I refer to as “mailbox money”. Get the answers here on the latest AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast via @MyBookShepherd @JudithBriles featuring Rights Consultant Judy Klein.

Radio show Host Wayne Kelly reveals why radio show hosts hate authors ... or how to become one that is welcomed and featured. In this edition of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Judith Briles and Kelly reveal: -the # reason will authors fail when pitching; -the Secret to converting listeners into buyers; -what you should put in your subject line (you will be surprised); -what you should...

Surprise, surprise for authors. Do you know what’s hot for social media as 2020 rolls out? Think LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest. How about social media strategies and mistakes to avoid. Roll out the new year with a virtual assistant to bring sanity to your life. Joining Judith for this podcast is Aimee Ravivhandran, social media expert. Much more on an all new AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing p...

Wahoo ... if you are using (or thinking of using Pinterest, then get a variety of tips and strategies for being successful on Pinterest. This is Part 2 of a two-part episode on the power of Pinterest and what you can do to build your influence globally. Learn about Schedulers, which Hashtags to use, and how to avoid being spammy. Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd and host of the AuthorU-Your Guide...

Wahoo ... if you are using (or thinking of using Pinterest, then get a variety of tips and strategies for being successful on Pinterest. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode on the power of Pinterest and what you can do to build your influence globally. Learn about what types of Pins, how many to create every day and much more. Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd and host of the AuthorU-Your Guide to...

Part 2 of Podcast Power and Panache focuses of three areas: 1. How to you pitch "you" as the guest--included are sites to do your search on. 2. Strategies for being the guest. 3. Creating your own podcast--steps to take, resources to use. In addition, updates on what you should have on your website that will support podcasters in featuring you. All this, and of course more, with host Dr. Judith Br...

Oh my … are you ready to get your ideas, themes, strategies, stories, expertise into a snap, crackle and pop global positioning? You can. Discover the new frontiers of podcasting and soar your influence. Here’s how on new podcast with Judith Briles, The BookShepherd and Podcasting Publicist and expert Kelly Glover from TheTalentSquad.com.

Get ready for ALL TREATS and zero tricks as I roll out a Roundup of My Favorite Online Tools to use. It’s a firehouse of my favorite things to support the author’s success. Meaning yours. You will get 20 plus of my favorite tools that I recommend for all authors. -Which are free and which have a fee. -Why you should use them and how to use them. Just have your pen or pencil out and several sheets...

Authors need to stay current for publicity and PR tips. Judith Briles The Book Shepherd and host of Your Guide to Book Publishing provides plenty is this podcast. -how to use breaking news to promo your expertise; -how to newsjack another story and tie it to your book; -how to create a killer press release ... and when to push it out; -how to use a one sheet; -what authors need on their websites;...

Nine out of ten authors will say they would rather be writing than book marketing. What authors want to do versus what they need to be doing are two different things: to propel writing, the word needs to get out. Shout outs about awesome stories; how to solutions; new insights to old problems; and yes, awesome storytelling. It's done with marketing. Within Dr. Judith Briles latest podcast on Autho...

Are there publishing predators in your midst? Yes, yes there are. Discover the right phrases to search with to expose the bad dudes and dudettes of the planet in this podcast with Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd. Learn what to avoid; what no one tells authors about the techniques #publishing predators use to upsell naïve authors. It’s time to save your book … and you via @MyBookShepherd in the th...

Do you know that all roads for author success start with the Author and Book Platforms? How is yours doing? When they are in place, here’s what happens: Authors with platforms sell books. It's that simple, and yet, many authors are clueless what a platform is all about; how to build one; and how to sustain it. Quality platforms take time and personal investment. For newbie, it’s important to get y...

Joining Judith Briles The Book Shepherd is Jules Marie, a social media marketing expert who has judged over 500 book award contests. Within this edition of the AuthorU - Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, you will discover how judges evaluate books and what you can do so yours can rise to the top to get their attention.

Joining AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing's host Judith Briles is master copy writer Casey Demchak. Throughout the hour, you will come away with a variety to tips that best selling authors use to connect with the reader for instant sales. And now, they are yours. This is Part 2 of Copy Writing for Marketing Secrets. It you want killer book marketing copywriting secrets, this is what to listen...

Joining AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing's host Judith Briles is master copy writer Casey Demchak. Throughout the hour, you will come away with a variety to tips that best selling authors use to connect with the reader for instant sales. And now, they are yours. This is Part I of Copy Writing for Marketing Secrets. It you want killer book marketing copywriting secrets, this is what to listen...

Is your book done? Ready to publish it? Want strategies to set the stage for the ideal book launch that every author dreams up? AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing delivers tips on how to create a huge Amazon order. You will discover and understand the steps and strategies behind building a brand that launched a career and created a best selling #book via @DebSheppard with @JudithBriles @MyBookS...

Lori Golden, author of My House of Lies joins Host and The Book Shepherd Judith Briles for a reveal on how to put together a page-turning memoir. -Discover what held her back from telling her story; -What steps she had to take to move forward; -How she dealt with both the emotional and writing overwhelm Another excellent hour with AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast

Listen in to an “author’s journey” with bestselling and multi-award winning author Courtney Miller, who has created two fiction series: one on the #NativeAmerican culture; the other a cozy #mystery. The hiccups along the success road and how author Courtney Miller created a broad Fan Base. New podcast with host and the Book Shepherd Judith Briles on the podcast: AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishi...