Would you like an amazing refresher mini-course in what’s happening in publishing today? Are you new to the book and authoring worlds? How about the dollars, cents and sense of it? Would you like to have some key steps in taking your book strategy from OK to WOW?

Tweets are faster than a speeding bird … below are Author U’s Top Ten Tweets from the past week that you may have missed …
You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you. ~ Ray Bradbury
Here’s your Tweets of the Week:
Success & Resources
Good SlideShare on evolution of book cover designs–how-tos for authors. http://ow.ly/cTRHI
Author Alert: How Amazon Grew My Audience By More Than 24,000 Readers in 3 Days – http://t.co/7KLaKpKI
7 Habits of Remarkably Charismatic Marketers–good for authors to know! http://ow.ly/cRTU3
John Locke book – How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months! worth the Kindle price http://ow.ly/cTVIb
How to return a Kindle eBook to Amazon, in case you ever want to return a digital book: http://t.co/dv90nuHm
Authoring & Writing & Speaking
Book agent Donald Maass explains “Writers’ Tools for Character Building” http://t.co/osVAfbGD
Report: E-book Prices Fell in 2011; Boomers Don’t Buy the Most Books http://t.co/j6t5BtLd
Social Media & Marketing
Author Alert: good indo on partnering to promote your book. http://t.co/hw6wt2jP
Games gets target readers to memorize your book cover while playing simple games to win free books http://t.co/JJKtg1B0
Authors tool kit: Building a Crazy-Dedicated Fanbase via Reader-Centered Book Marketing http://ow.ly/cRFrK
Bonus: Last week’s Your Guide to Book Publishing was all about Author Apps and Gadgets with our Nerdy Best Friend, Beth Ziesnes. Listen in at: http://ow.ly/cWoyw or http://rsrn.us/youpublish
This afternoon, Stephanie Barko will be Judith’s guest … the topic is Book Blog Tours and getting Endorsements—who, what, where, when, why and the cost.
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