It’s National Culinarians Day … if you like to cook, this is your day. Create a new recipe whip up a favorite. is a special day for anyone who cooks.
DON’T Forget to sign up for the AU Member BBQ August 3rd
Book Awards … to get special Author U discount through July—here’s $20 USA Book News Awards—you must enter this month for Awards announced in November.
http://www.usabooknews.com/2013usabestbookawards.html (Special through
7-31-2013: 4-month book listing on USABookNews.com for every entry)
http://www.internationalbookawards.com/ (Special through 7-31-2013: $20 off entry fee)
Today, Your Guide to Book Publishing will focus on all things that makes books into masterpieces, both on the exterior and interior. Judith Briles will interview Robin Colucci on publishing strategies including getting published via NY and so much more. 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://rsrn.us/youpublish. 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 you are instantly there!
Here’s 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 …
Warnings
Why B&N is good for Amazon. This is worth less than 4 minutes of your time. #Authors, do a read … your #books count! http://ow.ly/mZ1md
Writing
#Fiction #writers–sage advice from #bestseller, Michael Connelly…http://ow.ly/mSStG
Success & Resources
#Author Guidelines for getting help on #Amazon reviews. http://ow.ly/mDWGF
Good noodling strategies for #authors-how-tos for getting your #book up on Kindle, http://ow.ly/mVF4E
Social Media and Marketing Strategies
Ad guru Ogilvy tells all: how to build a global brand … critical for #authors and their #books today. http://t.co/EeScn7r6Cp
Good news-#YouTube is simplifying creating channels–will help in marketing# books and #authors. http://ow.ly/mTdUW
Advice for Managing #LinkedIn Company Page vs. LinkedIn Group by @loriruff http://t.co/b932WmcgKR
Why you should use Google+ now … it’s the way smart #authors share info and stay connected. Don’t wait any longer. http://ow.ly/mXhdd
#Author #marketing strategies: 7 Digital trends to start implementing for #books and #branding. http://ow.ly/mWAgn
Cool and Sometimes Goofy
Very cool- ever wondered how #hair gets washing in space? One of our #astronauts shares her inside tips. http://ow.ly/mPD1o
Bonus: Last week’s Your Guide to Book Publishing with Casey Demchak did a deep dive into copyrighting, including landing pages, back covers, media releases—what it is and why you need it. Listen in. http://rsrn.us/youpublish or you can download directly from the AuthorU.org website.
- Not following Author U on Twitter? Change that and follow: @AuthorU
- Are you part of the Author U community on Google+? Join.
- Not in Author U LinkedIn Group? Join on LinkedIn today.
Did you get your CDs and DVDs from the Extravaganza? You can now order the CDs and DVDs from the Author U 2013 Extravaganza … order yours today! http://ncrsusa.com/cgi-bin/store/main-authoru.html
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.
Was this helpful? Get more FREE tips and insight:
