Hot Tips and Tools for Authors and Writers
In social media, it’s as the globe turns—what worked in social media has been turned on its head. Get ready for a fast hour as your hear about what tools are best for your genre.
Have your questions ready.
Cost: FREE to all AuthorU members
Time: 7 pm Eastern to 8 pm
Register: On AuthorU website under Events or go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8739516921215234049
Get your books and eBooks into libraries that Daniel Hall and Amy Collins have created and customized for AuthorU members on February 24th. Get registered pronto:
Calling ALL authors …
If you have ANY desire to get your book into a library, a library system, and tips on creating a library buzz … you can’t afford to miss this special webinar on Wednesday, February 24th.
Grab your seat – https://realfast.clickfunnels.com/webinar-registration8406195
This is HOT and practically no one in the author/ indie publisher community has any clue about this. If you’re reading this email right now you’re one of the very first to even know that this opportunity exists. And Holy-Moly when you attend the training you will know how to take advantage of the library opportunity…
For example, you’ll come away with:
- Huge eBook licensing opportunity that can spin off recurring revenue.
- Selling your POD books to libraries and why it is an excellent way to increase sales of your book on Amazon!
- How to make your book super easy for libraries to buy.
- The step-by-step process of how libraries buy POD books and license eBooks from independent author and publishers like you.
- How the sale of your book to one library can result in viral sales to many other libraries.
If you’re an author, Kindle or POD publisher you’ll definitely want in on this cutting-edge profit training.
We start at 7pm ET/ 4pm PT. We expect this Webinar to be SOLD OUT.
And we WILL have a full house… will you be there?
YES! Get Your Books into Libraries – Details will be announced this week via the website … You don’t want to miss it—this webinar will include a special package for all participants.
Wow! Wouldn’t you love to grab the top spot on Amazon’s bestseller list and learn how to keep the momentum going? Not just for an hour … for days and weeks?
-How would you like instant credibility and expert status?
-How would you like to be able to create a strategy to get buyers names and emails and grow your list in the process?
-How would you like to have a system you can use over and over again that works every time?
If you’re thinking, “Yes, I would,” you’re serious … and you want to learn Ellen Violette’s secrets in our all-new Webinar slated for Thursday, January 18th,
Our Expert to show you the way: Ellen Violette is an award-winning self-publishing and business coach, 8-time #1 bestselling author, and soon-to-be podcaster at Books Business and Abundance. She’s also a Grammy-nominated songwriter.
Register for Thursday, Jan 18 at 4 PT: http://bit.ly/Ebook2018tips
Details
What we’ll do in August is a great month. There’s the beauty of both the day and evening … and there is the “prep” planning that leads to the huge Fall book selling season. You will get a “what’s old and what’s new” strategy throughout the morning.
This Saturday is the perfect time to take just three hours for you to get your brainstorming and masterminding hat in the publishing ring and kick off the coming out of winter. Besides the answers to the “What I Need to Know Before I Go” that is posted on the Flip Chart, you will come away with:
* Transition from the CWO to the CMO.
* Re-launch a tired book and add sparkle to your push.
* How to use social media to master book marketing. * Learn about must-have adds for you and your book.
* Learn how to add “juice” to what you are currently doing.
* Learn new author tools to add to your success.
* Always … get any questions you have answered.
Springtime in the Rockies delivers a split weather personality–we could have a little snow; some rain; or sunshine as the day begins. Inside, there will be plenty of HOT NEW ideas that will flip what you think and turn your head and attitude about what works and doesn’t work in today’s publishing arena. All gatherings start with a flip chart and a question: what do you need? The morning is then off … who knows what paths it will take? Is there a book in the works? Are you stuck? Curious about the various publishing options? Ask your questions … AND participate.
The value of the group is to GIVE and SHARE ahas, insights, and techniques, not just TAKE. If you are a taker, Author YOU is not for you. The AuthorYOU participants are hungry for new information and delighted to share what works for them … and what doesn’t. The SALONS created will expand your projects and the breadth of your success. If you want to make your book happen … here’s the inner circle that has ideas and experience to kick start it, goose it and just get the launch started that The Book Shepherd Judith Briles leads each month. Your answers are in the room. AND … it’s MONEY FREE to attend … with two strings attached: Bring a healthy snack to share AND some new socks. Judith is a Sock Ambassador and part of a team that distributes to the Homeless and Kids in Need–, your ideas, questions, an open mind and meet other authors. No question goes unanswered! –come at 9, stay til noon– See you Saturday, August 10th. Hot Coffee and Teas are ready for you.
Warning: if you are a “no-show,” you get two passes; after two misses, future participation will be based on availability.
• What to bring Bring a snack to share and some NEW socks to give.
Register here: https://www.meetup.com/AuthorYOUSalons/events/260321129/
June opens to warming weather on the outside… and sizzling ideas on the inside. Let’s dump what isn’t working and reveal new avenues for your author success… about you; about your book… what else? It’s part of your expanding author infrastructure. See you Saturday a 9.00 a.m.
This Event is exclusively for AuthorYOU Members.
To Join AuthorYOU, visit https://authoru.org/join-author-u/why-join-author-u.html, and sign up for a VIP AuthorYOU Membership.
• AS ALWAYS, All gatherings start with a virtual flip chart and a question: what do you need? The morning is then off… who knows what paths it will take? Is there a book in the works? Are you stuck? Curious about the various publishing options? Ask your questions… AND participate.
The value of the group is to give, not just take. The Author YOU SALON participants are true masterminds. The SALONS created with expand your projects and the breadth of your success. If you want to make your book happen… here’s the inner circle that has ideas and experience to kick start it, goose it and just get the launch started. Your answers are in the room.
There is no charge for AuthorYOU Members. No question goes unanswered! –come at 9, stay till noon if need be.
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…
- One of the main reasons Pinterest is so powerful is the fact that you can get TARGETED traffic from it.
- Marketing legend John Kremer uses Pinterest to consistently generate traffic for free.
- This means that with Pinterest YOU can attract users who are interested in a specific niche … YOURS.
- And it gets better … many Pinterest users are interested in niches AND can be absolutely obsessed with them.
- Pinterest makes it easy to get clicks from its platform to YOUR website and/ or book listings.
- 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 here: https://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.
For AuthorYOU members only.
It’s an ONLINE Saturday AM gathering for the AuthorYOU Salon community. Grab a COOL beverage–who knows how hot it will be outside? Bring your questions … you get answers. Catch up with old and new friends. August is often a “laid back” month… get ready to rev up your marketing engines for Fall time. What are you going to position yourself for the prime selling season?
REGISTER HERE: https://www.meetup.com/AuthorU/events/rrbcjsycclbsb/
For AuthorYOU paid members. This is a virtual event that starts at 9 AM and ends at Noon. The morning is then off … who knows what paths it will take? Is there a book in the works? Are you stuck? Curious about the various publishing options? Ask your questions … AND participate. The value of the group is to GIVE and SHARE ahas, insights and techniques. The AuthorYOU participants are hungry for new information and delighted to share what works for them … and what doesn’t. The Circles created will expand your projects and the breadth of your success. If you want to make your book happen … here’s the inner circle that has ideas and experience to kick start it, goose it and just get the launch started that The Book Shepherd Judith Briles leads each month. Your answers are in the room.
This event is free for paid members of AuthorYOU. If you are not a paid member of AuthorYOU, you won’t be allowed access to the room. You can become a member at AuthorYOU.org
When: Saturday, February 12th
Time: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM MST
Register Here: https://www.meetup.com/AuthorU/events
Working with Bookstores
ONLINE-ZOOM …Saturday, November 6, 2021
Authoring and publishing a book is a major event. And accomplishment. Your local bookstore could be the door opener at the beginning of the process; during; and post when you have book in hand. Do you know what steps to take in engaging a bookseller … what specific questions you should ask … plus what exactly you should be giving one about you and your book?
Start with Pre and During book development including what to do 3 to 6 months prior to publication:
- Why you should attend store events.
- Ideas on building your support community.
- Items you should be doing online.
- What to include on your website.
- How to reach out to a distributor.
- Tips on bold spine design that gets attention.
- Nurturing your author etiquette.
- Tips on how to work with the Tattered Cover.
Then when you have a Printed book:
- Must have elements to include on your Book Sell Sheet.
- Why blurbs are the next best thing to word-of-mouth buzz.
- How often to follow up with a bookseller.
- When to set up a book event.
Presenter: Jon Marcantoni, Colorado Author Coordinator for the Tattered Cover is the presenter.
WHEN: Saturday, November 6
TIME: 9 am Mountain
Where: Zoom – You will receive the link to the zoom event the night before.
Cost: $25 members
It will be recorded and the recording will be sent out to all registrants within 24 hours.
Sign Up Here $25 
It’s the First Saturday session of AuthorYOU for March … and it’s different. Several best-selling authors and publishing pros have been working and playing in the Southern Caribbean this past week. You will get a “best tips and ideas” that flowed this past week … assuming the high seas cooperate with the internet.
This is a don’t-miss gathering for authors and wanna-be authors. Basically, anyone who is publishing. Think Author Success for 2022!
- Learn about building a series—for fiction and nonfiction books.
- Discover the latest with AMS (Amazon) strategies.
- Tips for protecting you and your book via cyber security.
- Latest in book launching strategies.
- eMail building pushes and tactics.
- Swag and new ideas for design that soar your fan and reader satisfaction.
Plenty of time for Q&A.
Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Mountain Time
AuthorYOU Members: Only Pay $1
NonMembers: $45
You will be sent the handout and Zoom link on Friday, the day before.
Firehose Saturday Morning Book Marketing at AuthorYou with Dr. Judith Briles
ONLINE Saturday, June 4th, 2022
8:30 am MT, 10:30 ET
When it comes to authors and book marketing, it may be an Apple Pie and Ice Cream experience … or Crème Brulé with a Dill Pickle Topping. Kinda ugh. Whether marketing is fun or an overwhelming tsunami, there are tips, tricks, and tools that can calm your author resistance and get things moving once again.
- How effective is yours?
- What’s working?
- What hasn’t?
- What portals, software, tools are you currently using?
- How often do you shout out you and your book?
- Is your marketing all DIY or do you get help?
- Are you open to new strategies and tips?
The #1 thing for authors to do is market their books. Let’s do it with some fun; some flair, and get results. If that sounds like something you would like to experience, get registered for the final First Saturday program before summertime hits. The next one will be in September.
Your Presenter is Judith Briles, author of 42 books, with over ONE MILLION sold since she published her first book in June of 1981 under the wings of a New York publisher. In 2000, she crossed over to Indie Publishing, creating her own press and taking on all publishing and marketing aspects of a book … and that’s when sales soared.
Register NOW … last day for early bird discount is Monday, May 30th -registration increases $10
AuthorYOU Members: $30
NonMembers: $50
You will be sent the Zoom link plus handouts on Friday afternoon. Print them. Each registrant will get the recording of the presentation.
Discover the wild Wild WILD World of Twitter Spaces
Webinar Friday, July 29 from 11 am to 1pm
Get ready for the Twitter Game Changer … We have a one-hour explanation of how it works and why you want to do it webinar followed by hands-on training. If you are using Twitter now, or going to, get registered.
Discover the new wild Wild WILD World of Twitter Spaces
Join the new frontier on Twitter on the ground floor of its social audio.
This two-hour event is split into two parts, a lecture and then a field trip.
Authors will hear about the fundamentals of adding a Twitter Space to their author platform. A case study with growth analytics will show movement with Twitter Spaces. We will discuss the global aspects of connection and collaboration derived from Twitter Spaces. I will highlight the elements of how to run a space.
And with that information, it’s part two. Get ready to take a field trip into a live Twitter Space and play. Dr. J. and friends will facilitate the event and be your guides in experiential learning.
Authors will learn how to:
- Identify the components of what Twitter Spaces can do for an author platform.
- Create a space structure to meet specific author goals.
- List how Twitter Spaces will grow your reach.
- Name the ways a space works.
Materials Needed:
- Cell phone—fully charged.
- A Twitter Profile already set up.
- Follow @DoctorJAuthor on Twitter before the webinar begins.
Handouts will be sent on Thursday, July 28th to all Registered
Register Here: https://bit.ly/TwitterSpacesAY
For AuthorYOU members only. You MUST RSVP by NOON MT the day before each event is to start. A minimum of five members need to say YES. If not, the gathering will be canceled.
It’s an IN-PERSON Saturday AM gathering for the AuthorYOU Salon community. Grab a COOL beverage–who knows how hot it will be outside? Bring your questions … you get answers. Catch up with old and new friends. August is often a “laid back” month … get ready to rev up your marketing engines for Fall time. How are you going to position yourself for the prime selling season?
IN-PERSON attendees … bring new socks for my Sock Ambassador support plus a healthy snack to share.
On Tuesday, September 20th (3 PT, 4 MT,6 CT, 6 ET) … 30 Hot Publishing Ahas and Tips from seven amazing publishing pros: Judith Briles, Derek Doepker, Mara Purl, Rebecca Finkel, Ashlee Bratton, Kelly Johnson, and Bobby Crew. Plus, we have a sizzling #31-35 that you won’t want to miss!
What author and writer doesn’t want savvy insider tips and ahas on publishing, publicity, book marketing, making money on your book, and the latest awesome gizmos and gadgets authors can use?
Don’t bother to pop the popcorn—you won’t have time to eat it—you will be taking notes like crazy!
Get it on your calendar:
TUESDAY, September 20 (3 PT, 4 MT,6 CT, 6 ET)
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Register now! https://bit.ly/30SizzlingTips
Discover How to Dominate Your Genre and Industry with Smarter Content
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MDT
ChatGPT is a powerful artificial intelligence platform that is quickly becoming popular among developers. Is it a friend … or a foe to Human Intelligence writers and authors? Or can it be used to enhance and expand what H.I. delivers? It’s time to talk built-in biases and limitations of ChatGPT.
REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/AIRevolutionWebinar
What’s the difference between OpenAI playground and Chat GPT and other resources?
For nonfiction authors … how about fast-forwarding your research needs to get instant answers? Or build an outline and mini descriptions for chapters? Hmmm.
REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/AIRevolutionWebinar
See you Saturday …
Have your hot coffee and tea ready when we start … maybe a few nibbles … and definitely do a health break. When Dr. Judith Briles and her merry tribe of experts start the 90 Minute Round Clock, you won’t want to leave the room … or for remote participants, your computer.
You authors and authors-to-be out there … suggest you be present … get registered.
DATE and TIME: Saturday, March 2, 2024 Online. 8:30 A.M to 10:00 A.M. MDT
COST: FREE
LOG ON a few minutes before we start:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99093026425?pwd=clQwRVBoM21GZFd1czJiTVJucGhPQT09
Passcode: JB
