Book Strategies … Embrace Them or Perish!
Publishing: Time and Project Management, Money, Marketing, Publicity, Social Media
October 11th 10 am to 2 pm
COME EARLY … Author Circles will start at 9.30 AM … take advantage of this!
NOTE … there is a change of venue for this event. See below.
Autumn is here … we have a harvest of goodies for you and it’s time to get to work! Author U’s Panel of Experts is ready to let it rip … you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers and solutions.
- You are overwhelmed … what can you do to cut corners and not cut your productivity?
- Your bank account is tilting … what can you do to keep going forward without sinking?
- You want media coverage … what can you do to get without it shelling it out $3,000 a month for a publicist?
- You need a Game Plan and Strategies … but you are clueless as to where to start (or stop).
- You know you need Amazon … how can you use it effectively to maximize your book and eBook sales?
- You know you need marketing moxie … where should you start, what should you stop and what are the latest trends?
- You think that social media is important … but feel like you are a bottomless pit—learn where to crawl, when to leap and when to exit.
Whew! What a day is planned. Be there early … we will start Author Circles at 9:30 am for those who have questions about anything including newbies and the beginning journey of publishing. Schmoozing, hearty food and Introductions shortly after 10 am, and get ready for a great in-depth program.
Book Strategies … Embrace Them or Perish! It’s your choice, you choose.
Date: Saturday, October 11th
Location: Judith Briles’ Offices in Aurora, CO — you will get directions … (this is new due to original venue snafu)
Cost: $30 for members, $45 for non-members (price increases $10 on Oct.7th!)
Before October 9th
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Beginning October 7th
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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.
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
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.
Fiction Factors – Bring it ALIVE with all FIVE: Stimulating all Five Senses in Your Fiction
Multiple-award-winning, best-selling fiction author Mara Purl walks you through her five-art seminar designed to have you put your reader IN the room with your characters. This webinar is filled with examples, both good and bad. And this is an active program, requiring your participation to complete exercises throughout the 90-minute session.
Your takeaways include:
1 – Most authors focus primarily on the visual—and it’s of primary importance. But have you done basic description? Or have you enriched your visual with metaphor? Have you anchored your visuals with time, date, place, and personal history?
2– Can your readers “hear” your book? Sound has multi-levels: immediate, ambient, and remembered. Are you using all three? Mara will show you how.
3 – One of the most powerful memory-triggers is the sense of smell. Are you using aroma to anchor your reader in the moment? How can you make your book more memorable?
4 – Find it almost impossible to describe how something tastes? Refocus on the experience of tasting something for the first time, then actively connect it. This takes some practice but it’s highly effective.
5 – Think your genre has no room for the “touchy-feely” stuff? Mara will show you how to make it work for you and further engage your readers.
DATE: February 19th 4 PT, 5MT, 6CT, 7ET
COST: FREE to Members only
REGISTER NOW: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1197172821411342593
How would you like to UPLOAD your book to CreateSpace or IngramSpark without becoming a Zombie?
How would you like to get insider How-tos for all things Amazon from Publishing Pros in just one hour?
YOU CAN … with the “step-by-step” Amazon Success ToolKit Method within our July 7th Free Webinar with Joel Friedlander.
AND … this webinar includes a fully interactive Q&A session to answer your questions on CreateSpace, KDP, ACX, IngramSpark and much more!
This FREE webinar is perfect if…
- You’re ready to list your book on Amazon, and want to have a competitive advantage.
- You’ve written your book, but haven’t thought about how to upload it to CreateSpace or IngramSpark.
- You are currently writing your book, and want to be proactive in the book creation and promotion process.
- You are a self-published author who is curious about what goes into placing your book on Amazon.
Your guides are seasoned publishing pros Joel Friedlander and Tracy Atkins
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
