Good Authoring Day to YOU               

Happy Saturday to you …

It’s the second Saturday, meaning that AuthorYOU Salons is live. For the Online, it’s at 7 am Mountain; for the In-Person at my home—9 am. Remember, this is an AuthorYOU member benefit … meaning you need to be a paid member of AuthorYou.org. If not—join at: https://authoru.org/join-author-u/why-join-author-u.html

Are you reading my Wednesday ezine? Always check the short “date” calendar for what is planned each month. There are three big events this FALL … the Authors’ Hall of Fame Induction gala September 18^th; the Extravaganza on October 1-2 (you will LOVE the comedian booked for after dinner entertainment on Friday); and the Book Marketing/Social Media Unplugged November 19-20. Get signed up. They are all an IN-PERSON go unless the Governor of Colorado declares otherwise.

And it’s #Caturday post time. How many times have you been around naysayers, whiners, and those who just don’t give a twiddly-dit? We are all sponges … remove them from your midst … otherwise, you will begin to absorb their energy. Not a good thing.

And my favorite thing early each morning: I love the morning sunrise. With a mug of hot tea, enjoying the tweets and chatter of the finches that start early; hearing the owls hoot back and forth … my day begins. And thinking—sometimes about client’s books; Sometimes about “My next” book—the first and last chapters are done. Sometimes about marketing and strategies. What’s not to like?

That’s my past week … how about you … what are you up to?

Friday mornings are the place to be with other authors! I love the Friday coaching that happens early each Friday AM.

I always have a “new tip” for the group that I lead with—a “show and tell how to do ‘it’ … whatever ‘it’ is, then it opens up to “catch up” and “asks”. Become a subscriber so you can get Friday Coaching for only $27 a month for VIP AuthorYOU members, $37 for non-members—limited number of subscribers allowed. We gather viz Zoom at 7 AM. Get on board –it’s fun and informative … and you get all questions answered. We do it via Zoom. This is for any author anywhere! Register– http://bit.ly/JudithCoaching 

THIS WEEK on Author YOU – Your Guide to Book Publishing, the theme is always author, writing, and publishing success. Thursday’s show added insights for building on your media power. Take advantage of it—just an hour of your time:

Listen in to this podcast with host Judith Briles via http://bit.ly/BookPublishingPodcast.
Tune in for the LIVE show at 6 ET, 5 CT, 4 MT, 3 PT 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://bit.ly/BookPublishing-iTunes.

OR … just go to http://bit.ly/BookPublishingPodcast. With over 8 million downloaded podcasts to select from, the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast has experienced over 8,000,000 listeners … you are in good company! 

Here are your Top Ten Tweet for the past week 

Tweets are faster than a speeding bird … below are The Book Shepherd’s® Top Ten Tweets from the past week that you may have missed …

Author, Publishing and Resource Success

• A “chewy” read for a Saturday … Can bookshops survive in the era of Amazon? | @NewStatesman pwne.ws/3yyMJmK #authors #publishing #indiepublishing”

• Well, I always encourage authors to get book reviews. Now, check out all the great ways you can use them. bit.ly/3rDPAIR #authors #bookreviews #JudithBriles @blueinkreview

• If you want to get a book proposal read and supported, podcast will help via Randy Peyser @JudithBriles @MyBookShepherd http://bit.ly/BookPublishingPodcast #author #podcast #publishing #literaryagent #amwriting #bookproposal 

 Social Media and Marketing Strategies 

• How do you get back on track with your business when you’re losing hope? The first step is to be open to criticism! bit.ly/3jt7jPp via @Forbes

• Do you know the difference between on-page and off-page SEO? Learn more in this easy to understand guide to #SEO from @Bookgal ? selfpub.is/3iWVS2b #selfpublishing #indieauthor #writingcommunity

• Did you know that about 1/3 of your traffic comes from regular readers? via @parsely So how do you get visitors to return? Build a consistent reading habit with newsletters via @NiemanLab #contentmarketing #digitalmarketing #cmworld heidicohen.com/content-market…

Writers & Writing

• Hmmm … are you posting a newsletter? Email Newsletters Are a New Literary Genre | @TheCut pwne.ws/36j0d9Y #authors #indiepublishing #authorsuccess #JudithBriles

• In this post, we look at what a palindrome is when it comes to writing, including several examples of palindromes. hubs.li/H0Tp2Qf0

• When should an author work with a ghostwriter? Answers via Podcast @JudithBriles @MyBookShepherd @PRLeads: http://bit.ly/BookPublishingPodcast #amwriting #selfpublishing #authors #books #JudithBriles #ghostwriting #authorsuccess 

Cool Things, FUN Things & OMG Moments

Remember … you can listen to over 300+ programs that AuthorYOU 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, subscribe directly on iTunes: http://ow.ly/QO0oK 

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