

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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Feb 14, 2020 • 58min
Author and Book Success Grows from the CORE Show 02-13-2020
Your Author and Book Success Grows from the CORE--breaking through the Crust that surrounds your Mantle of attraction and reveals the depth of the Core--your storyline, your insights, your book.
-Are you writing from your Core?
-Does your writing pull in the Mantle of your book?
-Do you know what your Core is?
-Are you able to turn the Oysters of your life into the Pearls that flow from your words?
Get strategies and tips to grow the writer within you that flows to the power of your book. New podcast via @MaraPurl @TheBookShepherd @JudithBriles on the best publishing podcast: AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing.

Feb 7, 2020 • 58min
Submitting for Book Reviews Show 02-06-2020
Joining host and The Book Shepherd Judith Briles is Tom Lutz. He is an American writer and literary critic, and founder and editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books.
Join them is a lively conversation on how to books reviewed ... and how to submit to LARB--make sure you check out the website, details of all the staff and how to contact with your genre.
It's another excellent podcast on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing.

Jan 31, 2020 • 58min
Create an email OPT IN for Your Website Show 01-30-2020
Do you want author success? That should be a HUGE YES!
Author success for building followers and a fan base starts with creating a measurement of all your email and social media channels to create to benchmark any “push” campaign you do. Get them.
Next is creating a killer Optin for your website Home page. Finally, you need a strategized, Push Campaign on social media.
Get Tips in Podcast AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing via @MyBookShepherd http://bit.ly/BookPublishingPodcast

Jan 24, 2020 • 57min
How to Avoid the Book Publicist from Hell, Part II Show 01-23-2020
This is a wowsa new podcast, part 2 with Joan Stewart and Judith Briles—all about book publicity and tips on working with a book publicist, starting with the hiring process. Are you REALLY Ready for Book Publicity? Critical Questions You Must Ask Yourself. (The same questions a publicist might ask you before deciding to work with you.)
Discover:
1. How do you start? … you need to determine how much you can spend.
2. Then, you need to find book publicists to interview—tips on where to start.
3. Once you narrow down to three candidates, you do your due diligence. Research them. Then interview them.
4. Get steps on setting a budget.
5. How to interview a publicist.
6. How to set a benchmark to measure your success.
If you are thinking book publicity, listen in before going forward and working with a book publicist revealed via @MyBookShepherd @PublicityHound latest podcast on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publicity:

Jan 17, 2020 • 58min
How to Avoid the Book Publicist from Hell Part 1 Show 01-16-2020
This is a wowsa new two-part podcast with Judith Briles and Joan Stewart—all about book publicity and tips on working with a book publicist, starting with the hiring process for author and book success.
Discover:
1. How and where do you start? … you need to determine how much you can spend.
2. Then, you need to find book publicists to interview—tips on where to start.
3. Once you narrow down to three candidates, you do your due diligence. Research them. Then interview them.
4. Get over a dozen questions that you ask and must get answers to before going forward.
If you are thinking book publicity, listen in before going forward and working with a book publicist revealed via @MyBookShepherd @PublicityHound latest podcast on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing:

Jan 10, 2020 • 58min
Tools and Apps for Authors in the New Year Show 01-09-2020
WOWSA, it’s the New Year, and time to redefine what author success is PLUS discover an array of new tools and apps for authors to enhance productivity, goose up email campaigns, and just overall general resources.
Judith Briles introduces new tools that will make your organizing and author/publishing life tap dance this year. Listen into the latest podcast form AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing:

Jan 3, 2020 • 58min
How to Write a Children's Book Show 01-02-2020
Thinking of writing a children’s book? How about taking the book you wrote for the over 18 crowd and morphing it into a kids version?
-Discover the power of storyboard your words into the essential pages … then add the illustrations.
-Discover on what pages the author should be adding characters, the plot lesson; when conflict enters; and the reveal of the outcome.
An all new podcast for the New Year on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing with Dr. Judith Briles

Dec 27, 2019 • 57min
Creating 2020 Author Success Strategies Show 12-26-2019
All authors should define what "success" means to them-it becomes a road map to travel with.
Within Dr. Judith Briles' latest podcast on AuthorU - Your Guide to Book Publishing, your will get updated tips on success strategies that savvy authors are have done to create, promote and market their books so they step ahead of the massive crowds that accumulate every year. It's all about SUCCESS STRATEGIES for the coming new year.
Join in for this edition of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing

Dec 20, 2019 • 56min
How to Sell Your Book for Foreign Rights Show 12-19-2019
When foreign rights are offered to an author, what happens next? What kind of moneys can an author expect? How is a deal structured? Discover how to tap into the foreign rights market—a market that I refer to as “mailbox money”.
Get the answers here on the latest AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast via @MyBookShepherd @JudithBriles featuring Rights Consultant Judy Klein.

Dec 13, 2019 • 58min
How Authors Can Get Featured on Radio Shows 12-12-2019
Radio show Host Wayne Kelly reveals why radio show hosts hate authors ... or how to become one that is welcomed and featured.
In this edition of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Judith Briles and Kelly reveal:
-the # reason will authors fail when pitching;
-the Secret to converting listeners into buyers;
-what you should put in your subject line (you will be surprised);
-what you should never say in a media release;
-and of course, much more.
It's a fun reveal with both Judith and Wayne. Listen in-


