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Nov
16
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Klout Matters BookCamp @ Doubletree Southeast
Nov 16 @ 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm

November 16th BookCamp …It’s TechFest Time!

November 16th BookCamp …It’s TechFest Time!

What Every Author Needs To Know Today about
Social Media Promotion, Klout & Marketing Your Books

 

The world is not the same as it was before for authors. Today, the major publishing houses are confronting problems as never before. The world of social media has changed the landscape and flipped in upside down and inside out. What worked five years has changed dramatically and you, as an author, need to know what to do.

Klout and your Klout Score will play a big role in your success today. Knowing what it is and how to best use it in your social media work, can make the difference between success and failure today. Strong influence translates to more business. Period.

Klout MattersTerry Brock and Gina Carr from Orlando, Florida, are making a special appearance for this program here in Denver just for Author U. You’ll learn principles from their new book from McGraw-Hill, Klout Matters: How to Engage Customers, Build Your Digital Influence—and Raise Your Klout Score for Success! 

BONUS ALERT: ALL attendees will receive a copy of just off the press, Klout Matters with their registration.

Terry and Gina are recognized at top influencers amongst the who’s who in the social media world. And, you get them—both—for a solid day of deep diving and learning new technologies that can help you as an author and thought leader.

 

Register Today!

Members
$109 Early, Early Bird
Non-Members
$159 Early, Early Bird

 
Topics To Be Covered Include:

  • How authors can use Social Media to get more business right now.
  • What the heck is this Klout and Kred thing and what do you need to know about it to sell more books?
  • How Klout matters today for writers and authors and what you need to know about it.
  • What specific actions can you take to enhance your Klout score?
  • What are you doing now, that could be done in a slightly different way, which can enhance not only your Klout score, but your influence and your bottom line?
  • Key steps to take on Facebook to enhance your Klout Score and generate more influence.
  • What you need to know about Twitter and how it is tied into Klout.
  • Effective steps you can take on LinkedIn to connect with others more, generate more business and sales—and raise your Klout Score.
  • Key tools and technologies which can help you as an author in 2014.

This is a program you can’t afford to miss

Cancel your other engagements and be here for this one.  You’ll be glad you did.  Prepare yourself to have “more fun than the law will allow” … (of course, laws are different in Florida where the Terry and Gina are from!)

Cost: Early, Early Bird until October 31st $109; after November 1st, $149 for members.   Non-members, add $50.

Date:  November 16th

Time: 8.30 to 4.30   Where:   Doubletree Southeast, 13696 E Iliff Pl  Aurora, CO 80014

 

Register Today!

Members
$109 Early, Early Bird
Non-Members
$159 Early, Early Bird

 

 

Meet Gina Carr, MBA

Gina Carr

Gina is an Entrepreneur, Speaker and Marketing Consultant who works with Thought Leaders—speakers. authors, and CEOs—to leverage social media marketing for more publicity, profits and success. Combining her street-smarts learned as a small business owner with her book-smarts learned at the Harvard Business School and Georgia Tech, Gina helps business owners turn great ideas into profitable money-making machines. Best known as “The Tribe Builder”, Gina is a pro when it comes to helping passionate people build powerful tribes of raving fans for their business or non-profit.

Meet Terry Brock, MBA, CSP, CPAE

Terry Brock

Terry is known internationally as a marketing and technology expert. He knows how to take technology, social media and marketing ideas to help speakers, authors and coaches achieve bottom-line results—and have fun! He’s the former Chief Enterprise Blogger for Skype and former Editor-in-Chief for AT&T’s huge business blog (over 100 authors). Come to this entertaining and informative presentation to get the information you need to sell more books in today’s “never like this before” world. Here’s Terry’s webpage … http://terrybrock.com/meetingplanners/  check out his energy … The BookCamp will rock with Gina and Terry’s know how in social media … guaranteed, the day will deliver beyond your expectations.

People are talking about Klout Matters

“How much clout do you have through your social media presence? Terry Brock and Gina Carr score big when it comes to showing you how to engage with customers in this fast-paced, ever-changing field. Use their proven principles to make your Klout Score rise to the top.”
~Harvey Mackay
New York Times #1 best-selling author of Swim with The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive

“Everyone wants more impact, influence, branding, and recognition. On the Internet it’s known as Klout. For many, Klout scores have remained a mystery, UNTIL NOW. Terry Brock and Gina Carr have written the benchmark book, “Klout Matters,” and reveal the importance, the relevance, and the secrets behind this Internet imperative. As a Klout thought leader myself, I recommend that you buy this book, and implement the ideas and strategies, so that you go from Klout to significance.”
~Jeffrey Gitomer
New York Times Best Selling Author of The Little Red Book of Selling and 21.5 Unbreakable Laws of Selling

“I’ve had my doubts about systems that create “arbitrary” social media scores. What if someone has tremendous influence in the “offline” world yet isn’t that active on social sites? Well, the truth is we now live in an age of influence marketing and, in order for your business to really thrive, it’s critical to be strategically active on all the major social sites. In Klout Matters, Gina and Terry walk you through the exact steps needed to build a sizable platform, leverage key relationships, and create real influence for greater success. This book is a must read for anyone striving to become a respected thought leader.”
~Mari Smith
Forbes’ Top Ten Social Media Power Influencer 2011-2013+, Speaker, Author of The New Relationship Marketing and Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day

Jan
14
Tue
Tech Tool Box: Instagram & Infographics – Learn and Use the Hottest Tools Today
Jan 14 @ 10:00 pm – Jan 15 @ 1:00 am

All Tech Tool Boxes are for Author U paid up members only and limited to 8 participants to allow for in-depth work with each and are led by Kelly Johnson and Judith Briles

January 14th: Instagram and Infographics – Share Knowledge or Tell a Story Through Images and Instant info to all things Cyberland and Beyond!

Information Graphics or Infographics is a method to share knowledge or tell a story about a topic through a graphic image. Since “a picture is worth a thousand words,” Infographics allow you to present details and content in a compact, easy-to-understand way. Demos of programs to create your own Infographics will be covered in the workshop. Instagram is fast and fun.  You will laugh and learn this afternoon!

Time: 3 to 6 pm $60
Location: Judith Briles’ Office in Aurora (you will get directions and a reminder the day before and what to bring for each session).

May
1
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2014 Extravanganza
May 1 @ 10:00 am – May 3 @ 5:00 pm
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The 2014 Extravaganza is over … you can take it home by getting the DVDs and CDs … and put May 7-9, 2015 on your calendars … we will be at the Renaissance Hotel in Denver!

 

Look what you missed during the 2013 Extravaganza!

Join Us for Author U’s Extravaganza
May 1-3, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency, Denver Tech Center

 

About

exlogos3 jammed-packed days, you will be working with amazing book marketing strategists, publicists, Internet gurus … all done in an intense workshop environment …

What do Mark Coker, President of Smashwords, Dan Poynter, author of The Self Publishing Manual, John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, Penny Sansevieri, author of Sell Your Books by the Truckload on Amazon.com, Joan Stewart, the Publicity Hound,  Daniel Hall, the webinar king, Stephanie Barko, top literary publicist, Joel Comm, social media and marketing pioneer and a dozen plus other publishing and book pros have in common? All will be at the Author U Extravaganza May 1-3–speaking, sharing their expertise and hanging out.

The question is: Are you ready to invest in yourself and your book?

They are committed to you and your book’s success … are you?

Bonus Session on Thursday, May 1st with Penny Sanseveiri will reveal: How to Sell More Books … Now! Penny is one of the top Internet Book Marketing Strategists, book columnist with the Huffington Post and author of Red Hot Internet Publicity.

Times: Eagles (advanced) and Eaglet (newbies) workshops will be Thursday noon and end with the Trade Show with Exhibitors opening, Dinner, than Penny’s Deep Dive workshop.

Note: there is a Special Publishing Strategy workshop at 10:00 am til noon that is FREE to all Thursday attendees–be there! It’s all about setting up you and your business and building your author/book platform–do not miss it! Georgia McCabe and Judith Briles will deep dive into must-haves.

Friday starts at 8 am and goes through dinner and entertainment ending around 9:00 pm, Saturday at 7.30 with the Sunrise Speaker Session and ends at 5:00 pm.

Second Bonus: You may register additional friends, colleagues or family members for a reduced fee who are not already Author U members. Most meals are included.

Author Shark Tank … 

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Three HOT sessions will be available. Only ONE Extravaganza Attendee can get his or her toe in the Author Shark Tank at a time. Our panel will listen for a few minutes to your pitch (hear/read that: LISTEN) and then decide IF and HOW they will help the author in the book quest.

What’s the value to you? It could be money; it could be time; it could be a product–as in I have this that I sell all day for $497, it’s yours; it could be the joint venture creation of a product that features the author and his or her book—that is blasted to mega thousands to buy; it could be printing reduction; it could be a book cover; it could be a discount on a layout; it could be … What it could be will be solely dependent on YOU and YOUR PITCH to hook them and could be worth many thousands of dollars. Or if you bomb, you may only end up with a shark tooth! To enter the tank, there’s a fee. There are only 3 spots this year–will one be yours? 1 spot is left!

Author Shark Tank participants are identified on a first-come, first-serve basis. You will get pre-conference coaching from Judith Briles prior to entering the Tank.

 

Pick Their Brains They-will-be-back

Throughout Friday and Saturday, many of our speakers and Experts are available for face-to-face, one-on-ones … for $20, have your critical, must have answers to, questions ready and ask, ask, ask–get a maxi-consult in mini-time for mini-bucks. Hot!You get 15 minutes.

All moneys go to the Author U Foundation which will seed the Authors Hall of Fame, a 501c3 organization supported by Author U. You must register for Pick Their Brains onsite at the Author U Registration Desk–it’s a first come, first served basis based on availability of the expert.

 

Mark Coker                           John Kremer                                 Amy Collins

Dan Poynter                        Amber Ludwig                               Penny Sansevieri

Susan Gilbert                      Daniel Hall                                    Joan Stewart

Steve Replin                       Justine Schofield                            Robin Cutler

Stephanie Barko                  Joel Comm                                   Georgia McCabe Judith Briles

Order Here

Count me in for the Author U Extravaganza 2014!

HURRY! Prices are discounted through April 16th, 2014!

 

I’m registering for Friday and Saturday (Thursday is an add-on)!

EVENT OPTIONS MEMBER NON-MEMBER
Friday and Saturday registration $445 $545
Each additional $275 $325

 The Extravaganza is an InfoFest … not a PitchFest …
it feeds your brain and your belly (meals included).

There will be a Pre-Extravaganza Eaglet and Eagle Workshops you’ll want to attend.

**Author U membership is $99 per year *** half price for each additional family or company attendee

EVENT OPTIONS MEMBER NON-MEMBER
Penny Sanseveiri Deep Dive Dinner Workshop $85 $105
Author Shark Tank   (1 spot left) $500 $500
Friday only $275 $375
Saturday only $225 $325
Eaglets-Newbie $85 $105
Eagles-Advance; $85 $105
Friday Dinner and Entertainment with Tim Gard Only $50 $50
Create a Video at the Extravaganza $50 $50

There will be no refunds after April 1, 2014. A cancellation fee of $200 will be assessed if canceled prior to April 1, 2014.

It’s Camera Time! Create a Video at the Extravaganza … Create a short (4 minute or less) VIDEO while you are at the Extravaganza this year. You could talk about your book; snippets of character dilemmas; a pitch for a book launch; you; the next book as a “tease” to current fans; you can post it on your website and YouTube. Use your imagination. Andre Gilbert will do the shoot in Ballroom B—lightning will be good—you will have a 20 minute window, so retakes are a possibility. You will get a link via email within a week post the Extravaganza. Get signed up for this baby now—only for attendees … and only Friday and Saturday. Cost is $50.

 

At A Glance

Here’s What’s Happening at the Extravaganza ~ May 1-3, 2014!

Author U 5th Annual Extravaganza

May 1 – 3, 2014

 

                        

Over THREE amazing days, you will be working with amazing book marketing strategists, publicists, Internet gurus, audio and video pioneers … all done in an intense workshop environment … these three days will add to your creativity, your ability to effectively communicate with anyone about you and your book and connect with the players you need now to get you where you need to go.

~Thursday~

Keynote   10:00-11:50 am
Georgia McCabe and Judith Briles Strategic Visioning Plans that Every Author Needs to Begin the Publishing Journey and Creating Your Author and Book Platforms

Eaglets  (newbies)    12:10 to 4:25 pm  sponsored byuntitled  1106 Design

12:10-12:55          Nick Zelinger              Nuggets for Newbies
1:00-1:45              Randy Kuckuck        This Little Book Went to Market
1:45-2:00              Break
2:00-2:45              Tammy Bleck             How to Turn Your Blog into Big Bucks  
2:50-3:35              Kathi Dunn                 Does Your Book Need a Makeover Before It’s Printed?
3:35-3:45              Break
3:45-4:25              Steve Replin              The Wide World of Legalese 

Eagles (advanced)   12:10 to 4:25  sponsored by  WaveCloudwavecloud

12:10-12:55          Kelly Johnson           Stage Right: it’s the Virtual Assistant-Add Time to Your Day!
1:00-1:45              Joan Stewart             Fast & Free Easy Ways to Research Journalists & Bloggers Before You Pitch!
1:45-2:00              Break
2:00-2:45              Bret Ridgway             Beyond the Book
2:50-3:35              Justine Schofield        Crowdfunding for Authors
3:35-3:45              Break
3:45-4:25              Amy Collins                Selling Your Books on Amazon and Other Online Retailers

4:30-6:00 Dinner with the Exhibitors & Auction –Woo-Hoo … you get the sneak peek!    (Dinner and Deep Dive Workshop is Extra)
6:00-9:00 Deep Dive Workshop with Penny Sansevieri  … How to Sell More Books! Top 5 Author Platform Building Blocks
          
Throughout Friday and Saturday:

  • Discover the perfect gift for you or a friend on one of the many Auction tables in the Exhibit area.
  • Get a 15-minute neck, shoulder, back massage that will revitalize your body and spirit under the magic fingers of Debra Rapinchuk in the Registration area.
  • Visit every Exhibitor and complete your Exhibitor Bingo card-at the last session, someone will win a FREE registration to next year’s Extravaganza.
  • You can meet one-on-one with many of the speakers for a 15 minute laser session for a small fee. All schedules will be posted at the Registration desk.
  • Visit our bookstore to take home the books of our speakers.
  • Many of our attendees will be at tables in Exhibits signing their own books—check them out!

~Friday~

8:00 am to 9:00 pm

7:00 -8:00        Registration, Exhibits & Auction   
8:00-8:10         Welcome and Opening  
8:10-9:10           Mark Coker                 10 Trends Driving the future of Publishing Revolution
9:15-10:15          Amber Ludwig           Make Your Website Do the Work
10:15-11:00        AM Break & Exhibits & Auction
11:00-11:25        Author Shark Tank   
11:25-12:25         John Kremer               The Secret to Marketing on the Internet in Less than an Hour
12:25-1:25             Lunch Sponsored by Color House Graphics  & Exhibits & Auction    color house
1:25-2:25              Daniel Hall                  Audio Book Cash Flow: Fast and Easy  
2:30-3:30             Georgia McCabe        Are You Fiddling with Social Media While Rome Burns?
3:30-4:00             PM Break & Exhibits & Auction
4:00-4:25             Author Shark Tank
4:25-5:20             Mary Jo Fay                Your 30-Second Elevator Pitch
5:25-6:25              Rounds with the Pros
6:30-9:30             Dinner and Entertainment
Get ready to tickle your funny bone with Tim Gard!

Have a good night’s rest … tomorrow is jam-packed … with the EARLY SUNRISE with Joan Stewart and COFFEE session at 7:10 am:

Quick and Dirty Blog Posts When You Don’t Have Time to Write!

Block the dates for next year, May 7-9, 2015 on your calendar.

 

~Saturday~

7:10 am to 5:00 pm
    
Throughout Saturday, you may buy 15 minutes of a Speaker’s time for $20—all proceeds benefit the Author U Foundation. You must sign up at Registration for times.

7:00 -8:00             Registration, Exhibits & Auction     
7:10-8:00              Joan Stewart                 EARLY SUNRISE Workshop—don’t miss this: Between speakers at Eaglets
                                                                         Quick and Dirty Blog Posts When You Don’t Have Time to Write
8:00-8:10            Welcome Back!         
8:10-9:00            Amy Collins           Available Wherever Books Are Sold!
9:05-10:00          Dan Poynter           Targeting Potential Customer
10:00-10-40         AM Break & Exhibits & Auction
10:40-11:05         Author Shark Tank
11:05-12:00         Stephanie Barko     Your Virtual Book Blog Tour
12:05-1:00           Joel Comm              Ka-Ching!
1:00-1:45             Lunch & Last Visit to Exhibits & Last Chance to BID on  Auction items
1:45-2:40              Susan Gilbert             YouTube from Soup to Nuts
2:45-3:40             Patrice Baum-Rhoades  Creating the Author One-Sheet
3:40-3:55              PM Break … Pay for Your Auction items
3:55-4:50            Judith Briles               Creating a $1,000,000 Speech with Your Book

4:45-5:00             Wrap-Up, Grand Prize Drawing       

 Next year’s Extravaganza May 7-9, 2015 … get it on your calendar now.

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FRIDAY & SATURDAY SESSIONS

Publishing Essentials

MARK COKER
10 Trends Driving the Future of Publishing
Publishing continues to change. Get the 10 biggest trends shaping the future of publishing today. Learn why the power center in the publishing industry is shifting from publishers to writers.  Are you ready to get on the inside track with the internationally recognized expert on ebooks and publishing trends?

mark cokerMark Coker founded Smashwords in 2008 to make it fast, free and easy for every writer to publish and distribute an ebook.  Today, 80,000 authors around the world publish and distribute over 250,000 books with Smashwords. Mark’s three books about ebook publishing best practices—The Smashwords Style Guide, The Smashwords Book Marketing Guide, and The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success—have become essential references for every indie author and have been downloaded over 500,000 times.

AMBER LUDWIG
Make Your Website Do the Work: The 6 Site MUST-Haves to Sell More Books, Improve Your Credibility and Grow Your Following
Is your website professionally branded and confidently showcasing your message? Is it generating consistent leads and sales or are you embarrassed to promote it? Website expert Amber Ludwig is excited to take you on a journey through exactly what works and what doesn’t so you can grow your following and bottom line results. In this mouth-watering session you can expect to:

  • Take a guided tour through several websites and finally, learn the missing piece that could be getting you more sales.
  • Learn the two things that if not done correctly can really turn off prospects and ruin your results.
  • Discover the key strategies to motivate website visitors to share your content on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn.

Amber Amber Ludwig is an online business development expert who supports authors, speakers and coaches to establish a powerful, integrated online presence that gets results and empowers them to make a difference in their industry. Since starting her multi-six-figure company NGNG Enterprises (standing for No Guts No Glory) in 2007, Amber and her team have worked one-on-one with each client creating more than 200 WordPress websites. Amber knows how a website needs to function in order to generate sales, build a fan base and attract long-term clientele. She works with clients to build a strong, branded social media presence, coaches each client on which manageable actions will help them achieve their online goals and then walks them through exactly how to do it.

AMY COLLINS
Selling Your Books at Amazon and Other Online Retailers.  Today’s Facts, Not Yesterday’s Myths.

More people buy books online now than anywhere else.  Amazon, B&N.com and BooksaMillion.com sells books… tons of them. Every few months, Amazon and the other retailers change how they work.  Do you know the new programs and rules?  Learn how to work WITHIN the systems so the internet becomes a partner.

  • Optimize your Amazon page: what you must do to start showing up in more searches.
  • What reviews can and cannot do for you.  How Amazon works vs. everyone else
  • How eBooks and print books work together and the differences that you need to know
  • When to offer your book for less
  • How to get other bestselling authors to “recommend” your book and ebook
  • How to optimize your book title, subtitle and keywords online for more sales
  • Making your Author Central page work for you.
  • Reviews count: quick and easy strategies to get more.

Amy Amy Collins has over 25 years’ experience selling and marketing books. In 2006 Amy created a book sales company which quickly turned into New Shelves Distribution, the fastest-growing book distribution company in North America. New Shelves offers book sales, ebook creation, warehousing, distribution and marketing services as well as consulting and marketing for publishers and authors.

Patrice Rhoades-Baum
What’s in Your Brand Wallet?
Are you new at authoring? How about publishing? Have you been at it for a while? Are you changing direction? Do you need a makeover (maybe)? Your clear brand provides a solid foundation for your hardworking marketing toolkit: a strategic website, Speaker/Author One-Sheet, and even your elevator pitch!  It’s critical to clarify your brand. For you. For your book.

Even if you’ve been authoring and publishing for years, it’s critical to clarify your brand—it provides a solid foundation for your hardworking marketing toolkit: a strategic website, speaker/author one-sheet, and even your elevator pitch!

  • Clarifying your brand is a critical foundation to your authoring and publishing success.
  • Your clear brand enables you to create your marketing toolkit: website, author one-sheet, stationery package.
  • Once armed with a strategic and hardworking marketing toolkit, you have the tools you need to promote and grow your business—via any marketing, promotion, and out-reach strategies you choose.

patrice 2 Patrice Rhoades-Baum developed her Nail Your Brand!™ system while clarifying the brand for her own business. Since then, she has teamed with hundreds of consultants, authors, speakers, and other business owners to clarify their brand.

Marketing Essentials

DAN POYNTER
Targeting Potential CustomersSend announcements on your book only to people who care

Stop using the scatter-splatter method. It doesn’t work—never has, never well. It is cheaper and more effective to stop annoying the general public, such as with newspaper ads. Send email announcements on your book only to people who are fascinated by the subject.

Dan will describe the new ways to promote your book and will provide you with the necessary tools. All specifics, no generalities. Whether you sell out to a publisher or publish yourself, the author must do the promotion. This has always been true. Today, book promotion is faster, easier, cheaper, and a lot more fun.

  • Get the latest statistics and scenarios.
  • Get your book the recognition it deserves.

dan poynter Dan Poynter is an author 130+ books, publisher since 1969, and speaker. His seminars have been featured on CNN, his books have been pictured in The Wall Street Journal and his story has been told in The New York Times. The media come to Dan because he is the leading authority on book publishing. A professional speaker, he travels worldwide, more than 6,000 miles each week to share his book plan. Dan is a past vice-president of the Independent Book Publishers Asso­ciation.

JOHN KREMER
The Secret to Marketing on the Internet in Less Than an Hour a Day
Are you overwhelmed by blogging, social media, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, GoodReads, YouTube, Amazon Connect, and all the other things you’re supposed to do to market your books on the Internet? John has the answers you need to spend less time marketing and more time selling books.

john kremer Book marketing expert John Kremer is the owner of Open Horizons Publishing in Taos, New Mexico. He is the author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, Book Marketing Magic, The Complete Direct Marketing Sourcebook, and many others books.

As a book marketing consultant, his clients include a self-published author who has sold over two million books, a new age publisher with 60 titles, and a $100 million publisher with a rapidly growing list of 1,000 titles.

JOAN STEWART
Quick and Dirty Blog Posts When You Don’t Have Time to Write

How many times have you put off blogging because you dread researching writing, rewriting, proofreading and finding a photo? You need a toolbox of quick and dirty blog posts ideas and fill-in-the-blank templates. Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound, who has worked as a writing coach and newspaper editor, knows all the shortcuts on how to write quickly when there’s no time to write.
You will learn:

  • Topics for blog posts that require no more than two paragraphs.
  • Killer ideas you can write during and after the Author U Extravaganza.
  • Clever ways to save your time and your sanity by repurposing content you’ve created elsewhere.

Joan Stewart Publicity expert Joan Stewart, aka The Publicity Hound, works with authors who want to use traditional media for publicity, and social media to build a loyal base of raving fans. For almost two decades, she has also trained and coached thousands of CEOs and business owners, nonprofit executives, PR agency staff, publicists, marketing directors, speakers and experts via live events, online training, consulting, and her private mentor program. A prolific blogger, she is the author of four books on publicity and has an international following of subscribers to her popular ezine, The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week, in its 13th year of publication. Joan has helped her clients get coverage in top-tier media such as the Wall Street Journal and the Today show.

STEPHANIE BARKO
Virtual Book Blog Tours
Social media is a critical factor to your book marketing success. When it comes to promotion and publicity for authors and books, it’s easy to get lost and confused. One tool that works well is the Virtual Blog Tour—a promotional strategy that is effective at the launch of a book and to revitalize a limp one. Three questions usually pop up with authors around promotion and publicity.

  1. What is a Virtual Blog Tour?
  2. What works best for you and your book?
  3. What will it cost?

Your take-aways will include timelines, costs, and the how-tos. Your will come away with a clear understanding of how to create one; how to engage with those to support it; and a sense of direction for your book project.

Web-Stephanie_Barko-4674 Stephanie Barko, Literary Publicist was voted Preditors & Editors Best Book Promotion Service in 2011. Her award-winning clients include traditional publishers and their authors, small presses, and independently published writers.

MARY JO FAY
Your 30-Second Elevator Pitch
Whether you wrote your book as a means to be an expert in your field, or you have a dream of penning a best seller, every author needs a 30-second elevator pitch … few have one. As writers who put thousands of words between two covers, this is often one of the  hardest task!

  • Who are you?
  • What is your book about?
  • What do you want people to do about it?
  • Buy your book?
  • Hire you to speak or consult with?
  • What?

If you literally can’t condense you and your book into a 30 second, passionate, intriguing commercial, you’re losing valuable opportunities. You are  not ready to be on radio or TV where sound bites and “quickie” interviews demand being succinct, accurate, and entertaining! This session will give you the tools to create the most important 30 second speech in your arsenal!

Mary Jo Fay Mary Jo Fay is the author of five books, founder of three Meetup groups, regular gueston Huffington Post Live and other radio and TV shows, screenwriter, and speaker of many years, and is “The Voice of Dating, Mating, and Relating.”

 

JUDITH BRILES Closing talk on Saturday
Create a $1,000,000 Speech from Your Book Starting Now!
Many authors just want to write … let the world find them. If that’s what you believe, go back to sleep. Authors may have the gift of the written word, yet they flunk with the verbal variety. Authors must be promoters and marketers. One of the best ways to market yourself and your book is via the speaking platform.  There are no boring subjects …there are too many boring speakers … and boring speakers suck.

What are the crucial and must have elements of a great speech? What are the common mistakes speakers need to avoid? Get Judith’s Briles’ perspective—someone who has been there, done that, creating over 4.8 million dollars in combined speaking fees and direct book sales in a 25 year period—of speaking and selling books at the highest level. Yes Virginia, you can make a living with your words.

Your take-aways include how to create and deliver a powerful message around your book and how to speak with impact!

  • Do you want to create a speech that gets attention and bookings?
  • Do you want to be known as the “go to” person and a “must have” speaker?
  • Do you want to use powerful stories and humor within a presentation, even when your topic is controversial or could be considered a downer?
  • Do you want to sell books whenever and wherever you speak?
  • Do you want to connect with your audience?
  • Do you want to know how to find people that will hire you?
  • Do you want to know tips on how to go from FREE to FEE?

You’ve got the topic and the book … now what? Create the speech or workshop. Every speech needs a great beginning, nuggets with how-tos and action, and a powerful closing. You will learn how to structure a keynote speech or workshop. Your talk will sell books—lots of them. Learn how to find your audience, get them to pay you, and skyrocket your book sales. Learn how to “drill down” within your niche.

JB photo-EX Judith Briles is an international speaker, publisher, award-winning and best-selling author, and is known as The Book Shepherd. Judith Briles knows the publishing industry. She’s the author of 31 books—18 published with New York, the rest with her own imprint; has sold foreign rights to 16 countries; sold in excess of 1,000,000 in combined sales; is co-founder of Mile High Press; has created and chaired several publishing conferences; created the book shepherding concept in Colorado; and is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer Author U®. Her latest books are Author YOU: Creating and Building the Author and Book Platforms, which was #1 on Amazon and Snappy Sassy Salty: Wise Words for Authors and Writers (2014)

Social Media Essentials

GEORGIA McCABE
Are You Fiddling with Social Media while Rome Burns?
Too many authors plunge into the authoring and publishing worlds without knowing what they are really getting into. Few get that there are elementary essentials that their success is tied to. Gizmos and gadgets are everywhere promising to double sales, build connections, and make you a star. It’s time to stop fiddling around. Ask:

  • Does it seem like the marketing gurus want you to post like crazy on every platform?
  • Are you pushed to get every high-tech bell and whistle?
  • Do you think that someone else’s social media strategies created delusions of grandeur that @#$%! up you and your brand?
  • Is there an elephant in the room that is stomping on your to engage in outsized and off-targeted social media strategies for you and your book?

Georgia McCabe Georgia McCabe takes you back to basics—your strategy. When your strategy is King, your social media serves it well, technology becomes just another tool, and your Marketing Kingdom has righted itself—putting you in position to prosper.  If the elephant entered the room, here’s what you would say: Get ready for a social media smackdown, stupid!

SUSAN GILBERT
YouTube from Soup to Nuts … Getting Started with YouTube Marketing
Chalked full of step-by-step instructions for YouTube neophytes and pros, you will learn features you probably haven’t been using.  YouTube has grown to one of the most important and diverse sites online today and has proven itself to be a massively relevant marketing tool for authors.  Find out how to take advantage of it and soar your Internet presence and marketing!

  •     How to Set Up Your YouTube Account
  •     How To Upload Your Video to YouTube
  •     How to Create a Playlist
  •     SEO Tips for Ranking on YouTube

susan gilbert Susan Gilbert uses her laser focus knowledge to coach and provide online marketing and social sharing programs for authors, speaker, experts and small businesses.  An entrepreneur since 1987, Susan has evolved years of traditional business experience into several cutting edge projects which includes her digital marketing company, Online Promotion Success.  Author and publisher of several books including The Land of I Can, and  Klout Score: Social Media Influence, How to Gain Exposure and Increase Your Klout, Susan combines online marketing with strategic thinking to create successful programs.  Working most often with authors and entrepreneurs, she understands promotion at a personal level as a regularly quoted resource in USA Today, Entrepreneur, Inc. Magazine and many more.

JOAN STEWART
Fast & Free Easy Ways to Research Journalists & Bloggers BEFORE You Pitch You and Your Book
If you want publicity, or you simply want a big-shot blogger to pay attention to you, you can deliver a decent pitch with a little writing talent and some research. You will learn how to find enticing details about the person you’re pitching and weave them into your pitch so it sends the message “I know exactly who you are, I know what you do and I’m here to help you.” Joan Stewart has accepted and rejected thousands of pitches as a newspaper editor, reporter and blogger.

  • Why the “spray and pray” technique of offering the same pitch to multiple bloggers will brand you as a pest.
  • The 7 Deadly Sins of Pitching.
  • How to sleuth like Lieutenant Columbo and find out almost anything about the person you’re pitching.

Joan Stewart Publicity expert Joan Stewart, aka The Publicity Hound, works with authors who want to use traditional media for publicity, and social media to build a loyal base of raving fans. For almost two decades, she has also trained and coached thousands of CEOs and business owners, nonprofit executives, PR agency staff, publicists, marketing directors, speakers and experts via live events, online training, consulting, and her private mentor program. A prolific blogger, she is the author of four books on publicity and has an international following of subscribers to her popular ezine, The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week, in its 13th year of publication. Joan has helped her clients get coverage in top-tier media such as the Wall Street Journal and the Today show.

Product Essentials

DANIEL HALL
Audiobook Cashflow Fast & Easy: Step By Step Blueprint

Kindle publishing was awesome for independent authors and publishers… and it still it is. Learn the how-tos and whys of the next wave in digital publishing … AUDIOBOOKS!

Problem was that until very recently producing quality audiobooks and actually getting them in the major marketplaces like Amazon was dang-near impossible. That has changed! You are going to get a step-by-step Blueprint to get your written words to verbal and for sale

YOU can publish audiobooks versions of your Kindle and print-on-demand books and actually sell them on one of the biggest marketplaces in the world—Amazon.com and create royalty income cash flow.

  • Squeeze more profits and royalty revenue from your Kindle and print-on-demand books by producing audiobook versions of them.
  • Choose titles that are most likely to sell on Amazon.
  • Professionally record your audiobook using completely free (but very powerful) recording software.
  • Upload the audiobook to Amazon, iTunes and Audible.

20100924_DanielHall_9395 Daniel Hall is an attorney, nurse, blogger, speaker, publisher and bestselling author of both traditional and Kindle books. His training called Real Fast Book has helped thousands of authors to publish. His widely viewed webinars and trainings have expanded authors’ products and platforms.

JOEL COMM
Ka-ching!
Packed with Joel’s signature down-to-earth style, easy-to-understand content, and humorous delivery (not to mention thousands of pennies in an unforgettable visual demonstration), the audience’s eyes will be opened to new possibilities and they will feel equipped to begin making money online.

With so many people eager to create supplemental income or to entirely replace their current income, Joel Comm demonstrates how passive income is available to anyone willing to inject their passion and take entrepreneurial risks.  From social media to blogging and app creation to guerilla marketing, Joel will share some of his greatest successes (and failures), extracting lessons that you can apply to your own life and business. Joel will inspire you to unleash your creativity and grow your business like never before.

jc-new5 Joel Comm is the New York Times best-selling author of The AdSense Code, Click Here to Order: Stories from the World’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs, KaChing: How to Run an Online Business that Pays and Pays and Twitter Power 2.0. He has also written over 40 ebookse and has appeared in The New York Times, on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, on CNN online, and on Fox News.

MEET THE PROS
Author Experts and Pros will host table runs in the final session before dinner Friday night. In rounds of 10, you will get laser tips and coaching in a variety of topics. There will be three 20-minute rounds, then you move to the next table.

TIM GARD
Change Your Author Game

After dinner, humorist Tim Gard will show you how to discover how to be more resourceful and resilient in this laughter filled session.  Tim’s rejuvenation and immediately applicable message will assist you in your writing productivity and enthusiasm.

tim gard Tim Gard is a tears in your eyes, funny speaker coaches businesses on how to enhance productivity and enthusiasm. He’s a Hall of Fame speaker, an elite honor shared by fewer than 150 speakers worldwide.

THURSDAY – PRE EAGLE & EAGLET SESSIONS

GEORGIA McCABE & JUDITH BRILES
Strategic Visioning Plans that EVERY Author Needs to Begin the Publishing Journey
Once your book is written, the author hat is exchanged for the CEO hat. Few authors cross the bridge—either they didn’t know that it was part of the journey or they didn’t grasp that this is where their publishing empire needs to be grounded. An essential.

How to create a strategic plan that encompasses your skills and IDs will introduce the essentials that become the backbone of your publishing journey. It starts with you as the CEO. This is the ideal session for the perfect kickoff for the Eagle and Eaglet session.

Georgia McCabeGeorgia McCabe is a digital photography pioneer and social media expert with an expertise in working with the author’s platform and book. As an author, speaker, trainer and social media and author evangelist, her perspectives on social media appear in print in her newest book, SocialMorphosis–Transforming Your Business through Social Media. Georgia is also a co-author of The Relationship Age with social media guru Mari Smith.

JB photo-EX Judith Briles is the author of 31 books including Author YOU: Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms and Snappy Sassy Salty: Wise Words for Authors and Writers, is known as The Book Shepherd, a radio show host and the founder of AuthorU.org.

Advanced Essentials

BRET RIDGWAY
Beyond the Book – Taking Your Publishing Success to the Next Level

Your book is just one step in building your information marketing platform. Audio products, video products and home study courses allow you to take your expertise to different audiences at higher prices than a traditional book.

In this fast paced session, Bret Ridgway shares some of the key concepts you need to understand and shares some case studies of mistakes others have made that you want to avoid to increase your chances of success.

Bret ridgway Bret Ridgway is co-founder of Speaker Fulfillment Services and Author Fulfillment Services, companies that work with Authors, Speakers and Information marketers behind the scenes by providing product duplication and fulfillment services. He is author of several books, including The 50 Biggest Mistakes I See Information Marketers Make.

AMY COLLINS
Available Wherever Books Are Sold?!

Would you like to avoid the pitfalls, unnecessary expenses, and delays that could derail your book sales? Bookstores, Airport Stores, Airport stores, Amazon.com, Universities—where do you want your book to be sold?

Would you like to learn the way to get your book from where it is now to where you want it to be? It IS possible for small presses and first time authors to get it right the first time. Drawing directly from front-line experience, she shows you how to:

  • Research the rules, price, and package needed to succeed in your chosen arena and genre
  • Avoid the publishing predators and get the best people working on your project for the best price.
  • Save time and money on the next steps of their book and publishing plan.
  • Identify and focus on the correct medium, package, message for the market.
  • Learn what to do to maximize their chances of being picked by major retailers.
  • It is possible to do it yourself?!

The world of publishing has changed. Amy has stripped away the old fashioned practices that are no longer necessary and teaches you the new rules of selling to the marketplace.

Amy  Amy Collins
has over 25 years’ experience selling and marketing books. In 2006 Amy created a book sales company which quickly turned into New Shelves Distribution, the fastest-growing book distribution company in North America. New Shelves offers book sales, warehousing, distribution and marketing services as well as consulting and marketing for publishers and authors.

KELLY JOHNSON
Stage Right, it’s the Virtual Assistant … Add Time to Your Day for Doing the Work You Love and Deal with the Overwhelm Factor Factor

Whether you just started your business or have been a business owner for years, chances are one of the main reasons you started your business was to create a better balance between your personal and professional life.  You probably also had a passion for the service or products you offer and wanted to focus on working with your ideal clients.

Working with a virtual assistant helps to support both of those reasons!

  • What is a Virtual Assistant?
  • When should you start working with a Virtual Assistant?
  • What are tasks I may delegate to a Virtual Assistant?
  • How do I find a Virtual Assistant, and what aspects should I consider in working with a Virtual Assistant?
  • Demo of “cool tools” that you can use to make your professional life easier–and maybe even have some fun!

KellyJohnson250x319 Kelly Johnson is a Certified Professional Virtual Assistant and works with authors to manage technical, creative, and administrative projects for their businesses and books.
Her areas of expertise focus on technical projects and online resources. She’s an article writing coach, conducts blog and website maintenance, knows how to implement an online shopping cart strategy, and is the owner of Cornerstone Virtual Assistance.
She can be reached at KJohnson@CornerStoneVA.com and her website is www.CornerStoneVA.com.

JUSTINE SCHOFIELD
Crowdfunding for Authors—The New Frontier to Fund Your Book Project
The aim is to educate about the opportunities crowdfunding provides authors, whether they are self-publishing or hoping to traditionally publish, as a means to raise funds, gauge their initial audience, and build their author platform pre-publication. Also, equally as important, we will provide insight into how to conduct a successful crowdfunding campaign, which will give authors the tools to more effectively publish.

  • Learn what crowdfunding is and how authors can use it
  • Why building an author platform pre-publication is so important
  • Tips on how to run a successful campaign
  • How to effectively use crowdfunding to publish successfully

Justine Headshot Justine Schofield is the development director of Pubslush.com, a global crowdfunding platform only for books. Authors can raise funds and gauge initial market viability for their book projects.  She specializes in social media and public relations and in the past she has worked with growing companies to develop their online presence. Justine has become a prominent industry voice for educating authors and publishers about crowdfunding and her work has been featured on many online publications.

Newbie Essentials


Randy Kuckuck  
This Little Book Went to Market – How to Get Your Book into the Book Trade
Starting with the printing process (quick review of POD vs short run printing), full explanation and tips on the book distribution process.  Amazon Advantage vs Sell on Amazon. Getting your book into Ingram for full book trade availability. Book distributors vs. book wholesalers. How do you get book stores to stock your book and is this really a good idea?

Randy Randy Kuckuck is the CEO of PublishNext with over 25 years of experience in the book publishing industry. Early in his career he formed Scarborough House out of the assets of Stein & Day Publishers, a major New York publishing house whose 800+ authors included Jack Higgins, E. Howard Hunt, and Elia Kazan. Randy gained extensive experience in book printing with BookCrafters and Millennia Graphics. He moved into online media information at All Media Guide and Muze, providing metadata, reviews, and biographies about music, movies, and books. After those companies merged, Randy returned to book publishing, founding PublishNext to help authors achieve publishing success.

KATHI DUNN
Does Your Cover Need a Make Over Before It’s Even Printed?
With a powerful cover, the author can become an undisputed bestselling author — not a fly-by-night 24-hour blast on Amazon. What most authors don’t get is that the book is a product and an intelligent professional cover design sells that product. Too many authors think it’s not a big deal, because:

  • they’re going to find a publisher (ha!);
  • they’re going to get it done at 99Designs (yikes); or
  • they’ll do it themselves (OMG).

So many of the “seasoned” authors are not succeeding because of weak covers—attendees won’t be after hearing multi-award winning cover designer Kathi Dunn.

Kathi dunn Kathi Dunn and DUNN+ASSOCIATES designs stellar book covers and marketing materials for bestselling authors, traditional and indie publishers, and fast-track experts so they can build credibility, open new doors of opportunity, and create positive change in the world. Since 1985.

TAMMY BLECK
How to Turn Your Blog into Bucks!
If you’ve ever wondered if blogging could make a difference in your income, writing, book sales, and business, you won’t want to miss this presentation by the Witty Woman herself, Tammy Bleck.

Discover the 10 pitfalls every blogger should avoid and learn the 10 things every blogger should be doing. Learn how your little blog can make a big difference in your bottom line from a Huffington Post contributor, proficient columnist, published author, accomplished ghostwriter, blogger extraordinaire, Jewish Journal correspondent, writing and blogging coach, and distinguished speaker.

  • Sell more books
  • Open the door to writing for popular publications
  • Lead to speaking gigs
  • Become a paid market influencer
  • Develop into radio interviews
  • Drive massive amounts of traffic to your website
  • Find out how to find your “tribe”
  • Network with A list bloggers
  • Get more Facebook and Twitter fans
  • Engage with major blogging sites
  • How to make Social Media work for your blog

TAMMYS NEW HEADSHOT_crop Tammy Bleck is the author of the book, Single Past 50 Now What? and the award winning blog, Witty Woman Writing. She is the founder of The Network, a monthly subscription coaching program that assists and supports bloggers, writers, authors, and small business owners as they grow their business.   She is a columnist, contributor to the Huffington Post and Jewish Journal, and ghostwriter.

She has been compared to Erma Bombeck and has been dubbed the female Andy Rooney. As a self-employed entrepreneur since 1976, with more than 6 start-ups to her credit, Tammy is a seasoned professional in the field of monetizing social media, blogs, and networking venues to build business and generate income. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to learn from one of the best in the business.

NICK ZELINGER
Nuggets for Newbies: 10 Time & Money-Saving Tips for Authors Just Starting Out

Through the eyes of the designer, what is routinely seen that authors miss in working with their books and a designer? Nick Zelinger, multiple award-wining book designer of NZ Graphics, will offer up his top tips for newbies:

1. How to select the right designer for you
2. How to map out your plan of action BEFORE you do anything else
3. How to prepare your manuscript before handing if off to your designer
4. When to begin the process of cover design
5. How and where to go to investigate royalty-free images for your book
6. How and where to go to get your ISBN numbers and LCCN numbers
7. How many ISBN numbers do you need?
8. When to hand off your manuscript to a designer
9. When and where to go to select the right printer / eBook service
10. Secrets of good book design—inside and out.

Nick Zelinger Nick Zelinger is NZ Graphics, a full service book interior and cover design company. Located in Colorado, he designs books (and creates logos, brochures, book marks) for authors and publishers worldwide.

 

STEVE REPLIN
The Wide World of Legalese: Stay Out of the Frying Pan and the Fire!
All authors need an overview of some of the important items that are “musts” when it comes to publishing. Do you know and understand how to keep and protect your intellectual property rights in copyright, trademarks, publishing contracts, working with a literary agent, co-writing, and how to understand the legalese in the publishing and authoring worlds? Do you know how to keep and protect your brand as it grows and becomes your strongest asset?  You will after this session:

  • Copyrights
  • Joint authorship
  • Work for hire
  • Trademarks
  • Publishing contracts
  • Literary agent contracts and business points of negotiation

Steve Replin Steve Replin focuses his law practice on representing those in the creative arts such as writing, film, music, art, fashion, publishers, agents, managers, music labels and publishers, as well as other affiliated occupations. He is perpetually excited about helping new and emerging writers and other creatives build their careers with strategies around protected intellectual property rights, the right contracts, and a clear of where you want to go to in order to build your personal brand with strength and direction.

He’s the author of the award-winning book, Where to Go When the Banks Says NO, used in universities for their finance courses. His book is a roadmap for entrepreneurs seeking funds to either start a business or grow what they have.

 THURSDAY DEEP DIVE WORKSHOP

PENNY SANSEVIERI
How to Sell More Books … Now!
At the end of the day, for all of the marketing we do, for all of the Tweeting, Facebook-ing, and blogging we really just want to know if it’s paying off. Does any of this sell books? Ask yourself:

  • How do I know if they are the right things to market my book?
  • I don’t want to spend my life marketing, how can I get the most out of my efforts?
  • Will any of this help me sell more books?

This Deep Dive Workshop will teach you not only how to identify your exact right market, but how to effectively and efficiently go after them.

  • How to find more readers for your book.
  • Is your website selling effectively? Here’s how you’ll know.
  • Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest: which social site is right for me? If you’ve ever wondered “Do I have to be on all of these sites?” the answer is no, we’ll show you which ones are perfect for your book.
  • eBooks: should you have one and how can you effectively market an eBook
  • Marketing offline: pitching yourself to radio, TV, and print
  • How to get more book reviews for your book!

It’s a Deep Dive Workshop you won’t want to miss!

Penny C. Sansevieri Penny C. Sansevieri is the Founder and CEO Author Marketing Experts, Inc., a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert. She is an Adjunct Professor teaching Self-Publishing for NYU.

Her company is one of the leaders in the publishing industry and has developed some of the most innovative Social Media/Internet book marketing campaigns. She is the author of twelve books, including How to Sell Your Books by the Truckload on Amazon and Red Hot Internet Publicity, which has been called the “leading guide to everything Internet.”

 

Accommodations

HYATT REGENCY DENVER TECH CENTER

7800 E. Tufts Avenue, Denver, CO 80237, USA

The hotel is providing Author U Extravaganza attendees the special rate of $119 a night (single or double occupancy).  This rate was good until April 9th.

Reserve your room now:

Denver International Airport (DIA) is 25 miles from the hotel. Recommend shuttle services, taxi or renting a car to get to the event.

Travel time is less than 35 minutes.

 

 

Raves

What Last Year’s Participants Said:

 

Jan
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WebinarGold: How to Create Compelling Characters
Jan 7 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Do you have characters or stories in your books? Will your reader love ’em, hate ’em … or just not care? It’s a critical question that every author needs to deal with.

Webinar Gold

You can have the most compelling and creative plot out there, but without good characters your story just won’t move. But how do you come up with compelling characters that readers can relate too and get behind? That will be the subject of this webinar. We will delve into the creation of characters, and even how to write bios for them so we have something to refer back to when writing. So please come join me as we go over how to create engaging characters. Date is Wednesday, January 7th –details on the Events tab on the website. Freebie for AuthorU.org members. Get ready for Publish Smarter … Not Harder. Watch for the dates and get them on your calendar. Archives will be in the Logged in Members Only section. Check this month’s webinars under the Events tab.

Date: January 7th
Time: 6 pm Eastern, 4 pm Mountain
Location: Anywhere your laptop is.
Register:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9178102207940740098

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2015 Extravaganza May 7-9 @ Renaissance Hotel Denver
May 7 @ 10:00 am – May 9 @ 5:00 pm
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Author U Extravaganza! May 7-9, 2015
 

Join Us for Author U’s Extravaganza
May 7-9, 2015 at the Renaissance Denver Hotel

reserve your room at 800-HOTELS-1 or 800-468-3571 and ask for AuthorU rate

 

 

 

 

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Make It So! You will be engaged over the 3 jammed-packed days, learning and working with amazing book marketing strategists, publicists, Internet gurus … all done in an intense workshop environment. A HUGE Thank you for IngramSpark for sponsoring WI-FI for all three days to all attendees and Exhibitors.

Bonus Session on Thursday, May 7th will be with Heather Lutze, one of the top Social Media Internet Marketing and Social Media Strategists and author of The Findability Formula, Thumbonomics and her just released Marketing Espionage. You and your book can’t afford to miss this session.

Hayley Foster will walk you through how to create a TED and short talk, John Kremer will soar your Boards with his awesome marketing strategies using Pinterest, Hunter Boyle will soar your eMail Marketing, Joan Stewart will divulge Free Graphics Tools for Authors and How to Use Them for Publicity and Social Media Campaigns, Lori Gama will reveal New Social Media Marketing for Authors, Joel Comm will knock your socks off with his moxie on all things marketing and tricks of the trade within social media & how to be an Awesome Author and Daniel Hall will be back to reveal an astonishing variety of new tools to use to boost your presence and monetize your products (a product is a book!), you will get the inside scoop on all things in the Book Review area … and so much more.  

You will find workshops on the latest in eBook Strategies for Creation and Selling, , Google Authorship, Children’s Books (including how to morph yours into one), Selling Your Book to Foreign Markets, Getting the Right Book Reviews and What to Do When You Get Them, The Anatomy of CrowdFunding, Mastering Amazon and so much more.

JImmy Wayne

HOT!  Jimmy Wayne is coming to the Extravaganza to entertain and delight attendees on Friday evening.  A donation will be made to CASA, the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association.  Jimmy is the national spokesperson.

His book, Walk to Beautiful, will be available to purchase onsite.

DON’T MISS: An Evening with Jimmy Wayne…

His Journey, His Book, His Music.

Extra tickets available ($60) for Jimmy Wayne Entertainment and Gourmet Dinner!  

If you’re registered for the Extravaganza, your ticket is already included.

Click here to purchase

A huge country music star, he’s also the author of  the just released Walk to Beautiful which will be available to purchase onsite and get signed.  Jimmy is a former foster kid turned country music singer/songwriter Walk to Beautifulwhose songs and story highlight his mission to bring awareness to kids who age out of the foster system and become homeless. With hits such as Put Your Hand In Mine, I Love You This Much, and Paper Angels, he released Do You Believe Me Now, his biggest hit to date for which he earned the millionaire award for having 100,000,000 radio spins in America.

In 2009, Jimmy toured with Brad Paisley and recorded Sara Smile with Hall & Oates. The next year he became CASA’s national spokesperson and released the novel Paper Angels. In 2012, Jimmy helped get the bill passed extending the age of foster care to 21 in both California and Tennessee. Jimmy lives in Nashville and continues to raise awareness for kids by writing, singing, and speaking.

Jimmy walked halfway across America to raise awareness for foster kids–from Nashville to Phoenix. Don’t miss this amazing man!

Walk to Beautiful is the powerfully emotive account of Jimmy’s childhood and the unconditional love and acceptance Russell and Bea Costner gave to Jimmy. This elderly couple provided a stable home and the chance for him to complete his education. Jimmy says of Bea, “She changed every cell in my body.” After his high school graduation, Jimmy went on to earn a degree in Criminal Justice because, as he says, “I knew a lot about it.” But in his heart Jimmy wanted to write songs and sing. 

A music company opened its doors to Jimmy, and he moved to Nashville to pursue his dreams. He had several memorable hits, such as I Love You This Much, Paper Angels, and Do You Believe Me Now, which remained at #1 for three consecutive weeks on the Billboard Chart.

But success was not satisfying. Jimmy remembered where he came from, and he wanted to give back. With his Meet Me Halfway campaign—a 1,700 mile walk from Nashville to Phoenix—Jimmy walked halfway across America, raising awareness for foster children. Along the way he not only found a lot of crazy things, such as coins, keys, a plastic Jesus, and a Lucille Ball ashtray; but he also found himself. And more important, he found a way to forgive the people who had hurt him. Jimmy learned how to walk to beautiful—and so can you.

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Are you ready to Make It So? … as in make your book a success? Make you a success? Sell your book for foreign rights? Take your branding and positioning to the next level? Get the latest and greatess the social media worlds? Be totally findable in the cyber world? Be an awesome author? Get your book reviewed? Create a killer podcast that brings you sales and business? Do your book marketing on a shoestring budget? Working with the latest in the “E” world? Getting your book distributed and book orders fulfilled? Crafting a speech that brings in money and sells books? Designing the book you’ve always wanted? Creating and Crafting products from your expertise and book?

BONUS TIME

Bonus #1 The Author Shark Tank is back and will be held late Thursday afternoon. There are 4 spots in the Tank–are you ready to dive in and see what AuthorU’s Friendly Sharks can do for you?  Cost is $500 … ONLY 2 spots left. authoru-shark-tank

There are a total of 4 HOT sessions available  … only ONE Attendee can get his or her toe in the Author Shark Tank at a time. Our panel will listen for a few minutes to your pitch (hear/read that: LISTEN) and then decide IF and HOW they will help the author in the book and publishing quest. The Author Shark Tank will be held late Thursday afternoon, May 7th. ONLY 2 spots left.

The Friendly AuthorU Sharks like passion, persistence and excellence. They will provide incentives to writers and authors who demonstrate it in publishing and authoring through a variety of awards that pertain to their own expertise and product line. To enter the tank, there’s a fee.

Bonus #2 Don’t miss the Deep Dive Dinner Workshop that will be presented by Heather Lutze on SecretThursday night right after the Eagle and Eaglet sessions. Findability for You and Your Book is the Focus PLUS How to Spy on Your Competition. Be there–it’s included for all who register for Friday and Saturday through March, then it’s a separate pay item.

Bonus #3 The WINNERs of the Draft to Dream Book Competition will be announced on Thursday during Dinner and just before Heather’s Lutze’s not to be missed Deep Dive Workshop.Draft-to-Dream-Book-Publishing-Competition-300x300

Bonus #4 The Exhibits will OPEN at 2 pm on Thursday … and be available to the publicexhibitors until dinner starts. Tell your friends–it’s a great time to meet those who make books happen right here in Denver.

Bonus #5 EXTRA TICKETS are available for the Evening with Jimmy Wayne–these include the complete dinner. Jimmy Wayne

 Bonus #6 Sizzling Hot! AUTHOR PHOTOS Award winning author photographer Ashlee Bratton will have her lenses ready to focus on up to 20 attendees for personalized Author Portraits. There’s magic in her eyes as she creates photos for your books, blogs … anywhere. The cost is only $250 per session. ashographyYou get a CD to use anytime, anywhere. Call 303-885-2207 to book your slot now!

 

At A Glance

Who’s speaking at the Extravaganza this year?

 

You and Your Book

Thursday, May 7, 2015
     
9:00-9:20am

Dr. Judith Briles

You and Your Book

The Business of Authoring and Publishing
9:25-10:15am Hunter Boyle

Your DIY Digital Marketing Action Plan 

10:15-10:30am

Break
 

EAGLES

EAGLETS
10:30 – 11:15am Judith Briles
 Pre-Publication Marketing with Crowdfunding
Nick Zelinger
Nuggets for Newbies and Trends in Cover Designs
11:20 – 12:05pm Marty Dickinson/Gary Jezorski
 How to Sell More Books…Faster…and Keep More of the Money!
PANEL: Everything You Need to Know about Book Reviews
Moderator: Dr. Judith Briles
Joan Stewart, Patti Thorn and Victoria Sutherland  

12:05 – 12:50pm

Lunch on your own

12:50-1:35pm

Susie Scott
Creating a Video Book Teaser Trailer
Steve Replin
Legal Hot Potatoes: How to Stay Out of the Fire When It Comes to Your Book and Blogs
1:40-2:25pm Mara Purl
Creating Dialogue, Scenes and Killer Copy
Bill Van Ordsel
How to Fuel Your Book

2:25-2:35pm

Break

2:35-3:20pm

Kelly Johnson
 Gizmos and Gadgets: Creative and Easy Tools for Authors
Joan Stewart
Free Graphics Tools for Publicity and Social Media

3:25-4:10pm

Angela Bole
 What’s Happening in Indie Publishing Today
Nick Taylor
eBook Strategies That Roar
4:15-6:00pm Shark Tank
6:00-6:40pm Dinner and Book Awards
6:45-9:00pm Heather Lutze – Workshop:
Findability for You and Your Book and Spy on Your Competition

 

Friday, May 8, 2015
   
   
8:00 – 8:20am Dr. Judith Briles
Welcome
8:25 – 9:30am  Joel Comm
How to Be an Awesome Author
9:35 – 10:35am Hayley Foster
Short Talk … Big Impact – Creating a TED Talk
10:35 – 11:15am Break and Exhibits
11:15 – 12:15pm Sandra Beckwith
How to Build Book Buzz 
12:15 – 1:15pm Lunch
1:15 – 2:15pm Joan Stewart
How to Become the Go To Expert in Your Topic or Niche
2:20 – 3:20pm Lori Gama
New Social Media Marketing for Authors: Are You Soaking It Up?
3:20 – 4:00pm Break and Exhibits
4:00 – 5:00pm John Kremer
How to Market Your Books Using Pinterest
5:10 – 6:15pm Rounds With The Pros
6:30 – 9:00pm Dinner and Entertainment
Saturday, May 9, 2015
 7:05 – 8:15am  Sunrise Workshop with Amy Collins
How to Beat Amazon at its Own Game
7:05 – 8:00am Coffee and Exhibits
8:15 – 8:25am Dr. Judith Briles
Welcome Back
8:25 – 9:45am Daniel Hall
Creating High Profit Info-Products (Even If You’re A Fiction Writer)
9:45 – 10:30am Break and Exhibits
10:30 – 11:20am Lori Ruff
Build Your Influence and Amplify Your Brand
11:25 – 12:15pm Robin Cutler
The Business of Indie Publishing: Integrated E & P Solutions That Work from Ingram Spark
12:15 – 1:25pm Lunch and Final Exhibits
1:25 – 2:15pm Lisa Hale and Nancy Chen
Positioning and Branding Yourself for Profit: Your Prereq for $ucce$$
2:20 – 3:10pm Victoria Sutherland
Selling Foreign Rights
3:10 – 3:20pm Break
3:20 – 4:10pm Rebecca Finkel
Books Open Up – Readers Fall In: Design … What’s Between the Covers
4:15 – 4:55pm Dr. Judith Briles
Crafting a Podcast: Growing your Book Business
4:55pm Wrap Up and Drawing for FREE 2016 Extravaganza spot

 

Exhibitors

AuthorU Extravaganza 2015 Exhibitors

Accommodations

Note: Be conference savvy … stay at the hotel, even if you are a local–these are long days. Author U has a block of rooms at the Renaissance Denver Hotel, our Extravaganza site, at a reduced rate of $119 that can include days three days before the Extravaganza and three days post–online booking is higher than this rate!
Make your reservations NOW  … call 800-HOTELS 1 (800-468-3571). Make sure that you ID the Renaissance Denver Hotel and the AuthorU group rate.

 
 

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Bonus-You may register additional friends, colleagues or family members for a reduced fee who are not already AuthorU members. Most meals are included. You will be invoiced and your credit card charged the balance split on  February 15th.      Make It So and Count me in for the Author U Extravaganza 2015!

Just click on the price below that is for your event(s)-or print out and fax in to 303-627-9184 … and we will Count YOU in!

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  February 1st – April 9th After April 9th
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1st Registration  $445 $545  $495 $595
Additional Registration   $275 $325 $295 $375
Deep Dive Session $75 $95 $85 $105
Eagle Session -Thur   $75 $95 $85 $105
Eaglet Session – Thur $75 $95 $85 $105
Friday Only      $275 $325 $295 $345
Saturday Only    $225 $275 $245

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Checks should be payable to Author U, a 501(c)6 organization.    Registration may be faxed to 303-627-9184 or mailed to: Author U % Judith Briles ~ 14160 E Bellewood Dr. ~ Aurora CO 80015 or completed online. 

There will be no refunds for cancellation 0- 31 days BEFORE the start of the Extravaganza. There will be a cancellation fee of $200 if cancelled 32 or more days before the scheduled Extravaganza. A non-refundable deposit of $100 reserves your registration cost.
Reserve your room at 800-HOTELS-1 or 800-468-3571

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Oct
26
Mon
October 26th Salon: Everything You Need to Know About CrowdFunding!
Oct 26 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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October 26th Salon:

Everything You Need to Know About CrowdFunding and You Didn’t Know to Ask … Start Building Your Campaign Tonight!

 

 

There’s nothing like having cash to fuel your book project. You can use your own; you can borrow it; you can have a massive garage sale … or you can do it the OPM way—other people’s money.

 

Judith is going to walk you through how to create a CrowdFunding campaign, step-by-step. She’s worked with several authors who have all succeeded. Yes, it’s work—but how else are you going to get moneys that you don’t have to pay back? If you don’t think you have the ultimate winning lottery ticket, here’s where to start.

 

Don’t miss this Salon for GOLD and BestSeller members only. You will have extensive handouts with it.

 

Must have to participate in this session: Your laptop, images that can be used to enhance any slides you start to create—the more the better. If you have key phrases and quotes that link to what your expertise is and your book is about, have them already written in a file. You will get video tips as well.  Expect a few hot seats.

 

When: Monday, October 26th     DINNER INCLUDED

Time: 6 to 9 pm

Where: Judith’s Offices, Aurora

Cost: $30 – You are encouraged to get Judith’s book on Amazon and bring it with you that night, The CrowdFunding Guide for Authors & Writers.

Jun
8
Wed
The Indie Author’s Guide to Creating a Killer Media Kit
Jun 8 @ 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm

 

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Time: 6 to 7:30 Eastern on Wednesday, June 8

Register at  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5859541930907013378

If you want to sell books, you need publicity. If you want the maximum publicity possible, you need a Media Kit for your fiction or nonfiction book.

Seven important audiences, including journalists, will expect one. And if you don’t have one, hope you never get a phone call from a journalist who hears about your book, wants to interview you and asks, “Can you send me your media kit?’

Publicity expert Joan Stewart, aka The Publicity Hound and a former newspaper editor, will explain the 10 essential elements in every media kit, when she’s my guest during a special 90-minute webinar at 6 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 8. This is for authors who have written fiction or nonfiction, and for those who haven’t started their books yet.

You will learn:

  • How to use a media kit and how not to use it.
  • The seven important audiences for your media kit, and what they expect to see in it.
  • The correct format for writing a press release for a fiction book and one for nonfiction.
  • Why you should have more than one bio, and the exact word count of each one.
  • Tips for using photos in your kit to make the media’s job easy.
  • How to shave weeks off the tedious chore of creating a media kit from scratch.

As a special bonus, Joan will give away three 15-minute consultations, but you must join us on the call to be eligible.  

 

 

Jul
20
Wed
FREE Webinar July 20: Create the Press Release Every Author Needs
Jul 20 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
  1. Get Ready to Create the Press Release Every Author Needs for Promo! Bring your questions … there is a live Q&A within the webinar.
  2. Many listened into the superb free webinar Joan Stewart on how to create an off-the-charts media kit. Are you ready to now listen in to learn the step-by-step process to create an off-the-charts press release? PR
  3. One of the most difficult tasks in a book launch is writing the press release for you book.
  • It can’t sound like a free commercial that screams “Buy My Book!”
  • It must be interesting.
  • It must communicate clearly and concisely the target audience for your book and what they will learn, feel or experience when they read it.

    Get ready to be the “piper” to lead buyers to you and your book!

    Joan StewartJoan Stewart,
    aka The Publicity Hound a former newspaper editor, will walk you step by step through two press releases–one for fiction and one for nonfiction. You’ll learn not only how to write it, but how to use it in your publicity campaign.

    Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd and book publishing expert, will be your moderator.

  1. Date and Time:  Wednesday, July 20th at 5 PM Mountain (4 PT, 6 CT, 7 ET)
    Location: Anywhere your computer is

REGISTER: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5528808833818352642

Aug
11
Thu
AUG WEBINAR Create WorkBooks and Adult Coloring Books
Aug 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Get ready to create a variation of your book and expertise that Marvel Comics would be proud of! With the ability to tap into Amazon’s CreateSpace and IngramSpark, you too can join the crowd that had gotten the “how-tos” of creating workbooks, guidebooks, comics … even adult coloring books (not to mention kiddos). If you publish children’s books and adult coloring books or even if you publish nonfiction … OR, are thinking about doing it … you’ve got to see how this is done … and learn how quickly you can convert ANYTHING into a snappy and sassy new product.

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Register here (even if you can’t attend live, you will get the replay the next day): https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1767883132402882306

If you could do this quickly and easily, you can increase your monthly passive income with a snap of a finger (well kind of).

Here’s your question: Are you ready to catch a new wave of ideas and repurposing for you and your books? One that coattails to a top selling trend for adults?

There are a lot of sticky details when it comes to publishing physical books and physical color books that you will want to throw your laptop into the ocean because it could be so confusing! This webinar will be your lifeline … learn how and discover how you can add income to your cash water-way.

NEW! SPEEDBOAT Printing and Publishing Webinar on Thursday, August 11th—it’s another freebie. There’s so much you can do to create new products that are a variation of what you currently have. The time is 4 PT, 5 MT, 6 CT and 7 ET. Expect a fast hour.

Even if you can’t attend “live”, register to get the replay: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1767883132402882306

Are you aware that adult and kid coloring books are hot in book sales? Would you like to know how to convert what you have written and create them? How about spiffy newsletters, guides, and workbooks?

Get ready for a speedboat of a webinar. We are going to show you how to make a full-color book fast. It’s all in this week’s WebinarGold on Thursday, the 11th.

 

Jan
2
Mon
Get ready for the Author Marathon Webinar Derby! We have a FULL WEEK of goodies for you …
Jan 2 @ 2:55 pm – 3:55 pm

Get ready to receive the Perfect Gift for yourself; your book, your authoring success all week!

This week, and this week only, the AuthorU Elves have picked the best of the best … an exclusive one time only Re-run of our top Webinars with their discounted offerings on ‘live’ through New Year’s Day. It’s an Author Marathon Webinar Derby!

From now until midnight on January 1, you have the opportunity to listen and view each any time, any day, a total of 7 excellent information packed webinars.

Join Judith Briles as she hosts Joan Stewart for Soaring with a Hot Media Kits and Creating Press Kits that Hook the Media’s Eye; Amy Collins for Getting Your Book into Libraries and Selling to Independent Book Stores; Daniel Hall with the How-tos of Creating High Profit Info Products and Morphing Your Book to Say Hello Hollywood; and Kathy Meis’ Bublish Delight.

Below is the link to each Webinar Replay. Remember: all are available from now through midnight January 1 … then they go away.

From Joan Stewart,

Creating Press Kits that Hook the Media’s Eye July 20 Replay page: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/9065635374375223298
Soaring with a Hot Media Kits June 8 Replay page: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/7951153896718334722

 

From Kathy Meis,

Bublish Delight   https://youtu.be/2W2OYo3Wjk4

Note to all: The code date at the end of the webinar on the slides has been reactivated and will carry the January 1 deadline.

 

From Amy Collins,

Getting Your Book into Libraries
http://realfastlibrarymarketing.com/briles/

Selling to Independent Book Stores
http://realfastindiebookmarketing.com/briles/

 

From Daniel Hall

 

How-tos of Creating High Profit Info Products
http://RealFastInfoProduct.com/briles

Morphing Your Book to Say Hello Hollywood
http://realfasthollywooddeal.com/judith/ or
http://realfasthollywooddeal.com/briles/

 

Feb
4
Sat
February 4th: Breaking through Social Media Phobias – It’s a Must! @ The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA)
Feb 4 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

 

Many of us experience dread when thinking or talking about using social media venues to sell our books. Yet, as authors, we need to break through these fears in order to sell our books, attract future readers and influence the media. Attend this event to learn about ways to blast through your phobias, sell your books faster and build the number of followers (aka potential readers). 

 

Speakers:

 

  • Debra Jason, How You Can “Create a Thunder” to Sell Your Book (Brag: Sold an additional 200 books in 30 days using this social media platform!)
  • Laurie Weiss, Featured Author of the Month (Brag: She can help you reduce anxiety about anything!)
  • Erin Cell, Increasing Sales through Twitter (Brag: She’s the mastermind behind the inaugural Social Media Day Denver event!

How You Can “Create a Thunder” to Sell Your Book

After spending a year working on my book, I proudly held the physical proof in my hand. As I began planning the official book launch, I was introduced to a cool online marketing tool that helped me achieve a broader reach – broader than I could have ever imagined.

This cost-effective marketing tool helps you “create a thunder” as your announcement travels across social networks. It resulted in my book having a social reach of more than 1.4 million viewers and ranking in Amazon’s Top 10.

The good news? You can do this too when launching your book!

  • Create a buzz around your book before it launches.
  • Amplify your message across social media.
  • Build your social reach without asking your network to dip into their wallets.
  • Launch a thunderous online campaign in 3 simple steps.
  • Design an attention-grabbing graphics even if you’re not an artist.

 

Debra Jason is an author of the award-winning book, Millionaire Marketing on a Shoestring Budget™, Debra Jason is also a speaker, copywriter, and multi-faceted marketing mentor. A recipient of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Year Award, she started The Write Direction in 1989. Her mission is to empower you with the cost-effective marketing strategies you need to gain exposure for your book so that you attract a steady stream of happy readers.

 

 

 

Featured Author of the Month: Dr. Laurie Weiss

 

After over 40 years practicing psychotherapy and coaching, Relationship Communication Expert, Dr. Laurie Weiss had no intention of starting a new phase of her career. Then a colleague helped her resolve a persistent, stressful problem using an amazing new technique. She was astounded that he did it in just a few minutes, using only words while standing on the sidewalk outside of a restaurant. As a Psychotherapist, Coach and Consultant Dr. Laurie has been helping clients reclaim life energy and find joy in life since 1972.  She has taught professionals in 13 countries and authored 8 books that make complex information accessible to anyone. Her latest, Letting It Go, reflects her expertise in the rapid anxiety and stress relief process she first encountered that fateful evening. She is a long time member of AuthorU.

Dissolve Social Media Blocks—Yes, Really!

  • Identify what scares you most
  • Picture your “why”
  • Use 3 sentences to change the picture and dissolve the blocks

Increasing Sales through Twitter

Looking to increase book sales through the use of social media, more specifically, Twitter? We will start with the basics & learn the language of Twitter. Building a Twitter Tribe is key to increasing your exposure on the platform, we will walk through engagement and follower tips & tools. As with all marketing, you need a plan, learn how to create a winning content & engagement strategy for Twitter to help you increase your online sales.

  • Twitter Talk – Learning the Language
  • Building Your Twitter Tribe
  • Creating a Winning Strategy for Twitter
  • Twitter Tips & Tools
  • Increasing Sales through Twitter

 

Erin Cell is a social media strategist, consultant & speaker who is passionate about helping businesses (and authors) understand the power of social media. She has helped thousands of authors, business owners, entrepreneurs, and executives improve their online presence while saving them time and money. She is the mastermind behind the inaugural Social Media Day Denver event in partnership with the Colorado Women in Social Media. She speaks regularly around the Denver area to a variety of groups, including SCORE Denver, Polka Dot Powerhouse, Denver Start-up Week, and hosts her own Social Success Club Meetup.

 

REGISTER NOW … costs go up on the January 28th.

 

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Gold members need to login to Member site to register.

 

 

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Aug
17
Thu
WebinarGold: Mara Purl Tells ALL: The Top 10 Keys to Audiobook Success
Aug 17 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm


The Top 10 Keys to Audiobook Success Webinar  

 August 17    4 PT, 5 MT, 6 CT, 7 ET

 

Do you have an audiobook for your book? Have you thought about creating one? Do you know that audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in publishing today?

 

It’s Audiobook Revolution time!

Learn why you should create one and the top 10 ways to soar your success. Our August webinar is any eye and ear-opener!

Registerhttps://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3148302396777262083

The Top 10 Keys to Audiobook Success

Once you have created the audiobook version of your book, narrator and audiobook expert Mara Purl will share specific strategies for audiobook success, including:

1.     Key reasons to go exclusively with Amazon’s ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange) or to go non-exclusive 

2.     Top ACX Alternatives

3.     Best options for getting your audiobook into libraries or on CD

4.     How to give away your audiobook and get paid for it

5.     How to place your audiobook in the 3 best Audible categories

6.     Key options for audiobook reviews

7.     Building your genre fan base

8.     Why you can make more money with your audiobook than your eBook

9.     How to use your audio files in your promotions

10. Best Audiobook award competitions

Registerhttps://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3148302396777262083

Meet Your Presenter You know MARA PURL as the best-selling, multiple-award-winning author of the Milford-Haven Novels, known as the “Heart Books.” But behind the scenes, Mara has been a top professional audio producer for two decades. Her ground-breaking original radio drama “Milford-Haven USA” was the first American radio serial ever broadcast on the BBC, where her 100 episodes with an all-star cast found an audience of 4.5 million throughout the U.K. Next she created 75 radio drama trilogies with students she worked with in Alaska, Colorado, California, and Tokyo, Japan. Next she launched Haven Books Audio, where her audio books have won the USA Book News, Hollywood Book Festival, and EVVY Audio Book Awards. In addition, Mara is a sought-after Audible narrator who performs multiple character voices and who enjoys becoming unrecognizable when she performs American-Southern, as well as French, German, British, Australian, and Japanese foreign accents. Find out more about some of Mara’s audios at http://havenbooks.net/audio.

 

Nov
8
Wed
WebinarGold: Why you should have a Coloring Book around your Expertise, or Something New
Nov 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Are you ready to tap into an ADULT craze that doesn’t to appear to have an end in the short-term horizon?

Did you know that adult coloring books are rocking it in book sales?

But consider this…

Adult coloring books and other low content types of books are easy to create and profitably publish IF you know how to use complicated graphics like Photoshop or Gimp Shop. 

But what if you don’t? As you like the idea … but where is the Dummies version?

Get ready … this webinar has that solution for you.

On Wednesday, November 8th, we’re going to show you a brand-new way starting at NOON Mountain time—11AM Pacific and 2 PM Eastern.

Here’s the other great thing you can use this to create:

  • Adult coloring books
  • Children’s coloring books
  • Maze Books
  • Game Books
  • Action Guides
  • Journals
  • Diaries

and much, much more!

Get ready to create new products that compliment what you have now. Create something spanking new. And have fun.

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8441475619286147586

 

Dec
15
Fri
DEC 15th: It’s Our FINAL Ho … Ho … Ho … Holiday Party @ Judith Briles’ home
Dec 15 @ 6:00 pm

It’s that time of the year again …

 

Fun, Laughter, Great Food, Interesting Gifts and Amazing Schmoozing—the food is always excellent, the networking, schmoozing and laughter not to be surpassed.

The Author Holiday Party will be held on:

Register:

Date: Friday, December 15th from 6: 00 to ???

Bring: One unmarked gift to exchange in the off-the-wall Wacko Pick and Steal after dinner. If there are two in your party, bring two please.

Location: Judith Briles’ home: 8122 S Quatar Circle, Aurora CO 80016 (note–the code for the back gate will be changing .. you will be emailed directions with it the week of the party).

Cost:
$20 per person

or $35 per couple

… includes dinner and drinks (no tipping!)

Ashography Event Photography

Gifts: We do an exchange–the Wacko Pick and Steal exchange to be exact; please keep your cost value to less than $15—hot items in the past: wine; nifty gadgets from Home Depot and Costco; sports stuff; movie tickets; goofy and quirky can be fun … as long isn’t is not a clear reject from something past.

Sep
5
Wed
WebinarGold: Get Ready to Rock You Book Sales with Pinterest and John Kremer’s TipGraphics
Sep 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Join us for a webinar on Sep 06, 2018 at 5:00 PM MDT.

Get ready to swoon when you discover TipGraphics and how to do them. Who else but Book Marketing Experts John Kremer would know everything you need to know about Pinterest and didn’t know what (or when) to ask to lead a session on soaring your book sales using this global platform? Really … who else! 

Along with Daniel Hall, they will reveal why: 

– Pinterest continues to be a great way to drive free traffic to any book listing or offer you have. 

– How marketing legend John Kremer uses Pinterest to consistently generate traffic for free. 

Definitely be here … The session will be recorded and you will be sent the replay–whether you attend live or can’t–we will send it out. And ALL your questions will be answered. 

As a registrant, you will be added to our preferred emailing list.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4525056989402411266

 

May
30
Thu
Power Packed Social Media BIG 5 MAY Webinar Series
May 30 @ 11:00 am

Get ready to snap, crackle and truly POP using the social media platforms for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram PLUS how to get to your ideal target market. It all happens in the BIG 5 May Webinar series.

AuthorYOU will deliver an every Thursday live session beginning at 11 a.m. Mountain Time throughout May. Each will last up to 90 minutes, depending on the question. This is a special PAID webinar series, not a freebie.

Put the 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 on your calendar now. If you are registered, you will get the replay. It will not be available to the public.

There are two ways to participate.

  1. Get all 5 for $100 (saving $25)
  2. Cherry pick which ones you want at a $25 each

Session 1 (up to 90 Minutes):

How To Identify & Connect With Your Target Market Using Social Media

In this interactive 1-hour session with Karen Liz Albert, you will conduct exercises that will help you gain clarity on your target market, how to locate that target market on the internet through strategic keyword research, and use the top social media platforms to increase brand awareness and book sales.

Session 2 (up to 90 Minutes):

How To Strategically Use Facebook Business Pages to Increase Reach & Engagement

In this 1-hour session with Karen Liz Albert, you will learn the most effective ways to post, when to post and what to post to gain massive exposure and community engagement.  In addition, you will learn powerful action-steps that will help you connect with strategic referral partners and find relevant content for your community using your Facebook business page.

Session 3 (up to 90  Minutes):

How To Gain Followers & Increase Brand Awareness Through Your Instagram Business Page

In this 1-hour session with Karen Liz Albert, you will learn the most effective ways to use your Instagram business page to increase followers through business page optimization, strategic use of hashtags, images, and call to actions.

Session 4 (up to 90  Minutes):

How To Maximize Your Use Of LinkedIn

In this 1-hour session with Karen Liz Albert, you will learn the importance of being found by the right LinkedIn contacts and finding the right LinkedIn contacts to establish powerful connections that will increase your sales force. 

Session 5 (up to 90  Minutes):

How To Strategically Use Twitter To Gain Brand Awareness and Book Sales

In this 1-hour session with Karen Liz Albert, you will learn Twitter tips & tricks that will help you strategically manage your twitter account to connect with the influencers and your target market.

Count me in for all 5: $100

I want just a few ( identify which):

Session 1 – Target Markets    $25

Session 2 – Facebook              $25

Session 3 – Instagram            $25

Session 4 – LinkedIN            $25

Session 5 – Twitter                $25

Choose Your Sessions Below

Note: You will receive email invitations to register/join the webinar a few days prior to each webinar date that you sign up for. Keep a look out for the email. The replays will also be available to you. 

Social Media Big Five, Choose your Sessions

Nov
2
Sat
Podcasting and Writing Pearls on November 2 @ CADA – Colorado Automotive Dealers
Nov 2 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Podcasting and Writing Pearls

Judith Briles and Mara Purl will join forces … to provide a variety of writing tips to move you into the new year with new ideas, new tips on completing your “next” work PLUS entering the wide world of podcasting. Is it time for you to get in front of the mic and share your wisdom and expertise? How about your awesome storytelling or interviewing of others?

Everything You Need to Know About Podcasting!

  • What is a Podcast?
  • Should you start a podcast?
  • Should you record it yourself?
  • Can you record in your home office?
  • Are podcasts only for non-fiction authors?
  • Can fiction be podcast?
  • Can a serial story become a podcast?

Join us for a breakthrough seminar.

When: SATURDAY, November 2

Where: CADA – Colorado Automotive Dealers … 290 Speer Blvd., Denver
Time: 8.30 to 11.30 a.m.

COST: AuthorYOU members $22; Nonmembers $32. Prices will increase $10 on October 29th.

REGISTER: At the Links Below (Early Bird Registration Has Ended)

 

Paid VIP AuthorYOU Members Register Here ($32)

Non-AuthorYOU Members Register Here ($42)

Mar
24
Tue
Create the Ultimate Card Deck for Your Book, Your Expertise, and to Sell
Mar 24 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

I have something for you to put a smile on your face; something that will add a NEW product to add to your “influencer” deck; and it’s the perfect webinar to jump into in the “hunker down” mode that we are all in. So, stay put—it’s all happening via your computer.

-Learn how to create an awesome Deck of Cards that will compliment your book and your expertise.
-Expand your creativity with what you have already written; what you are currently writing; and thinking forward with.
-Discover the 3 questions you must answer to get started with your Card Deck.
-Learn why a Card Deck is a perfect add-on for your authoring and publishing business.
-Very cool ways to leverage and use your Card Deck.
-How to use an “E-Strategy” developed by Rosie Batista to create your customized Card Deck.
-How you can do this yourself!

Your presenter is Rosie Battista, aka Queen of Card Decks. Rosie has created an easy-peasy method to put together your own Card Deck

Be there: TUESDAY, March 24th … It starts at 3 p.m. Pacific – 4 Central – 5 Mountain – 6 Eastern. YES, I’m recording … but you need to be registered to get the replay. Your name will be added to our preferred email list.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6008951298160096013

Jul
3
Sat
Create Free Traffic To Your Books Using Pinterest with Book Marketing Legend John Kremer
Jul 3 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Create Free Traffic To Your Books Using Pinterest
with Book Marketing Legend John Kremer

Register HERE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6642321683200657422

Here’s the author marketing success story to kick-off a sizzling 4th of July weekend for any author who desires to be seriously successful…

  1. One of the main reasons Pinterest is so powerful is the fact that you can get TARGETED traffic from it.
  2. Marketing legend John Kremer uses Pinterest to consistently generate traffic for free.
  3. This means that with Pinterest YOU can attract users who are interested in a specific niche … YOURS.
  4. And it gets better … many Pinterest users are interested in niches AND can be absolutely obsessed with them.
  5. Pinterest makes it easy to get clicks from its platform to YOUR website and/ or book listings.
  6. Pinterest continues to be a great way to drive free traffic to any book listing or offer you have.

Summing Up … Pinterest users are precisely the kind of people you want discovering you and clicking over to your offers.

If that’s you, get registered pronto. We start LIVE on SATURDAY, July 3 at 9 AM Mountain time.

Grab your seat herehttps://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6642321683200657422

Start your author fireworks with John and I this Saturday,

P.S. John Kremer will reveal several useful tricks up his sleeve that you don’t want to miss … get yourself signed up by going here.

Feb
1
Tue
WEBINAR: Create the Path for Total Visibility and Massive Impact
Feb 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

The Path to Total Visibility & Massive Impact

Do you want to get on more stages and platform faster and easier? That should be a YES!

There are millions of stages out there just waiting for you—on a vast number of platforms—live and virtual stages, podcasts, radio shows, videocasts, virtual summits, TEDx events and more . If you aren’t taking advantage of them, your business or your book are likely underperforming! Access them as a speaker and you will see an instant turn-around!

But finding and getting on these stages can be daunting and intimidating. Do you have the time to do this research?

Get registered for The Path to Total Visibility & Massive Impact and hear booking expert Jackie Lapin on all the shortcuts available to you to help you get booked on all of these platforms! Whether you plan to do the booking yourself or outsource the outreach, she’ll give you answers to all the roadblocks that have stifled your speaking—and sales–in the past!

You will learn:

  • How do you identify the right podcasts and get booked on them.
  • Where to start when it comes to live and virtual speaking.
  • How to identify the right TEDx event to make your mark.
  • How to get featured on a Virtual summits.
  • The power of speaker, author, book and podcast one-sheets.
  • How to write the pitch or proposal letters that get you booked.
  • Other options if you are not a DIYer.

This live webinar will be recorded. All who are registered will get a copy within 24 hours of presentation.

Date and Time: Tuesday, February 1 at NOON MT.

Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6766084915537003534