Episodes

  • Author Success with Infinite Impact 07-25-2024

    Author Success with Infinite Impact 07-25-2024
    Jul 26 2024
    Joining the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast host Dr. Judith Briles is Amber Vilhauer, a multi-bestselling author, speaker, and Founder of NGNG Enterprises (No Guts No Glory). Get ready with a variety of strategies and tips for your author success. Your takeaways include: • How to implement custom marketing strategies • Why redefining the “WHO” “helps readers feel seen, valued, and heard. • ID the ONE thing to launch your book and see results. • Tips for a first-time author • Tips for anyone who is just “thinking” about writing a book. • Where does AI fit into your publishing success? The AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is in its seventh year with over 600 archived episodes and 18,000,000 million downloads.
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    58 mins
  • Updated Book Interior Design Layouts 07-18-2024

    Updated Book Interior Design Layouts 07-18-2024
    Jul 19 2024
    Joining the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast host Dr. Judith Briles is award-winning book designer Nick Zelinger. You will get two insiders skinny on the order to layout your book that readers will embrace and brings it contemporary versus yesteryear. You will takeaway: -What you can include in the front matter of your book. -What You should move to the back matter. -Tips for creating eye-friendly layouts. -Ideas to set you apart from other others. And much more. The AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is ranked in the Top 10 by Feed spot for book marketing podcasts and GoodPods puts it in the top 100 for podcasts. Awesomesauce!
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    58 mins
  • Should a Ghostwriter Be in Your Midst? 07-11-2024

    Should a Ghostwriter Be in Your Midst? 07-11-2024
    Jul 12 2024
    In this edition of The AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, host Dr. Judith Briles invites publicity expert and ghostwriter Dan Janal to share his sage advice. Your takeaways include: -What is a ghostwriter and how do they work. -What the ghosting writing rules are. -What a ghostwriters Does and Don'ts are. -Why use a ghostwriter. -How to find a ghostwriter. -What ghostwriters charge. And, of course, much more. The AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is designed for authors who want to be seriously successful.
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    58 mins
  • Protect your Intellectual Property and the What Ifs 07-04-2024

    Protect your Intellectual Property and the What Ifs 07-04-2024
    Jul 5 2024
    Dealing with all the what ifs before they become reality. In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Eleonore Weber, author of Your Family’s Essential Emergency Workbook to be her guest. It’s a dicey topic … few want to tackle it … and every author must. Dicey topic? What could that be? So glad you asked … Few know what the next list consists of when the unexpected or death happens. On this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, host Dr. Judith Briles has expert Eleonore Weber on life planning to offer guidance every author should be thinking about with the assets—which includes books. She is the author of Your Family’s Essential Resource Workbook: How to Gather and Organize Valuable Documents. Within the hour, your will get a definitive path is created for the life is unpredictable what if moment. -Did you ever find yourself in an emergency? An accident? Serious illness? Or have the need for an essential phone numbers or valuable documents? Frustrated and frantic….where is it or “I wish I had!” -Do you want to ensure that you don’t fall into this emotional trap? And guarantee your desires and wishes are clear and followed? I hope so! Your takeaways include: • How to Identify what you need to gather in a short period of time. • Tips on getting organized so that everything that matters has clarity. • How to eliminate the confusion that can surface when emergencies and the unexpected arise. • Reveals your wishes when you are gone. • Guarantee that your desires and wishes are. Most plan for being set for life ... few plan for what happens when it stops. Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast ranked in the top 10 of book marketing podcasts. Since its inception, over 18,000,000 listeners have downloaded various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Ranked in the Top 100 of Goodpods and Top 10 on Feedspot. Join in and become a regular subscriber.
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    53 mins
  • 15 Author and Publishing Snafus 06-27-2024

    15 Author and Publishing Snafus 06-27-2024
    Jun 28 2024
    AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host Judith Briles and Book Designer Rebecca Finkle identify 15 author and publishing snafus that authors often encounter. Your takeaways include: -Hidden meanings in contracts. -Barcode mishaps. -How to use metadata. -Creating ideal manuscript for designer. -When to increase book price. -Why quirkie photos work on website. -The power and use of sticky notes. And of course, much more. AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is rated in the Top 10 podcasts for book marketing. Listen in for author success.
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    58 mins
  • Tips for Engaging AI in Author Publishing and Marketing Forward 06-20-2024

    Tips for Engaging AI in Author Publishing and Marketing Forward 06-20-2024
    Jun 21 2024
    In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Kathy Meis, Founder and CEO of Bublish to join her for Bublish updates and the integration of AI. Together, they will reveal strategies and tips to further advance marketing and publishing for the self and independent author. Your takeaways include: -Whether AI is good or bad for publishing and authors. -Best practices for authors in using AI. -What Bublish has added to its community to aid authors. -What authors need to consider before using AI and platforms. -Various strengths and weaknesses of AI tools. -Rules to know before authors load original info and data into any AI system. -Discovering AI Narration and AI test to Image. And, of course, much more. Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast ranked in the top 10 of book marketing podcasts. Since its inception, over 18,000,000 listeners have downloaded various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Join me and become a regular subscriber.
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    58 mins
  • 20 Essentials for Craft fair and Bookfair Success 06-13-2024

    20 Essentials for Craft fair and Bookfair Success 06-13-2024
    Jun 14 2024
    Get 20 plus Essentials for Author Events--Book Fairs, Craft Shows, Book Launches, and much more of this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with host Dr. Judith Briles. Your takeaways include: - How to sell books at craft shows and book fairs. - Essentials that you need to have in your booth. - Tips for creating voyeur engagement. - Prop ideas to catch the attention of attendees. - Ideas for increasing your fan base and getting book reviews. And as always, lots more. The AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is ranked within the Top 10 podcasts for book marketing. Listen in for tips to increase your author success.
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    58 mins
  • Elevate Your Book's Reach 06-06-2024

    Elevate Your Book's Reach 06-06-2024
    Jun 7 2024
    Do you know how Elevate Your Book's Reach? Get ready for ideas and tips in this week's AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. Judith Briles The Book Shepherd invites Parchelle Tashi, an award-winning creative education who partners with authors to help them repurpose and monetize their books. Could that be you? Tips include: -how to get more book sales -how to create a workbook on your book -What the key elements every workbook needs -how to create a workbook for fiction authors -why most users of workbooks never complete them ... and how you can change that fact for yours. And, of course, much more. It's the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, rated in the top 10 podcasts for book marketing.
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    58 mins