Monthly Archives: October 2017

Change is “a-coming” to AuthorU!

Change is “a-coming” to AuthorU!

You will see lots of changes under the AuthorU umbrella over the next two months.
We are STREAMLINING! AuthorU will be transitioning to a rebranded AuthorYOU. The membership site that many of you have had challenges with since the conversion two years ago will be archived and membership will revert to the Meetup site. This means that any payments made for Activities and Events will process via PayPal via the site.
Much of the material you currently …

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets of October 26, 2017

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of  October 26, 2017

Today
Author U –Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Dr. Judith Briles of The Book Shepherd digs into a variety of writing, publishing insights each show.

Listen in live from the website or via iTunes. 
Tune in for the LIVE show 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 also …

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Calling All Authors Who Want to Be Successful … Don’t Miss Out!

Calling All Authors Who Want to Be Successful … Don’t Miss Out!

Don’t miss it! It’s our last 1st Saturday of the month workshop.

Join us to learn about this all important rule when writing and marketing your books! Also, a special bonus for the creative types … yes, that’s you!

What is the 90/10 Rule?
What is one of the best ways to take advantage of the 90%?
What is the real “killer” of future book sales?
I cannot wait to find out what the AuthorU bonus is … I love …

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets of October 19, 2017

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of  October 19, 2017

Today
Author U –Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Dr. Judith Briles of The Book Shepherd digs into a variety of writing, publishing insights each show. This week is about Speaking on your book and expertise: why you should and how to get started.—–Listen in live from the website or via iTunes. 

Tune in for the LIVE show at 6 Eastern, 5 Central, 4 Mountain, 3 Pacific and for our out-of-the-country members and followers … you are …

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So What Do You Think About Amazon’s Kindle Lending Program By Carolyn Howard-Johnson

So What Do You Think About Amazon’s Kindle Lending Program By Carolyn Howard-Johnson

I often use a “Q&A a la Ann Landers” format as part of my SharingwithWriters newsletter. I became a regular reader of her columns when I started my first job in journalism and part of my duties were to make her column fit the “society page” layout. In other words, edit it to fit. Gasp! I cringed every time I had to delete a word, but I learned much from her—about life and about editing! …

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets of October 12, 2017

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of  October 12, 2017

Today
Author U –Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Dr. Judith Briles of The Book Shepherd digs into a variety of writing, publishing insights each show. This week is all about the becoming a TOP influencer … Dan Kaufman joins Judith to dive into the Funnel process … how to find followers, engage them into awesome fans and buyers of what you offer–Listen in live from the website or via iTunes. 

Tune in for the LIVE show …

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How Would you Like to be a Kept Author?

How Would you Like to be a Kept Author?

“What?!” you say. “Who would want to keep me?”
A great question … in fact both are great questions. The answer: corporate America. Companies have moneys that they automatically allocate to sponsorships under their marketing budgets. Here’s another question: Why not give some of those moneys to you? And your response? I hope it’s: Why not indeed … or some variable of that

Make sure you attend our “special” webinar next week on Wednesday, October 18, 2018. AuthorU has the top expert on …

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets of October 05, 2017

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of  October 05, 2017

Today
Author U –Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Dr. Judith Briles of The Book Shepherd digs into a variety of writing, publishing insights each show. This week is all about the ins and outs of ghostwriting—for books, blogs and repurposing old work when you don’t have the time–Listen in live from the website or via iTunes. 

Tune in for the LIVE show at 6 Eastern, 5 Central, 4 Mountain, 3 Pacific and for our out-of-the-country members …

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Extravaganza Take-Aways from a First-Timer by Sierra Rakes

Extravaganza Take-Aways from a First-Timer by Sierra Rakes

How does a college student feel when she walks into a hotel and is suddenly surrounded by so many professional authors? Well, imagine how nervous she’d be. That was me.
The AuthorU Extravaganza 2017 was not only the first Extravaganza I had ever been to, but it was also my first big leap into the authoring and publishing world that I have been so desperately wanting to inhabit. As AuthorU’s Intern, I had a small foot …

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