Episodes

Trends for publishing and books are always on the mind of authors. In this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, Award-winning book designer Rebecca Finkel adds to the conversation with host, Dr. Judit...

Could a CyberAttack Be Circling Your Website? Oh – Oh … did you know that "The Blackhat Forces – under orders from the cruel Dar Nader – can hold your personal data and online reputation hostage? A serious topic that all auth...

Judith Briles The Book Shepherd delivers a program with smarter book marketing strategies using social media to bring eyes to posts that few imagine. You will get: -Tips and Strategies Using Hashtags, Handles, and Tagging. -H...

The Midwest Book Review is run by editor-in-chief Jim Cox. Established in 1976 to help promote literacy, library usage and small press publishing. Found online via the MidwestBookReview.com website with nine monthly book revi...

It's time to discover the Midwest Book Review at MidwestBookReview.com. It has 9 monthly book review publications: Bookwatch, California Bookwatch, Children's Bookwatch, Internet Bookwatch, Library Bookwatch, Small Press Book...

Hey authors ... got a book? Want to discover tips and tricks to market it frugally? Dr. Judith Briles brings back Carolyn Howard Johnson, the expert in how to strategies and tools to do all your book marketing without burning...

In a fast hour, Kathy Meis, the founder of Bublish, shares a whirlwind of catchup strategies and tips for authors in moving forward this year with host, Dr. Judith Briles. Your takeaways include: • how to increase your market...

Audiobooks are leading the publishing industry in terms of growth and smart authors and publishers are getting into the game as quickly as they can. This episode is all about taking your audiobook presence to a higher level w...

Audiobooks are leading the publishing industry in terms of growth and smart authors and publishers are getting into the game as quickly as they can. Most find there is a lot more to producing and marketing audio than they tho...

Discover the Power of RE ... reimagining; revisiting, redoing, rethinking, revising, even repurposing what you've done and taking whatever it is into another dimension. Creating a new life for you; your expertise; and your bo...

It's a new year and a look forward for authors and their book marketing. Over a dozen book marketing tips are revealed by the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host Judith Briles as she reveals where authors should be foc...

I’ve said it a zillion times: Speaking is the #1 way to sell books. But it’s just not in-person. It’s online presentations. It’s book clubs. It’s on a podcast. It’s the old-fashion buzz factor. Joining me for this week’s podc...

In this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, Dr. Judith Briles The Book Shepherd uses the tools from her book, How to Create a Crowdfunding Campaign for Authors and Writers (published in March 2022). ...

When it comes to websites, it's time to ask critical questions. -Does your website stand out ... or is it limping along? -Does it represent your brand and branding ... or is it a hodgepodge of your past? -Is it vibrant and fr...

Get ready for an hour with two masters of book marketing and what you should be doing for 2022: John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Book and Dr. Judith Briles via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast....

Weekly, Dr. Judith Briles receives questions about how to get published by a traditional publisher, primarily based in New York. Of the 37 books, she’s published, 18 were with New York publishers. In 2000, she crossed over to...

Every … EVERY … author makes mistakes when publishing. Joining Dr. Judith Briles is Author, Columnist, Book Reviewer Lisa Shultz for this edition of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. Takeaways include: • The ...

In my decades as a human being, it has never ceased to amaze me the level of deception that can be parlayed. When I was young, words like rip-off, scam, con, and grifter weren’t in my vocabulary. I knew what a person who was ...

Did you know that over 80% of what people hear is what they see! What do your visuals say about you? What is your brand about? As an author, your marketing material, your social media platforms, your website, your book cover,...

Have you been stuck on AMazon with your publishing account? How about with Amazon's Seller portal? Or have you been sent to Amazon Jail and had your account suspended, blocked, or dumped? If YES to any of the above, this edit...

All books must start from somewhere. Yours should start with four questions: 1. Why are you writing your book? 2. What is your book about? 3. Who is it for? 4. What’s your intentionality for it? Answer those four and you are ...

Are you able to “write hot”? How about with a “sizzle”? It’s all about allowing yourself to juice up your creativity .. creativity that gooses “fresh writing” and takes you to another level that you didn’t realize that you co...

When it comes to authoring and positioning an author as an expert, a speaker, and just create an opening introduction, this edition of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is a core part of author success. It’s s...

Are you, your expertise, and your book getting noticed? By readers? By the media? Would you like to be? … it’s a good idea. If you want to be the #1 influencer in your genre and industry, you need to step up your game by incr...