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Creating your Non-Fiction Publishing Success with Rudy Shur

Creating your Non-Fiction Publishing Success with Rudy Shur

Joining host Dr. Judith Briles is Rudy Shur, founder and CEO of SquareOne Publishers based in New York, selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the fastest-growing indie publishing houses in the US. Rudy is the author of How to Publish Your Nonfiction Book, 2nd Edition, and is a board member of the American Association of Publishers for Special Sales.

Today’s show focuses on publishing tips for author success.
Your takeaways include:

Essential tips to identify and avoid …

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Creating Contest for Promotions and Influence with Bobby Crew

Creating Contest for Promotions and Influence with Bobby Crew

Have you ever thought about creating a contest to start the buzz about your book? Now’s the time! Joining AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast host Dr. Judith Briles is her guest, Authors Assistant, Bobby Crew. Bobby has created and run multiple contests for his clients.

When you do you seed the influence your words and YOU have with new fans. It’s a good thing.
Your takeaways today are:

Why you should consider using contests and giveaways to …

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It’s LinkedIn Pizazz, Power and POP for Authors …

It’s LinkedIn Pizazz, Power and POP for Authors …

Woot … this was the #5 most downloaded and listened to episodes of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with over 130,000 downloads in 2022. It’s all about the art of using LinkedIn and maximizing what this powerhouse platform can do for authors.
Marketing and writing with heart, not hype, direct response copywriter, marketing mentor and author of the award-winning book, Millionaire Marketing on a Shoestring Budget, Debra Jason joins podcast host Dr. Judith Briles …

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Writing Children’s Books Is Not Child’s Play

Writing Children’s Books Is Not Child’s Play

What is a children’s book?  It’s more than just a “fairy tale.” It’s all about children’s books in this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with host Judith Briles and her guest Carolyne Ruck.

There are six main areas for children’s books—Board, Picture, Early, Chapter, Middle, Young Adult plus comic and graphic novels. Each has age ranges and page ranges. For self and indie authors, the two areas to usually avoid are Board …

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Tips on working with independent bookstores for a book launch

Tips on working with independent bookstores for a book launch

 
Authors always have questions about bookstores starting with: Will they carry my book?

Host Dr. Judith Briles The Book Shepherd delivers an informative AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with the visionary Colorado indie bookstore owner Nicole Sullivan of the BookBar and Bookies on:

tips for launching a book
where to launch a book
tips for partnering with a bookstore
dos and don’ts in approaching a bookstore
how to work with local bookstores
how to create a festive book launch
who to approach …

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How to Write with Your Heart and Your Voice

How to Write with Your Heart and Your Voice

Tis time to sharpen your writing style on this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with host Dr. Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, and her guest Sally Chetwynd.
Your take aways include:

How to capture “the heart” of your writing.
How to deal with the fear of failure.
How to swim against the cultural riptide.
Tips for pronoun grammar.
How to feed personal experience into your story.
Tips on how to be a successful writer.
Resources on the writing craft …

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Publicity and Book Marketing Hooks and Tips Part II

Publicity and Book Marketing Hooks and Tips Part II

Publicity and Book Marketing Hooks and Tips Part 2

WOOT … AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast has a two-parter for you with host Dr. Judith Briles and Joan Stewart. All about Hooks to get Publicity and push your Book Marketing. This is Part 2
You will get:

Ideas that will hook readers who don’t know you —Ideas that will keep your most loyal fans coming back for more —
Easy ways to catch the media’s attention all year …

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Author and Writing Immersion for Creativity

Author and Writing Immersion for Creativity

Author and Writing Immersion
Last weekend found me immersed … and absorbed in art. An art form that I hadn’t experienced to the level before. Last year, I had bought tickets for the Van Gogh Immersion Experience, tucked them away, and was reminded on Friday that my Sunday slot was surfacing. I have a fat art book on Van Gogh; my Heart Mom had stitched his famous sunflower painting for me that I’ve loved for over …

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NEW Podcast- Visualizing Your Author and Publishing Success

NEW Podcast- Visualizing Your Author and Publishing Success

Author and Vision expert Dr. Lynn Hellerstein joins host Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, for an insightful episode on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.
It’s all about vision and using visualization to soar your author success:

increase your author success quotient
use tips to unblock writer’s block
expanding your creativity
eliminate author burnouts that can spiral out of control
reduce anxiety created by author overwhelm
3 Tips to gain clarity, courage, and confidence as an author

All that and much more on …

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Creating on Graphics Secrets to Make Eye-Popping PowerPoint Slides

Creating on Graphics Secrets to Make Eye-Popping PowerPoint Slides

Joining book publishing expert Dr. Judith Briles in this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is the Webinar Guru, Dr. Jaclyn Kostner.

 The focus: graphics secrets to make eye-popping PowerPoint slides.
You will get:

The secret sauce and tool to make great slides.
How to tap into “brain appeal” when in front of an audience.
3 ways to attract all parts of a participant’s brain in any speech.
How to morph boring slides in minutes.
How to turn a …

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