It’s All About the “Book” … the Questions is Which Type of Book!
Get ready to explore which the latest if book styles, the how-tos and which is right for your book, your reader and you, the author.
Is it Door #1, Door #2 or Door #3? Find out on Saturday, the 14th with AuthorU excellent publishing service associates Nick Zelinger, Rebecca Finkel, Richard Rieman and Nick Taylor walk you through the latest and greatest in print, “e” and audio.
Door #1 Audio
Richard Rieman is a 25-time audiobook narrator on Audible, Amazon, iTunes and YouTube. He also produces audiobooks for authors doing their own narration, including Charles Clark’s The Bootlegger ’40 Ford, Steve Snyder’s Shot Down! And Judith Briles‘ The Crowdfunding Guide for Authors &Writers.
- Why you should produce an audiobook.
- Best-selling genres for audiobooks.
- Why you should and why you should NOT narrate your own book.
- How to get a professional narrator with no up-front costs.
- The most common and not-so common mistakes, how to avoid them and what to do to get out of them.
- Audiobook tricks of the trade.
Richard is the author of the upcoming The Author’s Guide to Audiobook Creation: Giving Your Book a Voice available this fall.
Door #2 Print
Nick Zelinger wears both author and book designer hats. He’s the author of Another Gig in Nightmare Hell and a multi-award winning designer of hundreds of books. Rebecca Finkel has also designed hundreds of books and covers working with traditional and independent publishers including international bestselling photographer and author John Fiedler.
- Why you should produce a print book.
- Best-selling genres for print books.
- Why you should and why you should NOT design your own book.
- How to kick your costs down and negotiate the best deal for your book.
- The latest trends in interior designs and book covers.
- The most common and not-so common mistakes, how to avoid them and what to do to get out of them.
- Print tricks of the trade.
Door #3 eBook
Nick Taylor wears three hats—eBook designer, audio voice and author of five books including the Legon Awakening
- Why you should produce an eBook.
- Best-selling genres for eBooks.
- Why you should and why you should NOT create an eBook.
- How to position yourself on Amazon and generate sales.
- What costs to expect.
- The most common and not-so common mistakes, how to avoid them and what to do to get out of them.
- eBook tricks of the trade
When: Saturday, November 14
Time: 8 a.m. registration, Intros and Member Showcase/Reviews 8:30; Program at 9.
Where: Garcias, 5050 S. Syracuse, Denver
Cost: $32 Members and $45 Non-members.
MEMBERS – $32: 
NON-MEMBERS – $45:
… You asked for it … AuthorU will deliver a GamePlan for Launching Your Book … whether it’s new or old, what you will get it bold ideas; strategies on how to implement them; what social media works and what doesn’t … and January’s program is just that. Whether you book is just birthing or it’s gone into remission… get ready for an array of ideas and how-tos to kick start the big day/week/month … or get it restarted after being exhausted. The way to start off the year.
- Create the ideal Book Launch for your book.
- Generate strategies to rebirth a book once it’s out.
- Identify which of the social media platforms will work (and won’t).
- Tips and Tricks for bestseller status on Amazon’s Print and eBook positions.
- How to deal with AFS … Author Fatigue Syndrome.
- Onsite, you will create social media blasts to support your campaign—whether it’s next week or several months from now.
- And so much more.
Create a Book Launch that will Skyrocket 
your Book’s Debut (or Redo)!
When: Saturday, January 9
Time: 8 a.m. for Networking and Breakfast … over at Noon
Where: Colorado Automotive Association, 290 E Speer Blvd, Denver CO 80203
Cost: $22 for Gold and Best Seller Members; $35 for Basic and Non-Members. Increases $10 on January 3rd.
Gold MEMBERS – $32:
Best Seller MEMBERS – $0:
Basic – MEMBERS – $45:
OTHERS – $45:
Pick My Brain … Create Your Author Success and Action Plans
When was the last time you really put together a strategy for your Author Success? How about an Action Plan to encourage, moderate and measure it?
In this information, jam-packed and how-to session, The Book Shepherd Judith Briles has created a variety of tools to move you forward.
- Revisit and Energize your Author and Book Platforms.
- Declutter your Mental and Physical Space to your making … not someone else’s.
- Fine tune what works for you in Social Media and Dump what doesn’t.
- Recenter, Repurpose andRejuvenate you and your vision.
And, of course, much more.
Choose either:
Tuesday, Dec 27 at 10 am or Wednesday, Dec 28 at 2 pm
(if you can’t attend live, you must register to get the replay)
Register now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/7460580398951995394
This is just Judith and her end of the year and the beginning of a new one gift just for you. Bring your questions–she’s with you until they are answered.
Dr. Judith Briles is a book publishing expert, a multi-award winning and bestselling author of 35 books. Her publishing books include How to Avoid 101 Book Publishing Blunders, Bloopers and Boo-Boos, The CrowdFunding Guide for Authors & Writers, Snappy Sassy Salty: Wise Words for Authors and Writers and Author YOU: Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms. Judith has guided thousands through the book publishing process.
She’s the Founder of AuthorU.org and is known as The Book Shepherd. Her books and her mouth have generated in excess of $5,000,000 in revenues and taken her from Oprah to GMA to CNN to Time to People to the Wall Street Journal and she has survived the National Enquirer. Her websites are www.TheBookShepherd.com, www.PublishingAtSea.com, and www.AuthorU.org. Catch her each Monday morning for her free book coaching.
How can it be … a New Year already? For some authors, it’s a relief … for others, a disbelief that last year has vanished so quickly.
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 Fall season.
Who knows what the weather will be like. 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.
January is a NEW YEAR for all authors and writers … what’s in your Author Wallet?
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, not just take.
The Author YOU participants are true masterminds. The Circles 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 except your “fee” is to bring a healthy snack to share, your ideas, questions, an open mind and meet other authors. No question goes unanswered! –come at 9, stay til noon–
Warning: if you are a “no-show,” you get two passes; after two misses, future participation will be based on availability.
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 R
ichard 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.
Count me in … I need to get on the audiobook trail pronto!
Richard Rieman is a multi-award winning author of The Author’s Guide to AudioBook Creation, a narrator and audiobook consultant.
BONUS AM SESSION
What, Whys and How-tos in Using Bublish
Meet Bublish … the world’s first complete publishing system with integrated branding, book and author marketing and discoverability features. It has award-winning tools to help authors write, publish, promote, sell and track their work — all from a single dashboard.
Bublish’s mission is to empower author-entprepreneurs, or as the team calls them, “authorpreneurs.” The “authorpreneur” title captures the essence of what it means to be a successful author in today’s competitive book marketplace. Authors must be both creative and business minded. With this in mind, the Bublish teams has created a suite of empowering tools. Here’s a sampling of how Bublish can help …
- Grow your audience. Bublish helps you share enriched, author-branded Book Bubbles that are easy to create, put thousands of eyes on you and your book(s), and connect the dots for your target audience. The team typically tracks about 50,000 book bubble engagements each week.
- Build your author brand. Bublish also gives you a LinkedIn-style Author Profile to help you start building your author brand. Here readers can see all your books and Bubbles in one place. Like Book Bubbles, your Author Profile can be shared socially with one click. Did you know readers are 15 times more likely to buy a book from an author with a name they recognize?
- Increase discoverability by search engines like Google. Every time you socially share a Book Bubble or your Bublish Author Profile, you make your author brand and books more discoverable by search engines like Google. This is another important feature we’ve automated for you. When you upload or create a book on Bublish, the keywords and metadata (title, your name, book cover image, keywords, etc.) are optimized for discoverability by search engines. All you have to do is create and share Book Bubbles regularly. Bublish technology handles the rest.
- Track your progress. At the top of your Bublish dashboard, you’ll find real-time metrics showing you when and where readers are engaging with your Book Bubbles and Author Profile. You’ll also see when and where they convert to visit your book’s product page at the major online book retailers.
- Generate beautiful ePub files with one click. Our Cloud-based writing tool lets you input content chapter by chapter on the left-hand side of the screen and select a layout on the right-hand side. With one click, you can change the entire layout of your book. You can export your manuscript anytime either as a Word document for editing OR as an ePub file ready to share with reviewers.
- Engage readers WHILE you’re writing. Share excerpts and insights right from your manuscript with Bublish’s “rough cut” book bubbles. They take only moments to create, so they won’t distract you from writing. They will, however, help you engage readers, get valuable feedback on your manuscript and share your creative journey with potential readers. When you’re ready, you can even add a “pre-order” button to your rough-cut bubbles to start selling your book at all the major online book retailers.
Bublish Founder, Kathy Meis will be here to deliver a “hands-on” demo of the What, Whys and How-tos in Using Bublish the second half of the morning.
Get ready to “bubble” up your Book Fans!
BE PREPARED!To those signing up…“Please prepare a book excerpt or promotion for the audio-only recording in the Postmodern studio. It has to be very short, 2-3 minutes maximum, to allow everyone a chance to record in the time allotted.”
Location: Postmodern Company; 2734 Walnut Street Denver, Colorado 80205 (303) 539-7001
In the Rhino District just east of Downtown Denver. (Directions to be posted soon)
In the RiNO District, just east of downtown Denver (the building has a large eye on it and is painted green) – directions will be posted. 
Parking is available for attendees between the two buildings with green outer walls. Parking is often a challenge–even though we have “space” for many, we would suggest that this would be a good time to carpool with a friend.
Time: 8.15 AM until Noon.
Cost: Early Bird until March 26 is $30 for Gold members, all others $40. An additional $10 after the 26th
Gold members need to login to Member site to register.
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!
Register: https://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
Register: https://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.
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
How to Avoid Book Publishing Blunders … and How to Recover When You Make Them!
Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM MDT
Whether you are just beginning the author journey or think you are an old pro, the publishing maze has a few tricks up its sleeve. Contracts can snarl you, marketing can swamp you, and social media can suck your energy. No wonder authors become comatose—no longer, after this highly interactive, fun and “aha” session.
Your takeaways will include:
• Identifying the 7 deadly sins that too many authors make.
• Learn what the “escape” clause is that every author needs to include in a traditional publishing contract.
• Come away with great tips and tricks to goose up your open rate on blogs and emails.
• Embrace the strategy to deliver “Best Seller” status on Amazon without spending money or gathering up a bunch of gifts as inducements to buy your book on launch day
Dr. Judith Briles, the award-winning and best-selling author of 37 books, including Author YOU: Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms, Snappy Sassy Salty: Wise Words for Authors and Publishers, The CrowdFunding Guide for Authors & Writers, and How to Avoid Book Publishing Blunders, Bloopers, and Boo-Boos. How to Create a $1,000,000 Speech, was released in 2018 and When God Says NO released in 2019.
To date, her books have been translated into 16 countries with over 1,000,000 copies sold! Judith’s books and work have been featured in over 1,000 radio and TV shows including repeat appearances on CNN, CNBC, and Oprah. She has worked with over 1,000 authors and created 500 plus best-sellers. Print publications include Newsweek, People, Time, The Wall Street Journal, Working Woman and … The National Enquirer!
Based in Colorado, she is the founding Partner in The Book Shepherd, a book and publishing consulting and project management firm that works with authors at all stages of their book to create a book they never regret!
REGISTER HERE: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5611080915626651905
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/
Join me on Wednesday, February 12th … you ask her any question you have about book publishing, book marketing, writing a book … or just getting a “little juice” to start your engines and create the Vision for 2020.
Who’s Dr. Judith Briles? Let’s start with this: she has shepherded more than 1,000 authors and created 500 best-sellers and award-winning books. She’s knowledgeable and entertaining and has personally authored 37 books that have been translated to 17 languages in earned over 30 national book awards; sold a combined 1,000,000 copies; and generated in excess of $5,000,000 in revenues from combined book sales and speaking fees. As an advocate for authors, Judith knows publishing inside and out from both the traditional and independent/self sides. She hosts the podcast AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing on the Toginet Radio Network that generates 30,000 to 100,000 downloads a month and is the Founder of AuthorYOU.org and the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame.
Judith knows publishing inside and out from both the traditional and independent sides. She is an advocate for authors within her blogs, podcasts and speaking engagements. What’s her pet peeve? Two words: publishing predators.
Post your questions as soon as you come on … Judith will come to you LIVE and bring you on the mic to respond to YOU and possibly ask additional questions.
It’s 90 minutes to hone in your 2020 vision for author and publishing success (or deal with the 2019 leftovers!).
You will be added to our preferred email list.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Join us for a webinar on Feb 12, 2020 at 12:00 PM CST.
REGISTER HERE: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4092444255458458113
WOOT … It’s HOW TO TUESDAY in SEPTEMBER
We have three SHORT (30 minutes) in-depth “show you” webinars starting next Tuesday, September 15th. The Book Brush webinar was hot … and as promised, we are giving you shorties to reveal the power of each of the key tools that Book Brush generates within the all versions of its platform … including the free side.
Join Kathleen Sweeney from Book Brush & Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, for a series of FUN live Book Brush “How-to Tuesdays” that are exclusive for AuthorYOU and The Book followers! There is no fee for these.
You must sign up for each session—the links are included within the links that Kathleen created below. We will be using the Zoom platform generated from Book Brush.
Time zones are: 12pm Los Angeles • 1pm Denver • 2pm Chicago • 3pm New York
Tuesday, September 15th: Author U Exclusive: Custom Creator 101
Tuesday, September 22nd: Author U Exclusive: Cover Creator 101
Tuesday, September 29th: Author U Exclusive: Box Set Creator 101
FREE For VIP AuthorYOU Members …
… join me on THUR, January 21 for a kickoff for 2021 … you ask me any question you have about book publishing, book marketing, writing a book … or just getting a “little juice” to start your engines and create the Vision for 2021.
REGISTER HERE … This Event is Free to AuthorYOU members. Non Members pay $25 and register at the paypal button at the bottom of the page. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1627582185886953744
Who’s Dr. Judith Briles? Let’s start with this: she has shepherded more than 1,000 authors and created 500 best-sellers and award-winning books. She’s knowledgeable and entertaining and has personally authored 37 books that have been translated to 17 languages in earned over 45 national book awards; sold a combined 1,000,000 copies; and generated more than $5,000,000 in revenues from combined book sales and speaking fees. As an advocate for authors, Judith knows publishing inside and out from both the traditional and independent/self sides. She hosts the podcast AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing on the Toginet Radio Network that generates 50,000 to 200,000 downloads a month and is the Founder of AuthorYOU.org and the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame.
Judith knows publishing inside and out from both the traditional and independent sides. She is an advocate for authors within her blogs, podcasts and speaking engagements. What’s her pet peeve? Two words: publishing predators.
Post your questions as soon as you come on … Judith will come to you LIVE and bring you on the mic to respond to YOU and possibly ask additional questions. This is a NO PowerPoint presentation. Depending on the question, Judith may go to her website or the Internet to reveal part of the answer.
Join me on Thursday, January 21, starting at 4 pm Mountain time.
PS It’s a FULL 90 minutes to hone in your 2021 vision for author and publishing success (or deal with the 2020 leftovers!).
PSS If you register and you are a NON member of AuthorYOU.org, you will be invoiced $25 to participate.
AuthorYOU Members REGISTER HERE … https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1627582185886953744
If you are not An AuthorYOU Member, Register Here: $25
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.
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.
Wednesday, March 8th
1 pm to 3.30 pm MT, Noon PT, 2 pm CT, 3 pm ET
IN-PERSON, Judith and Bobby will be working with you over your shoulders in her offices. ONLINE, we will view your screens. It’s a different program. As one attendee said the last time we did it in my conference room, “This is the most work fun I’ve had in a long time.”
Get ready to tap dance through Animoto—a terrific tool to use to create a teaser for your book; to create a video billboard for your expertise; to satisfy the SEO hunger for “feed me MORE!”
This is a “working” workshop—ahead of the start—have a folder with images that tie into your book or expertise; posters you’ve made; key slogans or taglines; key phrases; your photo … what else? Register for the free version on the website: https://animoto.com/ … the odds are you will want to move from free to fee. Our goal is that you will have an Animoto that you can use going forward.
We will open the door to creativity plus outcome. Perfect.
You want to be participating on your computer—not the mobile or tablet.
LOCATION: Judith’s offices and ONLINE your computer beginning at 1 pm MT
For IN-PESON, you must bring your laptop.
COST: $35 members $55 nonmembers – increases $20 on March 3 midnight
REGISTRATION:
Member Registration $25
