Topic: Speaking

Meet Me in Colorado for March Speaking Unplugged …by Judith Briles

Meet Me in Colorado for March Speaking Unplugged …by Judith Briles

Oh Yes … yes, you can.
Would you like a “hands-on workshop” to soar your speaking that is limited to a small number of participants? Would you like to start making money with your book?

Comments from a recent Unplugged from “old time” speakers who thought they had all the tips and tricks they needed: ” I got more in two hours than in my 10 years of being a speaker” … “Wow, Wow, Wow.” Yup, …

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Speak and Sell your Book by the Truckload

Speak and Sell your Book by the Truckload

How would you like to sell your book by the truckload? Not one a week … but multiples, cases … forcing a new printing? How cool would that be? From someone who has done it many times, the answer is, “Very cool indeed.” And you can too.

Are you an author who just wants to write? Do you think the world will come to you? Is that what’s holding back massive book sales that could be …

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Authoring, Writing and Book Publishing Tips March 6, 2015

Authoring, Writing and Book Publishing Tips March 6, 2015

 
 
Here’s three ideas and tips to noodle over this weekend …
1    Quick way to find quotes and create posters to Tweet and post to other social media platforms If you are looking for quotes, yet feeling “stuck”, here’s a resource that takes care of two things in one: quotes and a no-brainer tool (takes less than 15 seconds)—to use to convert them into a visual board that you can post anywhere. Think Google+, Facebook, Pinterest, …

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What To Do Next for Your Next, Next Move After You Have Book In Hand?

What To Do Next for Your Next, Next Move After You Have Book In Hand?

… Speak About and Market It, Of Course!

 
When the book deliver euphoria wears off, every author has the gaze in the belly button moment … what do I do next?
Two quick responses:
1     Market, Market, Market. Eighty percent of your time will now be directed to this single word. 2     Speak, Speak, Speak. You will enjoy the reprints, not to mention the book sales.
I am a firm believer that speaking is …

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The Passion Factor for Authors

The Passion Factor for Authors

I’m lucky. I’m passionate about what I do when working with authors and their books and about the books that I write. When authors attend my various Publishing and Speaking Salons, they know what they are writing or want to speak about. They come with enthusiasm … and passion. And many show up a bit overwhelmed with the whole process.

It’s their passion that fuels their engines and enables them to work one more hour, take …

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Top Twitter Tweets for October 4, 2012

Top Twitter Tweets for October 4, 2012

 
Oh my, many of Author U’s members can fondly remember Leave It to Beaver and Roy Rogers’ TV shows—it’s their day today …  if you are a musician and the flute is your instrument of choice—get it out … it’s Toot Your Flute Day!  In the heart of falltime, if you who love carrying around sticks and hitting a ball, it’s National Golf Day.

Today, it’s all about niche markets on Your Guide to Book Publishing. …

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Where Do Your Book Sales Come From? Are You Findable?

Where Do Your Book Sales Come From? Are You Findable?

Book Publishing Savvy Today:
 
Do You Know Where Your Book Sales Come From?
       Do You Know Where Your Clients Come From?
              Do You Know Where Your ____ Comes From?
Having a marketing and sales background, it was drilled in that I had to follow my leads, track my leads and know where my business came from. Maybe. Maybe not … at least today. The Internet has changed a lot of the rules of yesterday … yesteryear. It’s …

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Authors: You Don’t Have to Answer Every Question When Doing Media

Authors: You Don’t Have to Answer Every Question When Doing Media

Authors: You Don’t Have to Answer Every Question When Doing Media
Ha! You’ve landed an interview on your book; you’ve prepped, only to discover that they person interviewing you is clueless. The odds are that they have not read your book–the back cover, yes; flaps, yes–their producer has supplied the questions that will come your way.
Or, they have their own agenda. What to do?
Your answer: Why take control, that’s what you do!
Remember growing up, you were …

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What is Independence Day in the Author and Book Publishing Worlds?

What is Independence Day in the Author and Book Publishing Worlds?

What is Independence in the Author and Book Publishing Worlds?
As the Author and Publishing Worlds Turn, the words “self” and “independent” have almost become interchangeable. There is a difference, agreed, a fine line at times. What is independence in publishing?
A self-published book can mean almost anything … from what gets spilled out of the fingers and mind of the author to the presentation from the local printing shop and sometimes looking like it was put …

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