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Are YOU Ready to Create Your Book Marketing Success Plan?Be Author and Publishing Smart …I’ve posted on the HOME page of my website:Plus. Plus. Plus. You will get three bonuses from me over the next 10 days. Marketing… Yes, You Can; the Power of Social Media Posts; and Why Hashtags Will Still

Good Authoring Day to YOU …… And Happy Saturday to you!This day every month is always a favorite of mine—it’s the second Saturday, meaning it’s the AuthorYOU Salons. Online starts at 7 am MT and the in-person at 9 am MT in my home. A pick my brain affair where

Zoom Tips and Tricks for Participants and PresentersAre you Zooming? As a guest? As a presenter?AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast host Dr. Judith Briles reveals a series of Do and Don’t tips for being a PRESENTER as well as a PARTICIPANT in this fast hour.Online meets are here to

Have you subscribed to my new YouTube author and publishing tips channel? Always less than three minutes … a new one pops up five days a week, Monday through Friday. Become a subscriber and take a peek: https://bit.ly/Author-PublishingTipsDr. Judith Briles is a book publishing expert and coach. Often, she must roll

Social Media SchedulersSelect where to post.Create post.Add image … either from Pixabay that is linked to Hootsuite or upload from my computer.Schedule time desired.Post now or later date.For Social Media SanityBuffer.comHootsuite.comSocialPilot.comMeetEdgar.comSendible.comLater.comLoomly.comDr. Judith Briles is a book publishing expert and coach. Often, she must roll up her writing sleeves and become a

Not a week goes by when an author-in-waiting doesn’t say to me:I want to sell a million copies.My book is like the ones James Patterson writes.My writing is like Sandra Brown’s.I want to be published in New York.Alrighty … goals are always good to have … and reach for. When

Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays from my home to yours! This is a favorite time of the year for me. I love the lights, the colors, the festivities, the gatherings and the changes of pace it brings. Everything! And oh yes, the decorating and lots of entertaining. Nightly, we

Not a week goes by when an author-in-waiting doesn’t say to me:I want to sell a million copies.My book is like the ones James Patterson writes.My writing is like Sandra Brown’s.I want to be published in New York.Alrighty … goals are always good to have … and reach for. When

What’s your purpose? For your writing … your publishing … for you, as an author?We all have a purpose … sometimes it’s myopic; others, multi. I’m one of the “multis” … many items, concepts, events, and groups I care deeply about. Some that I support with my checkbook; others that get

Gratefulness … Giving … Caring … Thanksgiving …This week is a personal favorite of mine, as it is for many. A time for reflection and a time for thinking forward. A time for family—whether it’s in the bloodline or the heartline. A time for “downtime.” A time for acknowledging to myself, and