Authors know how to carve words – why not pumpkins?

Good Authoring Day to YOU               

Happy Halloween to all of you … and it’s a BLUE Moon tonight in all zones of North America … fabulous!

Today is the final day to grab a FREE copy of my bestselling author must have: Grab my treat for you … no tricks! How to Avoid 101 Book Publishing Blunders, Bloopers & Boo-Boos. Get it here: http://bit.ly/BookPubBlunders 

It’s a recovery week for me—hopefully with all fingers and toes crossed, my final ankle surgery yesterday was truly the final one! Then, it’s mixed with a writing week ahead.

“In the can” is what it’s called when tapings are done for the rest of the year for the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast … and yup, they are all done through December 31. All-new, no repeats. Oh, topics get duplicated in some way—but new guests; new strategies; new juice!

As always, face-to-face time with clients as we write together via Zoom and then hunkering done—splitting time between new copy for my website (it’s boatloads of work) and working on two different books for other clients to get them across their finish lines.                   

Do you want to kick off 2021 with a bang—gulp, I can’t believe I wrote that—why not participate in November’s How to Create an Amazon eBook Bestseller—the how-to tips on how to write compelling, grab the social media reader copy for promo pushouts. Slated for Wednesdays, starting at 4 pm Mountain time, the next 4-week session rolls out. You’ll be ready to roll out 2021 in a big way … why not?

Plus, the AuthorYOU first Saturday program is set up—author and writing and book marketing pop and pizzaz. On Tuesday, Casey Demchak rolls out his excellent Marketing Copywriting workshops. A great week ahead … PARTICIPATE!

My two bits for this Saturday morning.

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 added insights to tapping into the Medium platform. Joining me was Mary Jo Wagner, who as an author and expert, uses it daily to expand her influence. You can, too. 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 3million downloaded podcasts to select from, the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast has experienced over 4,000,000 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

• Want to build audience attention? Then create content on a regular schedule. As a result, they build a habit to actively look for and consume your information. #contentmarketing #digitalmarketing #cmworld heidicohen.com/consistent-con…

• Yes, for authors… is there an Amazon Bestseller status beckoning to you? If yes—here are the essential steps to nail it down via new podcast @JudithBriles @MyBookShepherd: http://bit.ly/BookPublishingPodcast #Amazon #bestseller #authors #books #indiepublishing #selfpub

• Let’s Get Digital: This Brand New Self-Publishing Guide is #FREE via @DavidGaughran ow.ly/jive50BPdws #WritingCommunity #Resources #TuesdayMotivation

 Social Media and Marketing Strategies 

• Author Success–hot to sizzle with a YouTube channel starting now … and do it from your computer. http://ow.ly/7SdM50BM7tF #authors #publishing #bookmarketing #indiepublishing #JudithBriles

• How cool is this for marketing strategies? Discover how an Agency Cut Through ‘Purpose Clutter’ With Its Bookstore Campaign Trolling Amazon | @Adweek pwne.ws/2IR6EsJ #authors #bookmarketing #publishing #indiepublishing

• “Book Marketing is the deal-breaker for all authors. Do it, and you sell books. Ignore it … cobwebs form.” -Judith Briles #bookmarketing #authors #authorsuccess #indiepublishing #selfpub

Writers & Writing

• The Public Service Responsibility of Fiction Writers dld.bz/jhH5p via @ZimblerMiller

• Don’t Reinvent the Publishing Wheel – Discover the Freedom of Repurposing dld.bz/jhH4Y via @JudithBriles

• Writing tips from Barb Wilson, the EditPartner.com, writing pro and editor on the latest podcast via AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing @mybookshepherd @JudithBriles bit.ly/BookPublishing… #authors #indiepublishing #writingcommunity #amwriting

Cool Things, FUN Things & OMG Moments

Sleep hacking: How to control your mitochondrial clocks bit.ly/2YTKYCi

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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