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Creating a Profitable Publishing Business with Mike Herman

Posted on By Judith Briles
Creating a Profitable Publishing Business with Mike Herman

Create the Strategies for Building a Profitable Publishing Business.

Joining AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast host Dr. Judith Briles is Mike Herman, entrepreneur and multi-award winning author of 17 books. 
Mike Herman teaches authors how to go from broke to really rich by exploiting their untapped assets by using their IP.
Takeaways include:

The real reason authors struggle and any artist or entrepreneur or that matter.

7 Ways of breaking through and avoid cracking up.

Where is the real …

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Is Author Success Seasonal? Maybe … Maybe Not.

Posted on By Judith Briles
Is Author Success Seasonal? Maybe … Maybe Not.

I must write year-round… but for my personal writing … as in a new book, the seasons matter. As in sunshine. As in sunshine—meaning spring, summer, fall are my chosen seasons. I’m a confessed seasonal writing for when it comes to settle into the next book—whatever bubbles up for the next book. If it’s wintertime … hello cruise!
Any time I talk to agents, editors, or other authors about the future of publishing, where it’s headed, …

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How to Make AI Writing Programs Work for You

Posted on By Judith Briles
How to Make AI Writing Programs Work for You

 
The buzz spiraling around using AI … artificial intelligence … for writing support generates excitement and caution. Joining Dr. Judith Briles, host of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is Dan Janal, publicity and PR expert along with writing and publishing coaching.

What AI can do and can’t do for writers and authors.
Websites for AI assistance.
Strategies to create outlines, Content pages, rough drafts.
Essential questions every author should be asked … and required to answer.
What is …

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Book Marketing Strategies for 2023

Posted on By Judith Briles
Book Marketing Strategies for 2023

Book Marketing Strategies for 2023
 
John Kremer joins Dr. Judith Briles for a lively kick off the New Year session for Book Marketing Strategies for 2023.
Get ready for an hour with two masters of book marketing and what you should be doing for 2023: John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Book and Dr. Judith Briles via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.

Your takeaways include:
 

Hot tips for 2023 to do starting now.
3 things to do for book …

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Author protection—a nosey author is kryptonite to a book thief

Posted on By Judith Briles
Author protection—a nosey author is kryptonite to a book thief

How to Protect Author’s Book from Fraud, Pirates & Theft

Woot … this was the #3 most downloaded and listened to episodes of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with over 150,000 downloads in 2022.  It’s all about book theft and protection.
Cheryl Obermiller, author of FraudPoints joins AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host Dr. Judith Briles for an eye … and ear … opening podcast.
Takeaways include:

Why authors must think like a thief does.
Steps to take …

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Finding Grants to Support Your Writing and Publishing

Posted on By Judith Briles
Finding Grants to Support Your Writing and Publishing

Woot … this was the #4 most downloaded and listened to episodes of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with over 150,000 downloads in 2022. It’s all about money, author support, and what resources to approach.
If you would like financial support, it’s time to discover Funds for Writers with C. Hope Clark.

There are lots of myths … and facts … for writers in applying for and obtaining a grant. If you want a guide …

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

Posted on By Judith Briles
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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Do YOU Know Your Author Rights?

Posted on By Judith Briles
Do YOU Know Your Author Rights?

It’s crystal ball time … time to open up authors’ glazing eyes when it comes to the legal stuff surrounding publishing and author rights.
With AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast host Dr. Judith Briles, is publishing attorney Jonathan Kirsch and author of 13 books for the hour.
Takeaways include:

What are the legal risks that an author takes when publishing a book?
Is changing names and descriptions enough in a manuscript?
When does copyright protection begin?
Should authors contact an …

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It’s that Time for Gratefulness, Giving, Caring, Thanksgiving

Posted on By Judith Briles
It’s that Time for Gratefulness, Giving, Caring, Thanksgiving

 
Gratefulness … Giving … Caring … Thanksgiving …

This week is a personal favorite of mine, as it is for many. A time for reflection and a time for thinking forward. A time for family—whether it’s in the bloodline or the heartline. My truthiness: my “heart sisters” are my lifeline in so many ways. Every Monday afternoon, we set time aside to be with just each other for a solid hour. It’s our time to support, to ponder …

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The Art of Creating Questions

Posted on By Judith Briles
The Art of Creating Questions

Do you know that the power of creating the right questions starts with your personal observance–what you see … what you hear?
In this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, author Christine Kahane joins host Dr. Judith Briles in an engaging journey of creating the right questions at the right time AND for creating balance in awkward and sometimes not so fun times.
Takeaways include:

How to start with curiosity.
Tips for avoiding the deadly “why” and …

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