More By: Judith Briles

WOOT…5 authors with get HUGE scholarships in CO in September

WOOT…5 authors with get HUGE scholarships in CO in September

Are you an aspiring author?
Do you know someone who is?
Calling Aspiring Authors … It will be a BIG day … and five amazing authors-to-be will be awarded scholarships with a combination cash and intensive 12-month mentorship program.
Who will they be? Will it be you … or someone you know? It’s time to submit applications. Forms are here: https://bit.ly/AuthorScholarships

Five … yes, that is FIVE authors-to-be will receive $2,000 in cash PLUS participation in an extensive 12-month …

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2023 Book Marketing tips with John Kremer

2023 Book Marketing tips with John Kremer

Book Marketing Strategies for 2023 and Beyond
John Kremer joins Dr. Judith Briles for a lively kickoff the New Year session for Book Marketing Strategies for 2023. This is the perfect time for a review of what the past 12  months have unfolded for authors.

Get ready for an hour with two masters of book marketing and what you should have been doing for 2023: John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Book and Dr. …

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Get the ideal gift for the aspiring author or author who needs to get the mojo stirring!

Get  the ideal gift for the aspiring author or author who needs to get the mojo stirring!

Receive the Gift that Keeps on Giving …
When I published The Author’s Walk in the Spring of this year, it was the book I openly said, “I wish I had this in my hands 40 years ago when I started down the authoring path.”
Little did I know how long, how roller coaster, how life-changing that walk would be.
In the many signings I’ve had since it’s publication, I quickly realized that the sister book was the …

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Oh OH … just in time for the coming year …

Oh OH … just in time for the coming year …

Hooray … just in time for the coming year …
It’s your 2024 Literary Calendar of Days, Weeks, and Months

Last week, my goal was to set your stage to start using many of the special literary days that are recognized by the media. Tap into them. Use them in your blogs. Tie them to you and your book.
Its drum roll time … suggest you print this out and save this blog and last week’s. Here they …

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I wish I had created this long ago …

I wish I had created this long ago …

I wish I had created this long ago …
  … my own day for annual calendar
It’s time to step up to your influence building plate. Why not do it by having a special day, or week, or even a month each year that’s all about you and/or your book … or your expertise? Create one for 2024. You can attempt to register it with Chase’s Calendar of Events. The odds won’t be great in your …

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Creating a 2024 Calendar Special Days Extravaganza with Dr. Judith Briles – The Book Shepherd™

Creating a 2024 Calendar Special Days Extravaganza with Dr. Judith Briles – The Book Shepherd™

AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast host, Dr. Judith Briles has put together the ultimate 2024 special calendars for authors.

Think book days, publishing days, writing days.  Months. Weeks. Individual days. Weird. Even Quirky.
Get tips on how to use …

Posters
Quotes
Book Marketing campaigns

It’s an explosion of resources for 2024 for each month with Judith and the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.
Join in … you will learn a lot!
If you don’t want you and your book to …

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My marketing bad … I should have done this in the beginning …

My marketing bad … I should have done this in the beginning …

My marketing bad …
I should have done this in the beginning …
If you are creating blogs, events, or anything that needs a lead or pitch … it’s time to start a Swipe Folder. My podcast interview with Internet Marketing guru Tom Antion jogged me into action.
It’s my bad … I should have done it when I first marketed my Unpluggeds … or anything that needed a sign up or registration.
It’s time to create a folder …

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A Baker’s Dozen Tips for Authors On Signing Their Books

A Baker’s Dozen Tips for Authors On Signing Their Books

A Baker’s Dozen Tips for Authors On Signing Their Books
Forty-two years ago, I had my first book signing. It was at a local bookstore in my home town and I was clueless at what to expect … and really what to do—just show up. Thankfully, the store was a pro at having events and went all out to support me.
Is there a right way … or a wrong way to sign a book for an …

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I wished I had learned this 10 years ago …

I wished I had learned this 10 years ago …

The Master of eMail Marketing joins AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast host Judith Briles for this info-heavy session. Expert Tom Antion has never had a job. He’s an Internet Multimillionaire who has sent out over a billion emails over the past 29 years with virtually zero complaints. He’s the founder of the only licensed, dedicated Internet and Digital marketing school in the country and the subject of the Hollywood Documentary “The American Entrepreneur” premiering …

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Upping Your Writing Skills through the Words of Humor

Upping Your Writing Skills through the Words of Humor

A few years ago, I spent a weekend in Steve Kaplan’s comedy workshop along with several other authors. Kaplan is an author and comedy expert and guru to some of the top stars and TV shows in the industry. Yup, we watched video clips of classic comedy sketches (hello Abbott and Costello) … but it was the beauty of the clips from movies that were rolled … then pulled apart line by line. And here …

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