It’s Thursday at
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Are you participating in the Author Circles on Mondays, the Tech Tool Box on Tuesdays, the WebinarGOLD on Wednesdays (last week’s was fantastic on creating conflict within stories for both fiction and nonfiction work), the AuthorU radio show on Thursdays and our programs on Saturday? … AND HOT, John Kremer will be at the Extravaganza … Awesome Book Marketing Using Pinterest … you don’t want to miss his session. And speaking … Hayley Foster coaches authors on how to become a TED talk speaker and how to create the latest in speaking: the Short Talk (ranging from 5 to 15 minutes}– a most know if you are speaking in the corporate marketplace.
WOW … thanks to BookFuel … the 
will rock at the Author Shark Tank on Thursday just before the Deep Dive Dinner Workshop!
What’s HOT at the Extravaganza? …
EXTRA TICKETS are available for the Evening with Jimmy Wayne—on Friday, May 8th … each includes a gourmet dinner. Only $60. Get your online—tell your friends, bring your spouse! Get ready for an evening you won’t forget.
Hot! AUTHOR PHOTOS Award winning author photographer Ashlee Bratton will have her lenses ready to focus on up to 20 attendees for personalized Author Portraits. There’s magic in her eyes as she creates photos for your books, blogs … anywhere.
The cost is only $250 per session. You get a CD to use anytime, anywhere. Call 303-885-2207 to book your slot now! There are 10 slots left.
The EXHIBITS will OPEN at 2 pm on Thursday … and be available to the public until dinner starts. Tell your friends–it’s a great time to meet those who make books happen right here in Denver.
Dates are May 7-9 this year. Get them on your calendar.
Better yet, get registered, AuthorU.org! Pronto
Today
On Author U – Your Guide to Book Publishing is featuring host Judith Briles of The Book Shepherd. Her guest is Bill Van Orsdel, How to ID and Gather Your SuperFans.
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 have to do the clock crunching for your time zone at http://tinurl.com/AuthorURadio. You can also go to the Home page of http://www.AuthorU.org, scroll down and click on any of the past shows—just click and are instantly there! With over 200,000 downloaded podcasts each month from listeners worldwide, are you missing out?
Here are your Top Ten Tweets for the past week 
Tweets are faster than a speeding bird … below are Author U’s Top Ten Tweets from the past week that you may have missed …
Success & Resources
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Still scared of #betareaders? Read why they’re not that scary here: ow.ly/KmPFK #bookmarketing #selfpublished #IARTG
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Oh my … Are you a Princess #Author? http://ow.ly/KpJMN #books @AuthorU
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Turning a blog into a business via @CrainsChicago #businessblogging ow.ly/KozNl
Social Media and Marketing Strategies
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RT @MSocialBusiness Designing Your Pinterest Pins “Mobile First” bit.ly/1FsgK8w #sm #marketing #authors
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How to make your marketing about others, not you ow.ly/KmVFh
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New from @SMExaminer 5 New Facebook Features and How Marketers Should Use Them bit.ly/1FoWR1L #sm #SocialMedia
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RT @PublicityHound: How to Add #Pinterest Descriptions to Your Images via @bethjhayden ow.ly/KcMQw #pinterest
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Hot – 7 ways to maximize what you are doing on #Pinterest. Good info for #authors and #books. http://ow.ly/KsbWw
Writers & Writing
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8 Easy Ways to Reuse Your Blog Content via @GrammarAllie ow.ly/Koz9g #bloggingforbusiness #bloggingtips
Fun and Cool Things to Know or Do
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Have you joined the Author U Group on LinkedIn yet? Did you know that there are over 9,300 members there? Join in on the open forum and discussions.
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Remember … you can listen to over 200 programs that Author U Founder Judith Briles has created for your book and authoring success: http://tinyurl.com/AuthorURadio , scroll down and click on any of the past shows—just click and you are instantly there! Or you, can go to the radio show’s home page and do the same: http://tinyurl.com/AuthorURadio
If you are looking for FREE author and book coaching … call in to Judith’s Author Monday Mornings at NOON Eastern each Monday. The number is 218-632-9854; Access Code 1239874444 … have your questions ready–there’s a full hour to ask and listen.
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