So much happening in prepping for the CO Authors Hall of Fame. After years of “visioning” to bring this baby off … we are LESS than one month away from the massive Induction here in Colorado. You want to be at this event … for September 14^th—details here:  https://ColoradoAuthorsHallofFame.org

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, then it opens up to “catch up” and “asks”. Become a subscriber so you can get 

Friday Coaching for less than a weekly glass of wine; for less than a weekly Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit – Combo at Chick-fil-A; for less than 3 movie tickets! ALERT …we do this on Zoom … you need to connect with me. Only $27 a month—limited amount of subscribers allowed. We gather via Zoom at 7 AM. The dress? Totally casual. Get on board –it’s fun and informative … and you get all questions answered. This is for any author anywhere! 

Register here: http://bit.ly/FridayCoaching 

THIS WEEK on  Author YOU  – Your Guide to Book Publishing: the theme is always author, writing, and publishing success. the theme is always author, writing, and publishing success. Thursday’s show adds more insights to goose your author and publishing success.

Listen in to this podcast with host Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, and multi-award-winning author Steve Snyder as he reveals how he created massive book sales and book reviews with just a few strategies.

Listen in to this podcast with host Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd. Tune in for the LIVE show 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://bit.ly/BookPublishing-iTunes. 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 are instantly there!  With over 100,000 downloaded podcasts each month from around the world, 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

• The Top 7 Mistakes New #Entrepreneurs Make 1: No Plan 2: Spending Too Much Money 3: Trying to Do Everything on Your Own 4: Making Things Perfect Before Launching 5: Not Surveying Potential Clients 6: Copying Others 7: Not Starting Today 5 Ways to Use Content to Improve Customer Service and Retain Customers bit.ly/2yIomGf 

• Top Time Wasters Successful People Avoid 1. Not listening 2. Not finishing 3. Working late 4. Lack of focus 5. Bad planning 6. Tech interruptions 7. Initiative overload 8. Drop-in visits

• How to Find Brand Inspiration on Pinterest #pinterest #pinteresttips #inspiration pegfitzpatrick.com/brand-inspirat… )

 Social Media and Marketing Strategies 

• 4 Tips to Help You Become A Social Media Marketer in 2019 via @LinkedIn | #2 is something we should all implement! ?? ?? ?? linkedin.com/pulse/4-tips-h…

• Everyone wants a shortcut to social media success but sadly there is no “easy button.” I’d like to share seven proven little tricks to achieve the best results. They’re sure to give you a boost in your social media results. pegfitzpatrick.com/best-results-s… #SMM #socialmedia

• Discover how to make a bestseller, win dozens of awards and create a highly reviewed book from an independent @author @SteveSnyder. The @book: Shot Down. New podcast via @myBookShepherd @JudithBriles http://ow.ly/xout50vxrxI #MilitaryBooks #8thAirForce #amwriting #publishing

• something about your audience” & “Be able to deliver a tailored piece of content to those unique characteristics.” @BrennerMichael #cmworld @toprank “It doesn’t have to be individualized,” he adds, “just tailored.” toprankblog.com/2019/08/conten…

Writers & Writing

• Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s #TheFrugalBookPromoter is the flagship book in her multi-award-winning HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers, inspired by the needs of her UCLA Writers’ Dept students. bit.ly/FrugalBookPromo

• In this post, learn how to write a science fiction novel from beginning to end, including 4 approaches for the first chapter of your novel, tips for writing about fictional technology, writing dystopian fiction, writing a science fiction series, and more. buff.ly/2TuxQhO

Cool things and OMG moments!

Remember … you can listen to over 300+ programs that Author U 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 

The Book Shepherd®