Author U Your Guide to Book Publishing
Dr. Judith Briles
The AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is ranked by Feedspot in the TOP 10 podcasts for Book Marketing and in the Top 100 in Author-Publishing Careers by Goodpods.
If you want to write and publish a book ... if you want to know the latest in book marketing strategies ... if you want to know what tools an author should be using ... and if you want to be successful as an author, Author YOU - Your Guide to Book Publishing with Dr. Judith Briles ... Everything You Want to Know But Didn't Know What to Ask is for you.
You will hear about statistics, scenarios, and strategies on what to do now! Judith features a variety of experts, besides herself, that are visionaries in publishing, book marketing experts, book design experts—anything that will get your book and YOU as the author—to the next, next level of success.
Sometimes, it's one step at a time; other times, you will leapfrog up the ladder. As The Book Shepherd, Dr. Judith Briles leads the conversation each week. She will include publishing professionals that will reveal tips and secrets to the author's journey. Sometimes, she goes solo and just shares her expertise that she has earned and learned over a 40-year period from the publication of her first book. Each week, you will get a new show, no repeats.
If there is a book in you, then you will want to listen and learn each and every week with Dr. Judith Briles, your Book Shepherd.
If you want to write and publish a book ... if you want to know the latest in book marketing strategies ... if you want to know what tools an author should be using ... and if you want to be successful as an author, Author YOU - Your Guide to Book Publishing with Dr. Judith Briles ... Everything You Want to Know But Didn't Know What to Ask is for you.
You will hear about statistics, scenarios, and strategies on what to do now! Judith features a variety of experts, besides herself, that are visionaries in publishing, book marketing experts, book design experts—anything that will get your book and YOU as the author—to the next, next level of success.
Sometimes, it's one step at a time; other times, you will leapfrog up the ladder. As The Book Shepherd, Dr. Judith Briles leads the conversation each week. She will include publishing professionals that will reveal tips and secrets to the author's journey. Sometimes, she goes solo and just shares her expertise that she has earned and learned over a 40-year period from the publication of her first book. Each week, you will get a new show, no repeats.
If there is a book in you, then you will want to listen and learn each and every week with Dr. Judith Briles, your Book Shepherd.
Episodes
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Aug 27, 2021 • 59min
How NFTs Protect Intellectual Property 08-26-2021
Get ready to learn lots about the cryto currency world and how authors can use it in a variety of ways. With host Judith Briles The Book Shepherd on the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is Daniel Hall. Daniel is a co-author of One Coin, Two Coin, What Coin, Bit Coin.
Takeaways include:
-What is an NFT?
-Why authors should explore NFTs and crypto currency.
-How authors can turn their books into an annuity.
Lots more ... it's protecting your intellectual property with a twist on
the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.
Aug 20, 2021 • 58min
How to Create Characters You Love and Love to Hate 08-19-2021
Everyone talks about characters—the ones they love; the ones they hate; the ones they love to hate … but how does an author go about actually creating characters that are both realistic and memorable?
Joining host Judith Briles is Mara Purl, a bestselling author and writing coach. Creating characters, storylines, and setups is what Mara does this for a living. Many of her readers say that her characters become friends they like to keep up with.
In this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, she will reveal two specific tools that help with creating great characters.
Mara always works with her theme: "Head and Heart".
-One of her tools is about the heart.
-One of her tools is about the head.
-One is about color.
-One is about personality types.
If you want your book to be one that readers open and fall in—whether you are writing fiction or nonfiction … then this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing is for you.
Aug 13, 2021 • 58min
Devlopmental Editing Hot Tips 08-12-2021
have you ever wonder why so many authors fail or never get passed selling 100 books. Developmental Editor and Ghostwriter Dan Janal joins AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host Judith Briles for a fast and fun hour. Takeaways include:
-when to get a ghostwriter
-how to work with a developmental editor
-why short books are more effective--and preferred
-how to avoid the "digital dust" of a book graveyard
-5 reasons why authors fail and how to avoid them
And, of course, lots more.
Aug 6, 2021 • 58min
Traditional Agenting and Publishing show 8-05-2021
Is your writing, your pitch, your proposal, your book proposal, your title, your _______ coming across with pizzazz, pop, and brilliance?
-It’s time to step up your game ...
-If you want to grab readers from the get-go ...
-If you want to get an agent ...
-If you want to get a book proposal read and supported …
-If you want to get help in writing a screenplay …
-If you want to tips on selling to a publisher …
-If you want to know what your book title must say …
… then this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is for you. Joining host Judith Briles is Randy Peyser, one of only a few people in the country who specializes in representing authors in finding literary agents and publishers.
Jul 30, 2021 • 58min
Branding POP and Power for Authors 07-29-2021
The author's brand begins to emerge the day she or he starts writing. It morphs. It evolves.
In this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, host Dr. Judith Briles invites artist and branding expert Peggy Sands to the mic.
-What is a brand and why it's essential for an author to have one.
-What does branding do for you?
-Where should you start when branding yourself?
-Why it pays off to get a person’s brain involved in your logo ...
and of course, much more.
Listen in for tips, ahas, and strategies on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing.
Jul 23, 2021 • 58min
Visualizing Your Author and Publishing Success 7-22-2021
Author and Vision expert Dr. Lynn Hellerstein joins host Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, for an insightful episode on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.
It's all about vision and using visualization to:
-increase your author success quotient
-use tips to unblock writer's block
-eliminate author burnout
-reduce anxiety created by author overwhelm
All that and much more on the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.
Jul 16, 2021 • 59min
Bye-Bye Boring PPTX Slides 07-08-2021
Joining book publishing expert Dr. Judith Briles in this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is the Webinar Guru, Dr. Jaclyn Kostner.
You will get:
-the secret sauce and tool to make great slides.
-how to tap into "brain appeal" when in front of an audience.
-3 ways to attract all parts of a participant's brain in any speech.
-how to morph boring slides in minutes.
All that and much more on the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with book publishing expert Dr. Judith Briles.
Jul 9, 2021 • 55min
Author Tips to Be a Media Star and Get Booked 07-08-2021
Media supports an author's book. In this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing reveals HOW to become the ultimate media guest ... and get booked on a show.
Host Dr. Judith Briles will show you how to:
-contact and pitch to a producer.
-create questions to be asked and why you should.
-take control back when a host asks dumb questions or goes on a rant.
-find shows that are the right fit for your expertise and book.
Of course, there's lots more on the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. Listen in ...
Jul 2, 2021 • 58min
Savvy Tips to Protect Your Website 07-01-2021
Do you have protection for your website? Odds are, you don’t.
Dr. Judith Briles, host of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast has a "MUST" listen to podcast.
It’s an “oh-oh” author time. And yes, it deals with your website.
-Are you really protected?
-Do you know where all your website details are backed up?-
-Do you have all your log-ins, passwords, codes and anything else that you need if you MUST access them immediately?
-If you need help, do you know where to go and who to ask?
-If you have a webmaster, what if he or she gets hit by a bus, disappears, quits ... or you want someone else?
It’s a come-to Website Chat Time with Judith asking the questions and telling you exactly what you need to know.
TODAY, start with creating your own SOS: Website Due Diligence Plan … to protect you and your website.
You need a plan to take care of the “stuff happening” side of what every author deals with—stuff that surfaces at the most inconvenient time along the publishing journey.
Your SOS: Website Due Diligence Plan is the way to keep your global lights on before the switch is turned off!
Jun 25, 2021 • 58min
Tips & Strategies for Blogging Power 06-02-2021
This week’s is about the power of blogging—why you should and how to be successful on the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with Host Dr. Judith Briles.
She reveals:
-How to set up a blogging strategy that works for you—not someone else’s.
-How to shout out your blog once you create it.
-How to pull new blog ideas together in a nano-second.
-How to make money via blogging.
Blogging takes a commitment. As an author, you are an expert in something. Most likely, that will be the seed of yours. You will need to sprinkle in your creativity to bring the spark that attracts readers. Your blog isn’t a passive venture—you need to shout it out every time a new one pops.
Your listening takeaways include:
-The Who, Where, Why, Why, and When of your blogging
-What the essential components of every blog must include.
-The secret sauces that every blog must have.
-The power of repurposing blogs and steps on doing it to make the SEO gods happy.
And, of course, much more.
Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. Since its inception, over 7,000,000 listeners have downloaded various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Join Judith and become a regular subscriber.
