Monthly Archives: October 2014

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets of October 09

Posted on Oct 9 By Judith Briles

It’s Thursday at
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Today
Author U – Your Guide to Book Publishing will focus on Author Photos… as in casual images, book covers, promotion, website images, products, and training. Judith Briles has Ashlee Bratton, the principal of Ashography as her guest—Learn tips and tricks on how to create a shot that has a twist and creates oohs and aahs from viewers along with the right “fire” to bring heat to your messages. Tune in at 6 Eastern, …

Autumn Book Camp

Posted on Oct 6 By Judith Briles

If you want to be seriously successful with your book marketing, publicity, and social media placements, you can’t afford to miss Author U’s Autumn Book Camp. Set for Saturday, November 15th, it’s an all day event with lunch and your handouts. Be there … the Early Bird discounts end on Friday,October 10th. Here’s the link to register: http://bit.ly/AutumnBookCamp
If you are looking for FREE author and book coaching … call in to Judith’s Author Monday Mornings at NOON …

5 Blunders Guaranteed to Crush Your Publishing Efforts … Part I

Posted on Oct 6 By Judith Briles

Everywhere you turn, there is info via the Internet , on the bookshelf, via videos, and certainly from workshops. Info that tells you want to do with your publishing efforts; what not to do.
You would think that any beginning author would start with a quick search on the Internet to begin their quest–a quest that would identify common snafus and traps that newbie authors fall into. It would certainly reveal a plethora of information—how to do it; …

Leave Me Alone … I just want to write my books …

Posted on Oct 3 By Judith Briles

Sometimes the best of an author’s plan goes kaput.
The question that should be asked: was it a plan, a real plan … or a fantasy … or a wish?

We authors are good at creating the “what ifs” during the germination of a book; during the writing of a book; during the production of a book; during the marketing of …

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of October 02

Posted on Oct 2 By Judith Briles

It’s Thursday at
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Today
Author U – Your Guide to Book Publishing will focus on Videos … as in author videos, book trailers, products, and training. Judith Briles has Susie Scott, the senior producer of i25 productions as her guest. Tune in at 6 Eastern, 5 Central, 4 Mountain, 3 Pacific and for our out-of-the-country members and followers … you are going to have to do the clock crunching for your time zone at http://tinyurl.com/AuthorURadio . You can …