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Author Writing, Book Marketing, Publishing Tips October 16

Posted on By Judith Briles
Author Writing, Book Marketing, Publishing Tips October 16

 
 
Three tips for you to do … all HOT and act on as soon as your clicking fingers will allow!
1. VERY, VERY COOL … Canva just released a super-awesome iPad app that lets you design with your fingers! Well worth the price — FREE.

Non-artistic folks need templates and simple instructions to create professional-looking graphics, and Canva is what I love. The site provides modern and retro frameworks for everything from Facebook timeline images to presentation slides to …

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Top Ten Twitter Tweets of October 08

Posted on By Judith Briles
Top Ten Twitter Tweets of October 08

 
 Today
Author U –Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Dr. Judith Briles of The Book Shepherd reviews what’s happening with the publishing predators and what you should be looking out for. The tips will amaze you and enrich your own writing. You don’t want to miss this—it will be another fast hour. Tune in at 6 Eastern, 5 Central, 4 Mountain, 3 Pacific and for our out-of-the-country members and followers … you are going to …

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Hot Tips for Authors at AuthorU’s Social Media BookCamp October 3rd

Posted on By Judith Briles
Hot Tips for Authors at AuthorU’s Social Media BookCamp October 3rd

The AuthorU BookCamp last Saturday on Social Media for the Real Word Exposed was an eye-opener for many who attended … a good eye-opener. The goal was to learn it, use it and still have a life.
Melody Jones of Social Media Management Systems structured the day around reasonable and doable social media strategies, including livestreaming and great ideas in creating quick videos.
Beginning with the “pain point” … all were asked to ID what pain pains they …

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4 Reasons Why Social Media Must Be In Your Book Marketing Plans

Posted on By Judith Briles
4 Reasons Why Social Media Must Be In Your Book Marketing Plans

Here’s a quick question for all authors: Do you think that the world … your book buyer will find you by putting the topic you write about in any search engine and you pop up at the top of the list? Think again.  A better question is to ask: Do you  think that you can tackle book and author presence without social media? Don’t be a delusional author. Social media must be in your book marketing plans …

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Author Circles Go Live Today!

Posted on By Judith Briles
Author Circles Go Live Today!

Author U Circles Are Here!***
The online Author U Circles goes live this afternoon/evening … depending upon where you are at. Times are 7 ET, 6 CT, 5 MT, 4 PT.  This is an Author U member benefit.  The Author U Circles are exclusively for paid up AuthorU.org members—no guests allowed. Not a member? … join here: AuthorU.org
The phone number to call in was emailed to ALL paid up members on Thursday last week. Since this is private, we will not …

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Top Twitter Tweets for Authors during the First Week in January

Posted on By Judith Briles
Top Twitter Tweets for Authors during the First Week in January

 
Brrr … the Polar Vortex has spread across North America, across the Atlantic and created monster waves off the coast of the United Kingdom.

   Stay in. Stay warm. And let your fingers do the walking to open up an    amazing avenue of book marketing ideas and ahas. It’s Author U’s Top Twitter Tweets of the Week time!  
 
Don’t forget to sign up for the January 11th  Brunch & Learn… that’s in TWO DAYS … this …

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Author Thank Yous for 2013 …

Posted on By Judith Briles
Author Thank Yous for 2013 …

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to You! 
It’s a wonderful time of “togetherness” with family and friends; and, a time of reflection on the past year … and think forward. Next week is, gulp, the beginning of 2014.
On the Author U Group on LinkedIn (have you joined–it’s an open Forum with a variety of live discussions throughout the day)–I posted a question today: What are you going to do the same; keep …

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Authors All a Twitter with Twitter … here’s your top 10 Tweets for Nov 7th

Posted on By Judith Briles
Authors All a Twitter with Twitter … here’s your top 10 Tweets for Nov 7th

  Wahoo… today is National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day. If you are a chocolate lover … it’s a happy dance … add a few almonds … and you become the star on the dance floor!
Chocolate is a vegetable, made from cocoa beans. Almonds are good for you, as they help to improve your Cholesterol levels. So, bittersweet chocolate with almonds is really, really good for you, right!?
Don’t forget … if you are in Colorado … …

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6 Pillars to Build Your Author and Book Business Online Video

Posted on By Judith Briles
6 Pillars to Build Your Author and Book Business Online Video

 
Last year, Author U created it’s radio show, Your Guide to Book Publishing, that is available for downloads with the last five available for instant download on the Home page of www.AuthorU.org.  

This year, Author U is kicking it up. We will be videoing many of our workshops and presentations … and the Extravaganza. Those videos will be available for purchase to start your own Video Library. The first available comes from the rock star event …

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Top 10 Twitter Tweets for the Week

Posted on By Judith Briles
Top 10 Twitter Tweets for the Week

Have you heard? Author U is going BANANAS over APE! Everyone who attends the Extravaganza will get a copy of Guy Kawasaki’s APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. With over 1.2 million Twitter followers, 4 million Google+ connections, multiple NY Times best-sellers, former Chief Evangelist for Apple Computer, Guy knows marketing, branding, books and authors … and he’s the Friday, May 3rd Keynoter. And he didn’t publish APE via New York. Saturday’s Keynote will be delivered by …

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