Good Authoring Day to YOU …

The November second Saturday AuthorYOU Salons starts at 8.30 a.m., ending at 11.30 a.m. TODAY, November 9^th.

It’s fun to hear how many in our community are jumping on the NANO training… it’s National Novel Writing Month. Get that draft done in 30 days. Whew!

Invites are being pushed out for my annual Author Fall Tea. The big day is Saturday, November 23^rd (and for football fans—the Broncos aren’t playing). It’s at my home from 1-4. Always fun … lots of food … meet and greet local authors … get books for the best of the best gifts. Come!

And, the next day, November 24^th—it’s a Book Brunch Celebration. My dear friend Mara Purl will debut the third book in her “heart” series: Why Hearts Keep Secrets AND I will officially launch my memoir, When God Says NO-Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are Present, a book from my heart. And the menu? Why heart waffles, thick bacon, delicious quiches, fruit and cranmosas. It’s happening from 10 to noon.

Already thinking—do I start putting holiday lights up? I know this month is going to flow fast. Hmmmmm?

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. 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 as she digs into book marketing. All month, Judith will be tiptoeing through a variety of success modules for authors to gain influence and sell more books. TODAY, it’s all about tools to use online.

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

• 3 Reasons Authors Need a Content Strategy Now by guest @AbbieMood ow.ly/Mcac50wmNw7 via @BadRedheadMedia and @NaNoProMo

• Are you Confused by AUTHOR BRANDING? You’re not alone. A definitive guide: Why Branding Confuses You and How To Fix That Right Now https://t.co/nVNuRlfx8y on @Medium via @BadRedheadMedia  #branding #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs #MondayMotivation https://t.co/kBd1ZqqmEX

• Are there publishing predators in your midst? Discover the right phrases to search with to expose the bad dudes and dudettes of the planet in this podcast with Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd: ow.ly/cgpE50wGvYc #publishing #authors #books #publishingpredators

• Intellectual Property: The Big Picture for Authors janefriedman.com/intellectual-p… via ?@JaneFriedman

 Social Media and Marketing Strategies 

• [excellent info for Instagram users]  RT @MariSmith: Instagram Gives Users More Control Over Their Data via @iconosquare | You’ll find the new settings by going to Settings ? Security ? Apps and Websites. ?? ?? https://t.co/YySNi9xzhR

• –-excelling thoughts here … RT @JFbookman: Book Cover Design and the Problem of Symbolism https://t.co/M362qry97U #books #authors #publishing

• Awards Profiteers: How Writers Can Recognize Them and Why They Should Avoid Them accrispin.blogspot.com/2019/04/awards…)

Writers & Writing

• Are you getting your writing juices flowing for NaNoWriMo this year? Want tips for staying on track and meeting your goals? Excellent article by ?@craicer? on ?@BiblioCrunch? #NaNoWriMo2019 #NaNoWriMo #amwriting #indieauthors bibliocrunch.com/news/publishin…

• Writing A Book: What Happens After The First Draft? buff.ly/2KmJlSN #editingGoodbye to likes: What should the new engagement metric be? via @TheDrum // Excellent read!! Here’s to #MeaningfulMetrics! ??????????? thedrum.com/opinion/2019/1…

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®