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May
2
Thu
May Extravaganza
May 2 @ 12:00 pm – May 4 @ 5:00 pm

Look at what you missed….

Do You Have the Edge? Every Author Needs One!

Are you ready for 3 amazing days that will change your authoring life?

Over THREE incredible, high content delivering days, you will be working with amazing book marketing strategists, publicists, Internet gurus, mobile marketing geniuses, audio and video pioneers … all done in an intense workshop environment … Block the dates on your calendar and register now for THREE days that will turn you and your book into creating the edge that you both need. Keynotes are Guy Kawasaki (APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur), Joel Friedlander (The Book Designer)and Penny Sansevieri (Red Hot Internet Publicity). All attendees get a copy of Guy Kawasaki’s APE when the check in at registration.

Thursday Keynote* 11:00-12:00

Penny Sansevieri What Works, and Doesn’t Work as of May, 2013 in Book Marketing

Thursday Eaglets* 12:10 to 4:55

12:10-12:15 Welcome
12:15-12:45 Judith Briles Author YOU: Creating and Building the Author and Book Platform
12:50-1:25 Amy Lang Social Media 101 for Beginners
1:30-1:40 Break
1:40-2:10 Jerusha Stewart Legal Needs for Authors & Their Business
2:15-2:50 Brian Jud Tips for Video Interviews
2:55-3:25 Bret Ridgway Product Repurposing for Maximum Book Life
3:30-3:40 Break
3:40-4:15 Carol McManus How LinkedIn Adds to Your Edge
4:20 -4:55 Hobie Hobart Covers that Brand You and Your Book

 

Thursday Eagles* 12:10 to 4:55

12:10-12:50 Matthew Bennett Selling Your Books by the Freakin’ Truckload
12:55-1:35 Georgia McCabe Hidden Tips & Secrets of Social Media
1:35-1:45 Break
1:45-2:20 Patti Thorn Book Reviews … the Good, Bad and the Ugly
2:25-2:55 JV Crum Your Millionaire Author Model
3:00-3:30 Steve Replin Legal Info to Keep Your from Going OFF the Edge
3:30-3:40 Break
3:40-4:20 Joan Stewart Quick and Dirty Blog Posts when You Don’t have Time
4:20-4:55 Daniel Hall Creating & Building Your Information Empire

* Eagles and Eaglets are separate a separate ticket item.

Deep Dive Dinner Workshop with Joel Friedlander 5:05-9:00
Blogging FROM the Ground Up … How to Build a Blog THAT Works!

5:05-6:45 Part I
6:45-7:15 Buffet Dinner
7:00-9:00 Part II

 

Friday Throughout Friday, you may (1) buy 15 minutes of a Speaker’s time for $20—all proceeds benefit the Author U Foundation and (2) have a video made with Brian Jud interviewing you for your website and YouTube channel for $50.

7:00 -8:00 Registration, Exhibits
8:00-8:30 Welcome and Opening
8:30-9:25 Guy Kawasaki Going APE Over Your Book with the Publishing Revolution
9:30-10:25 Joan Stewart Finding Reviews in Oddball Places that Rock
10:25-11:20 AM Break & Exhibits
11:20-11:45 Author Shark Tank
11:50-12:45 Daniel Hall eMail Marketing for Digital Success
12:45-1:25 Buffet Lunch
1:25-2:25 Dan Janal Why Publicity Still Works
2:30-3:30 Georgia McCabe Social Media BluePrint for Authors
3:30-4:00 PM Break & Exhibits
4:00-4:25 Author Shark Tank
4:25-5:20 Matthew Bennett Outselling the NY Times Bestsellers
5:25-6:25 Rounds with the Pros
6:30-9:30 Dinner and Entertainment Included with registration-Thin Ice Band is back–extra tickets available–make it a Date Night!

 

Have a good night’s rest … tomorrow is jam-packed … with the EARLY SUNRISE and COFFEE session at 7:15 am.
Be there … you don’t want to miss: How to Run Your Entire Social Media Campaign in 4 Hours a Week!

 

Saturday
Throughout Saturday, you may (1) buy 15 minutes of a Speaker’s time for $20—all proceeds benefit the Author U Foundation and (2) have a video made with Brian Jud interviewing you for your website and YouTube channel for $50. You must sign up at Registration for times.

 

7:00 -8:00 Registration, Exhibits
7:15-8:00 Mary Agnes Antonopoulos EARLY SUNRISE Workshop—don’t miss this: How to Run Your Entire Social Media Campaign in 4 Hours a Week
8:00-8:15 Welcome Back!
8:15-9:05 Penny Sansavieri The Good, the Bad, the Ugly on Publishing and Book Marketing Today
9:10-10:10 Amy Collins Making Money Selling Your Book in a Whole New World with the Right Distribution
10:10-10:45 AM Break & Exhibits
11:45-11:10 Author Shark Tank
11:10-12:10 Peggy McColl Make Your Book a Best Seller Using Effective & Proven Online Marketing Techniques That Work!
12:10-1:10 Buffet Lunch
1:10-2:10 Mike O’Neil & Lori Ruff Crafting Your Unique Online Community to Create the Edge
2:15-3:15 Mark Malatestal, Anita Mumm Agents … Who, What, Where, When and Why
3:15-3:45 PM Break & Final Exhibit Last Visit
3:45-4:45 Greg Godek 1001 Ways to Sell 1,000,001 Books
4:45-5:00 Wrap-Up, Grand Prize Drawing

After Dark Do you like to laugh? Eat? Author U is going to the Comedy Improv – for $15, you a show and a lot of laughs–dinner and beverage is available onsite. We will get you from the hotel to the Improv. You MUST pre-register for this by contacting Judith Briles at Judith@Briles.com.

Don’t forget to pre-register for Extravaganza 2014 before you leave and get the EARLY, EARLY Bird Discount! Dates are May 1-3. Author U has a special bonus gift for you from the Keynote speaker, Mark Coker, President of Smashwords that you will receive at the Extravaganza before you leave on Saturday.

 

Your Investment NOW is …

$525 for Author U Members and $675 for Non-Members at the door. You may register family members or co-workers for approximately half price who are not already Author U members.

NOTE: After April 2nd, there are NO Refunds.

 

Author U … where authors learn how to be authors … creating and publishing books they never regret.

Count me in for the Author U Extravaganza 2013!

Location will be at The Renaissance Denver Hotel
3801 Quebec St., Denver, Colorado 80207
P. 303.399.7500 | F. 303.336.5353
Author U Group room rates are $119 through April 17th and then released.

 

I’m registering for EVERYTHING: Deep-Dive session w/ Joel Friedlander and May 3rd and 4th

EVENT OPTIONS MEMBER NON-MEMBER
First registration for Friday and Saturday $425 $575
Each additional $295 $375

There will be a Pre-Extravaganza Eaglet and Eagle Workshop on May 2nd from 12:00 to 4:30.

**Author U membership is $89 per year *** half price for each additional family or company attendee

EVENT OPTIONS MEMBER NON-MEMBER
Joel Friedlander Dinner Workshop $95 $135
Author Shark Tank $500 $500
Friday only $225 $275
Saturday only $190 $240
Eaglets-Newbie $55 $75
Eagles-Advance; $55 $75
Video Shoot $50 $50

Guy Kawasaki
Going APE Over Your Book … Publishing in Today’s Revolution

The author and business worlds are APE over Guy Kawasaki. He was the Chief Evangelist of Apple … he’s the author of multiple NY Times bestsellers … he’s got over 1.2 million followers on Twitter … his most recent book is APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur … and he’s the Keynote at the Author U Extravaganza. You, your book and your publishing business can’t afford to miss this amazing session. All in attendance will get a FREE copy of Guy’s latest book, APE. Guy is at www.Alltop.com.

Joel Friedlander
Blogging FROM the Ground Up … How to Build a Blog THAT Works!
The author of A Self-Publisher’s Manual, graphic designer, book designer and guru of creating a blog from scratch and how to grow it to 40,000 followers in two years will deliver an extensive 4-hour Deep Dive Workshop on the late afternoon of May 2nd. Joel is a self-published author and book designer who blogs about book design, self-publishing and the indie publishing life at www.TheBookDesigner.com. He runs Marin Bookworks, where he helps publishers and authors who decide to publish get to market on time and on budget with books that are both properly constructed and beautiful to read.C When you leave this workshop, you will learn how to create the Edge that Hooks Your Readers. Dinner included.

Greg Godek
1001
Ways to Sell 1,000,001 Books
Selling over 3 million copies of his first self-published book, 1001 Ways to Be Romantic, Greg sold his independent publishing company to Source Books. He will reveal how he did it; what worked (and didn’t). Greg Godek is a marketing and strategic genius. He will share lessons from the biggest book signing tour in the history of publishing, the secrets of reverse shoplifting, and love stories and horror stories from two decades of obsessive book-writing, outrageous marketing, and incurable bibliophilia. Greg’s website is www.1001WaysToBeRomantic.com.

Joan Stewart
Finding Reviews in Oddball Places that Rock

The Publicity Hound is back with a whole new round of strategies on and off the Internet that will propel you and your book to new heights. Joan teaches Publicity Hounds how to catch the attention of frazzled news directors, busy reporters and grumpy editors. Joan shows authors how to use the traditional media and social networking to establish their credibility, enhance their reputation, position themselves as experts, sell more products and services, promote a favorite cause or issue, and establish their companies as employers of choice. She knows how to create huge Twitter followings. www.PublicityHound.com

Penny Sansevieri
What Works, and Doesn’t Work as of May, 2013 in Book Marketing
The author of multiple books, her latest is the all new version of Red Hot Internet Publicity–a bible in your personal library. Penny is one of the key book marketing gurus in the world today. She kicks of Thursday with a hands-on perspective of what the “real” book marketing world is like as of May 2, 2013. With over 100,000 followers on Facebook and Twitter, authors listen when Penny speaks. Penny will be at the Extraganza Thursday and Friday. www.AMarketingExpert.com

Daniel Hall
eMail Marketing for Digital Success
One of the most amazing eMarketing and eMonitezing strategists is sharing his amazing depth of wisdom. Brilliant in repurposing ideas/concepts, Daniel will drop down quickly and deeply into a variety of ideas that will take you, authoring and publishing, into realms you hadn’t thought about. www.DanielHall.com

Georgia McCabe
Social Media BluePrint for Authors
What’s in your blueprint wallet? Better yet, do you have one? You will after this dynamic, how-to session that will open your eyes and your minds with the array of possibilities to truly create the full scope of what today’s author needs. There are wants, but you have to begin with the needs–some you don’t know! www.GeorgiaMcCabe.com

Carol McManus
How to Maximize Your Edge Using LinkedIn
The LinkedIn Lady has the perfect session for anyone scratching their heads–should they LinkedIn or shouldn’t they? The answer is yes … but how… what are the tricks and techniques that the beginning path needs to know about. Carol has the answers. www.CarolMcManus.com

Dan Janal
Why Publicity Still Works
PR is PR … Learn from the Master of PR News to create the edge you need now. Dan will show you the who, what, why, where, where and how to make this all come together without falling into the money pit that is common in publicity. www.PRLeads.com

Peggy McColl
Make Your Book a Best Seller Using Effective & Proven Online Marketing rechniques that Work!
The Latest and Greatest on the Amazon Bestseller Campaigns that Peggy has helped thousands through the steps. She woke up authors to the possibility of creating massive sales quickly from the comfort of your home–watching over $40,000 in “buys” happen within hours with her first campaign. You get to hear the latest on what works, what doesn’t and where the morphing is happening. www.PeggyMcColl.com

Mike O’Neil and Lori Ruff
Crafting Your Uniques Online Community to Create the Edge
Heading up Integrated Alliances, Lori and Mike are in the Top 20 LinkedIn individuals in the world. LinkedIn they know inside and out .. what many don’t know is that they know online comunity strategies that will boggle your mind. www.IntegratedAllicances.com

Patti Thorn
Getting Book Reviews that Support Your Sales
Controversy has surrounded the concept of getting reviews that are paid for. Which are legit, which aren’t? How do you access where to go, and when. Patti is the managing partner of Blue Ink Reviews … there is never a guarantee of a good one … but when then occur, libraries and others are taking notice and ordering books! www.BlueInkReview.com

Brian Jud
Creating a Video (onsite live—make them while you are at the Extravaganza!)
Videos are critical to your website and SEO status. Brian is here with camera; we’ve got a setting and you can get a video created with him interviewing as if you were a guest on his show that he produces. You get the video files email to you after the Extravaganza for whatever use you want-very cool. www.BookMarketingWorks.com

Steve Replin
Legal Info to Keep You from Going OFF the Edge
Publishing and Authoring can be legally overwhelming. Steve will be sharing a variety of tips that will answer questions that every author has. www.ReplinRhoades.com

Judith Briles
Author YOU: Building and Creating Your Author and Book Platforms

Your Platforms are so much more than who follows you in social media. They are the core and essence of your vision. Get the Who, What, Where, Why, When and How from the master at creating platforms that have a deep-diving impact on you and your book’s lifespan. www.TheBookShepherd.com

Matthew Bennett
How I Sold 5,000,000 Copies … and Strategies For How You Can, Too!
Book stores aren’t Matthew Bennett’s thing–supporting others are and he has successfully made a comfortable living for his family and delivered millions of dollars to others via his books. Come learn from a guy who authored a best seller on pregnancy using his own name and how he sold mega, mega copies. www.WritePrintSell.com

Amy Collins
2013: Making Money Selling Your Book in a Whole New World
Wearing a variety of hats is nothing new for Amy–the CEO of New Shelves, she knows book distribution, marketing–including odd-ball strategies–and has created strategies to get your book into every book store in a region, if that’s your goal. You don’t want to miss her session. www.NewShelvesDistribution.com

Book Agent Panel … Anita Mumm and Mark Malatesta
Selling to New York and Beyond …

A traditional publisher may be in your midst. Author U’s panel will deliver the who, what and why. Pick their Brains will be held on May 3rd. Join Anita Mumm (Nelson Literary Agency) and Mark Malatesta (Literary Agent Undercover) for an eye-opening session.

JV Crum
Your Millionaire Author Model
Who wants to be financially successful with their book? Who wants to make a meaningful difference with your message? Who wants to be a millionaire? JV Crum will show you a model that puts you on track to achieve millionaire status, he will open your mind to how to maximize your profits; how to make a difference; and how to live a life that matters ! www.ConsciousMillionaire.com

Hobie Hobart
Covers that Brand You and Your Book
Is your cover in synch with your message? With who you are? With your overall vision? Covers count … and so does your Branding. A perfect session for the Eaglet round. Hobie is a partner in Dunn-Design and has created award winning covers for decades. www.Dunn-Design.com

Bret Ridgway
Product Repurposing for Maximum Book Life
Does your book have a purpose? Do you know what it is? Have your thought of variations on its theme? How about creating it in different formats? You will after this session–Eaglet authors want to begin the “what if …” journey early in the authoring game. www.SpeakerFulfillmentServices.com

Jerusha Stewart
Legal Needs for Authors and Their Businesses

Where do you go to get help, fast, for copyright questions, business creation, business problems, heck even your own personal stuff. Jerusha works with Legal Shield, which just might give your the answers you need for minimal dollars. www.LegalShield.com/JerushaStewart

Amy Lang
Social Media 101 for Beginners
Social Media is over-whelming. And there are only so many things that any one author can absorb. This session is for anyone who is just starting down the path, or for that matter, anyone who wants to gaze at their belly button as ask, “Do I really need this stuff.” The answer will come. www.GeorgiaMcCabe.com

 

Wahoo … Rounds with the Pros is Back!
Late Friday afternoon, many of Author U’s Pros and Speakers will host table rounds of 10–it’s a collective “pick their brain” or it could be a mini talk–you never know. Tables will be labeled–you have three choices and a seat that lasts for 20 minutes before you get up and move to another. If a table is full, move to another. AJ White will be our moderator.

Wahoo … Author Shark Tank … NEW!
Three HOT sessions will be available. Only ONE Extravaganza Attendee can get his or her toe in a 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. If could be money; it could be time; it could be a product–as in I have this that I sell all day for $797 and it’s yours; 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, the cost is $500. There are only 3 spots–will one be yours? This is first come, first serve basis.

Wahoo … Create a Stellar Video (spots are limited!) BONUS!
Have you wondered why celebrities being interviewed on television can look so calm when millions of people are watching them? And have you ever wondered if you could do that? At the Extravaganza you will learn how to perform on national television and radio while appearing calm and collected during the Eaglet session Thursday.

The key to any good performance is preparation. Just as actors do, media guests need to know what they are going to say during all their performances and practice their delivery of each word beforehand. Adequate preparation will make you more confident in your ability to perform and help you relax while you are on the air. At the Eaglet/Newbie session on Thursday afternoon, May 2, you will get the prep info you need.

During the Extravaganza on Friday and Saturday, you have the opportunity to make a stellar, short video. The cost is only $50—use it for your website, YouTube channel—whatever! Brian Jud will guide you through your interview and you will get the clip emailed within a week after the Extravaganza. You must sign up to participate in the video shoot—there are limited slots available Friday and Saturday, shooting times are 10-3 each day.

Wahoo … Pick Their Brains Back again, this is the time you can get a face-to-face with many of our Speakers. Throughout Friday and Saturday, we have one-on-one sessions that last 15 minutes. Have your questions ready–get a maxi-consult in mini-time for mini-bucks. Cost is $15, moneys go to the Author U Foundation which will seed the Authors Hall of Fame. 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.

Wahoo … Saturday Laugh Special at the Improv!
The Extravaganza is over. If you are staying over before heading home, or a Colorado local, we are heading to the Improv for Laughter, supper and beverage. Author U will get you there. Cost is $15 a head–for the show–you buy food and beverage. Comic Hypnotist Rich Guzzi is the star of the night: Watch as Rich invites volunteers from the audience to be hypnotized right before your eyes and then puts them into the most outrageously funny situations you can possibly imagine. No two shows are alike and you will laugh till it hurts on this non-stop roller coaster ride of comedy mayhem. Here’s a clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrBliaZWcro If you are going, you need to register for this by April 20th. Cost is $15 … you buy your own food and drink (discounted from $17). Send an email to Judith@Briles.com and put in subject line: comedy show. Author U will pre-pay for your ticket, you can pay at the Extravaganza when you check in.

Wahoo … Friday is Time to Eat, Schmooze, Party!
Author U Extravaganza’s rock and roll band rocks- fun for authors!!! See (and hear) what multi-award winning book cover and interior designer Nick Zelinger does in his spare time—it’s toe tapping, feet moving, even sign a few lines time at Author U! (Music by the Thin Ice Band – voted Colorado’s Number 1 Cover Band – 3 years running )

Wahoo … Get an Extra Ticket for the Friday Night Dinner & Band and Make It Date Night! Grab your favorite partner and attend Author U’s Dinner and Date special. The Ice Thin Band is back and ready to rock to the masses. Have a great dinner; listen to the band (voted Colorado’s #1); you may even want to sing along; or get your feet and bootie out on the dance floor. Ice Thin routinely sells out and they are the Extravaganza’s for the evening. All Friday attendees automatically have a ticket to Dinner. Bring your favorite date for only $35 … Hot!


Lead singer is our own Nick Zelinger–we will see him next year … get it on your calendar May 2-4, 2013 … great way to unwind after a jammed-packed information day.

How come the ones that work the hardest are the last to leave the party?! Author U members boogie at last year’s Extravaganza post dinner party.

Author U Welcomes its Exhibitors
for the 2013 Extravaganza!

Author Fulfillment Services
BlueInk Reviews
The Book Shepherd
Book Marketing Works
Brandt Doubleday
Casey Demchak Copywriting
Color House Graphics
Cornerstone Virtual Assistant
Editing By John
Four Colour Print Group
Friesens
Georgia McCabe Social Media Sensei

Hasmark Services
Hercules Freight
Illustrating You
King Printing
Kitchen Table Writing
Legal Shield
MiniBük
New Shelves Distribution
NGNG Enterprises, Inc.
NZ Graphics
Pathway Book Services
PR Leads
Premium Book Marketing
Sheridan Books
Social Media Management Services
Tattered Cover Press
Thomson-Shore
Total Printing Systems
WESType Publishing Services

Sep
6
Fri
Judith Briles Unplugged
Sep 6 @ 1:30 pm – Sep 8 @ 12:00 am

September 6-7, 2013 will change your authoring life …

Experience two full days of Judith every September … no guest speakers, no pitches, just Judith Briles Unplugged delivering an amazing depth of publishing, authoring and marketing information that she has derived from her 30 plus years in the publishing field and as The Book Shepherd.

$497 for Early, Early Bird signup
$647 for Early Bird + a guest

Create the best-seller you dream of … turn into the award-winning and sought after author you aspire to. Judith has done it multiple times and she will show you how.

 

  • If you are just starting down the authoring and publishing path, you will come away with a personalized strategy to create and develop your book.
  • If your book is ready to birth, you will come away with amazing steps and ahas on how to soar its official launch and develop your next steps.
  • If your book, and you, want to create a book launch that sells books and gets you noticed, you will learn how.
  • If you want to make serious money as an author, you will come away with strategies that are doable and how to do them.
  • If your book is currently available, no matter how old, your current marketing concepts and strategies will be turned upside down.
  • If you want to look at crowdfunding, you will learn the ins and outs of a campaign.
  • If you want to  create a speech that uses the key elements of your book and expertise, you will learn insider tips on how to and how to niche yourself into “your” market.
  • If want to know tricks of the social media marketing whirlwind, you will learn which      platforms work best for which books and how to drill down into them.
  • If you are still noodling on what a Platform is, you will not only get it, but you will drill down into yours.
  • If you haven’t done a GamePlan for your book, no matter what stage it’s at, you will …  and discover amazing “ahas” along the way about both You and  Your Book.
  • If  you want to make serious money as an author, you will come away with the  how to strategies that are doable.

Judith Briles Unplugged is not just another publishing conference where you sit in your seat and take notes—expect extraordinary high interaction, plenty of “to-do” Activities—you will not only listen and hear The Book Shepherd, you will immediately implement what she says. Judith believes in feeding your brain and your belly.

It is your next, next step to authoring and book success. Be there. You and Your Book can’t afford not to be.

Call Judith, determine if this is the “right fit” for you and your book now. Call 303-885-2207 or email Judith@Briles.com. Don’t delay.  www.TheBookShepherd.com 

In other words, your life as an author will be morphed.

Judith Briles Unplugged delivers extraordinary high interaction, plenty of “to-do” Activities and Hot Seats—you will not only listen and hear The Book Shepherd, you will immediately implement what she says.  As the author of 30 books, many best-selling and award-winning, she knows publishing. Her latest book, Author YOU: Creating and Building the Author and Book Platforms will be used throughout … and a book that has earned three national awards in 2013, shortly after it was published: In the Writing and Publishing categories, it was the WINNER at the International Book Awards, the Indie Excellence Book Awards and the International Book Publishers Awards. Limited to a small number of participants, each will receive individual attention and walk away with a personalized GamePlan for his or her Book and for Self, as the Author.

It is your next, next step to authoring and book success.
If that’s your goal, be there. You and Your Book can’t afford not to.

Save these two days in 2013: September 6th and 7th they will change your publishing life. Who better to captain your journey than Author and Publishing Expert, Dr. Judith Briles?

Location: Denver, Colorado … our Falls are spectacular.

Cost: $497 for Early Bird signups now, ends July 8th. You will get an immediate savings of  $100 at checkout. Continental breakfast is included each day along with a Friday night reception.

Site: Doubletree Hotel SE, 13596 E Iliff Place, Aurora, CO  80014.
Room Rates: $84. Call 303-337-2800, Neighborhood Rate

$497 for Early, Early Bird signup
$647 for Early Bird + a guest

Judith Briles Unplugged

Oct
22
Wed
Special FREE Webinar … 7 Things Your 2015 Ninja Publicity Plan
Oct 22 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
 Special FREE Webinar ... 7 Things Your 2015 Ninja Publicity Plan

Join us for a FREE Webinar on Wednesday, October 22 at 4 PM Mountain Time

If you want major publicity, you must know the 7 essential things that will let people in your target market see, hear, find, follow, study, recommend and eventually hire you. 

                      Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
            https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/425739766


When someone comes to Joan Stewart, the Publicity Hound, with a publicity
problem, it’s usually because 2 or 3 of these 7 critical elements are missing. You can’t cherry-pick which ones you want to do. You must do them ALL. 

And if you start doing them today, you’ll be kicking some serious butt next
year. Joan Stewart is presenting the ALL DAY BookCamp in Denver in person on November 15th … this is the perfect set up for it … and if you are on
the fence in attending, you will “get” why you … and your book should be there as well. There are Hot Seats in the afternoon–will you be selected?

You will learn:

· The 7 “old school” tactics that don’t work anymore but authors are
   still relying on them.  

· A killer tip that can pull traffic like a magnet to your YouTube channel.   

· A key mistake authors make and why it seldom gets them the kind of major
  publicity they want. 

· The short exercise that will determine how well you know your target    market.  

· 21 questions you should ask to help determine the kind of audience that wants to read your books.

· The truth about press releases.

· The one place to look that will give you material galore for creating content–it’s right in front of you!

· The one thing you must be willing to pay for if you’re not willing to spend time
  looking for it for free 

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
 https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/425739766

Mar
5
Sat
MARCH: Breaking News: How to Find and Work with the Local Media
Mar 5 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

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Authors and books love  … love publicity. Are You Getting Your Share?

And, is it the right publicity at the right time? AuthorU’s March Saturday Mornings will be like an onion … each layer will reveal new ahas, tips and the secret sauce to connect with print, radio and TV that could create a tipping point for your and your book.

Led by Rocky Mountain’s PBS Executive Producer and Colorado Matter’s host Cynthia Hessin, get ready to flip what you are doing to propel your publicity forward. Additional members of the Colorado community will be joining Cynthia from print and radio.

  • Does being on and in the media work for a book? For the author … or is it a waste of time?
  • What publicity should you be seeking?
  • How should you pitch “you”?
  • What type of follow is acceptable and what should be avoided?
  • What materials do you need and what are unnecessary?

Our morning session is dedicated for a Panel of local media pros (TV, radio and print). You will connect, get tips and tricks on how to reach out and connect for you and your book. Cynthia Hessin and Susan Gatschet will open your eyes and your ears.

Who is Cynthia Hessin?cynthiahessin1

As a member of the Rocky Mountain PBS News team, Cynthia is the executive producer and host of the weekly news/discussion program, Colorado State of Mind, and produces a variety of other projects for the statewide PBS network. A longtime Denver broadcast journalist, Hessin is familiar to the PBS audience for hosting a variety of award-winning specials, including coverage of elections and public policy issues, and appearances on the national PBS NewsHour.

Chnthia has also earned seven regional Emmy awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for writing, producing and performance. In 2013 she was also admitted to the NATAS Silver Circle, an honor society which recognizes broadcast professionals who have worked in the industry for 25 years and have made substantial contributions to both their craft and their community.

A Denver-area native, Hessin previously worked as a news reporter and anchor at Denver television stations KCNC News 4 and KMGH Denver’s 7, where she specialized in government and policy news.  She began her broadcast career at Denver radio stations KHOW and KOA.

Susan Gatschet started volunteering at KUVO radio in 1996 and quickly gained a spot on the airwaves. Wearing a few hats, one is that she books guests for various spots of KUVO and she hosts Take Note, offering a richly diverse listening experience weekdays from 1-4 pm.

Susan is also a voice over artist, promoter, producer and camera operator. An avid photographer, Susan has shot thousands of live performances across the nation. 

 

GOLD AU 
Standard Fee: $32


BEST SELLER
AU Members $0:


ALL OTHERS (including BASIC): $45

REMOTE: Video and handouts one week after event (you must be registered BEFORE March 5th to take advantage of this) AU Members only $32

 
 

 

Apr
1
Sat
APRIL 1: Audiobooks, Bublish,& Amazon Marketing Services –WOWSA! @ 2734 Walnut Street Denver, Colorado 80205
Apr 1 @ 8:15 am – 12:00 pm

Get ready to get the “insider’s skinny” on the hottest tool in the Amazon Marketing Services offerings. We are going to DEEP DEEP Dive into the new advertising that you can do on Amazon for pennies … don’t miss this session–it will not be taped … meaning you need to be at the meeting.

 

Meet with R9izxbdzieichard Rieman at the studios of Post Modern Company Studios in downtown Denver to learn The Secrets of Audiobooks and How to Use them to Showcase Your Book. In addition, Kathy Meis, founder of Bublish, takes you step-by-step through the process of conducting your own Book Positioning Study and implementing Bublish to your marketing strategy.

Get ready to create a 3-minute AUDIO onsite for the first 20 people who register. We have two studios that will allocate a total of 15 minutes for each of the lucky 20–this allows to retakes and editing. For those who will be in front of the mic, you will get instructions on how to script yourself so you maximize your efforts and minimize your time.

Note: this is a large studio in a commercial building with concrete floors–bring a sweater–it can be chilly.

 

 

audio-book-revolution

Count me in … I need to get on the audiobook trail pronto!

13690716_10208119093673782_5265692091565688632_nRichard Rieman is a multi-award winning author of The Author’s Guide to AudioBook Creation, a narrator and audiobook consultant.

 

 

 

 

GOLDden

 

Gold members need to login to Member site to register.

 

 

BASIC

 

May
12
Sat
Sizzle Reel Mini Book Camp @ CADA
May 12 @ 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm

 

EARLY BIRD ENDS Monday, May 7 – Price increases $20

 

GET READY TO

At the afternoon AuthorYOU MINI-Book Camp in MAY, master of videos and TV commercials Susie Scott showed how to create sizzling videos–from the DIY versions to professionally created was HOT! So hot, that we are going to do an intense mini-Book Camp version with Susie and Kelly Johnson at this special May event.

Get your “chores” done in the AM and join us for a sizzling afternoon on Saturday, May 12th. We are maxing this workshop, so signup early.

· Create a sizzle reel for your BOOK.

· Create a sizzle reel for YOU as an AUTHOR.

· Create a sizzle reel for you as a SPEAKER.

· Create a sizzle reel for pitching ANY PRODUCT you have.

Get ready for a fun, fun session that creates a huge takeaway that you will add to your website and use to market with at the end of the session. How HOT is that? Smok’n!

Your must-brings if you are participating:

1. Your laptop … you will create a video during the session.

2. A folder on your laptop loaded with pictures and images that you can “pull” from to insert into your video.

3. A folder/file with phrases, sayings, short promo says that can be used in the video.

 

Your cost to enhance your website, your social media and your marketing for:

 

Sizzle Time – You Are On the Air! Create Your Video – ONLY $45

Aug
15
Wed
WebinarGold: How to create Caviar Audiobooks on a Tuna Fish Budget
Aug 15 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Did you know that audiobook sales revenue is up 32% so far for the year 2018? Do you have an audiobook to take advantage of this growing market?

Don’t miss this opportunity to join the Audiobook Revolution!

REGISTER: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6320070193348322562

Find out:

  • What’s brand new in the audiobook world
  • The new audiobook creation competition for Amazon and Audible
  • How to independently publish your audiobook yourself or with help
  • How authors can make more from their audiobooks than their eBooks
  • The key steps to set your audiobook up for success 
  • Planning your next audiobook (key decisions)

You can have an audiobook version of your book created (with help!) for hundreds, not thousands, of dollars. 

REGISTER: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6320070193348322562

YES, there will be a REPLAY. Please register to make sure you get it if you can’t attend live. Date: Wednesday, AUGUST 15: 4 PT, 5 MT, 6 CT, 7 ET p.m.

 

 

About Richard Rieman:

Richard Rieman of Audiobook Revolution Productions is an authority on Audiobook self-publishing. He has spoken on audiobook creation at Author You, the Nonfiction Writers Conference, the Independent Book Publishers Association, Bublish, Women Writing the West, the Colorado Independent Publishers Association, the Colorado Authors League, the Las Vegas Writers Conference and many more.

Richard has consulted and produced over 150 indie-published audiobooks. He is the author of the Global eBook Awards Gold Medal Winner in Writing/Publishing, “The Author’s Guide to AudioBook Creation”  Richard is also a top Audible Audiobook Narrator and 5-time winner of the EVVY Award for audiobook narration and production.

 

 

 

Aug
10
Sat
It’s a HOT August AM for Colorado Authors! @ The Book Shepherd's Offices
Aug 10 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

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.

Location: The Book Shepherd’s Offices: 8122 S. Quatar Circle · Aurora, CO

Register here: https://www.meetup.com/AuthorYOUSalons/events/260321129/

 

Jun
12
Sat
JUNE… Creating the BUZZ Factor ONLINE — It’s Author YOU SALONS June 12
Jun 12 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

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.

Aug
14
Sat
AUGUST AuthorYOU Salons are on Saturday, August 14
Aug 14 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

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/

 

Oct
7
Thu
Webinar: Audiobooks and Videobooks … it’s a new world for authors
Oct 7 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Are you ready to embrace the Top Keys to Audiobook and Videobook Success? And … should you create an audiobook? How about a videobook?

If you have a print book … you should have an eBook. If you have a print book … an audiobook will give readers another option … the “hear” your book. What about the visual side? A videobook-a combination of audio, video, and print? Especially, if your book is for kids, this should be on your author radar.
 
Register for this week’s webinar on October 7th (and yes, it will be recorded):
 
If you are a children’s author, it’s definitely time to take your book to the next, next level. Think of the millions of visually impaired kids. Audio and videobook expert Richard Rieman will share specific strategies for your creation and publishing success, including:
 
· Identify the perfect audience and how to target for a videobook
· Types of children’s books that are ideal candidates for videobooks
· How to place your audiobook in the 3 best Audible categories
· Best options for getting yours into libraries
· Building your genre fan base
· How to use your audio and video files in your promotions
 

Your Expert Presenter: Richard Rieman

After a career of telling news stories into the RKO Radio Network and Chicago, New York, and Washington DC radio microphones, Richard Rieman started giving a voice to the words of some wonderful authors. Richard is a top Audible narrator and producer of over 100 audiobooks. He won three 2016 EVVY audiobook awards and used his reporting background to interview top audiobook narrators for his book, “The Author’s Guide to Audiobook Creation,” 2016 Gold Medal Winner in Writing/Publishing in the Global eBook Awards. He’s the founder and visional of Imagination Videobooks

Richard credits reading to his children in his “wizard” and “monster” voices for putting him on the path to audio and videobook success.

 

Mar
15
Tue
Webinar: Get registered for the Taste of Extravaganza
Mar 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Get Ready for the TASTE of the AUTHOR YOU EXTRAVAGANZA happening next month, April 8-10! 

REGISTER NOW: https://bit.ly/TasteExtravaganza

Oh yes … it’s a Sneak Preview! Get ready to jump on the inside of what’s coming to the all NEW AuthorYOU Extravaganza that will be in the beautiful Colorado in the Metro Denver area. Only attend a Taste of the AuthorYOU Extravaganza online summit if:

  • you want to outsell and outshine most authors
  • you want to connect with national publishing pros
  • you want to learn insider tips for 2022 and beyond book marketing
  • you want to be the webinar star presenter in your expertise
  • you want swag that lures in book buyers
  • you want to know the latest in copyrights and as the IP world turns
  • you want covers and interiors that exceed what most authors create
  • you want to learn about author tools that work
  • you want to be seriously successful as an author

REGISTER NOW for A Taste of the AuthorYOU Extravaganza—you will be notified when the REPLAY is availablehttps://bit.ly/TasteExtravaganza

Starting at 3 p.m. until 5.30 p.m. MOUNTAIN TIME  on Tuesday, March 15th, JOIN John Kremer (Book Marketing Expert), Barb Wilson (Editor and Craft of Writing Expert), Nick Zelinger (Book Covers and Interior Design Expert), Julie Bernard (IP Expert), Richard Rieman (Audiobook Expert), Mara Purl (Fiction Writing Expert), Rebecca Finkel (Book Covers, Interior Design, eBook, Swag Expert), and hosted by Judith Briles (The Book Shepherd and Book Publishing Expert).

Each will share a variety of tips that only the Extravaganza insider track will get at the April event. AND … for all who pre-register for the AuthorYOU extravaganza, each will receive bonuses that are normally paid for FREE valued at over $1,000.

Get ready to Create Your Author and Publishing Breakthroughs … starting NOW!

The AuthorYOU Extravaganza dates are Thursday, April 7th.  The event will be led by a special Intensive: reveal of the mysteries of the 9-Cube Plotting Technique with Barb Wilson. Friday is a LONG day, ending with dinner and a delightful comedy show. Saturday starts with a SUNRISE program and ends shortly afternoon.

REGISTER NOW for A Taste of the AuthorYOU Extravaganza and to get REPLAYhttps://bit.ly/TasteExtravaganza

And put a HOLD on your calendar and plan on attending the full AuthorYOU Extravaganza April 7 – 9 in beautiful Colorado … think of it as the ultimate author retreat!