Episodes

WOWSA: Pitch Your Book to Anyone Show 03-24-2016
March 23, 2016

WOWSA: Pitch Your Book to Anyone Show 03-24-2016

Today's show on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing with Dr. Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, is jammed-packed with information that includes the HOW-TOs of creating the perfect pitch for your book: -how to create the perf...
the Alphabet Soup of ISBNs, LCCNs, CIPs, Copyrights & Publishing Contracts Show 03-17-2016
March 16, 2016

the Alphabet Soup of ISBNs, LCCNs, CIPs, Copyrights & Publishing Contracts Show 03-17-2016

Today's show on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing with Dr. Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, is jammed-packed with information that includes ALL the MUST HAVES in publishing your book: -how to get ISBN, -how to get LCCN, ...
How to Sell Books in 20 Minutes a Day Show  03-10-2016
March 9, 2016

How to Sell Books in 20 Minutes a Day Show 03-10-2016

Is it possible to sell your book to bookstores, libraries, airport stores and online in less than three hours a week? Yup! Today’s radio show with Amy Collins and The Book Shepherd Judith Briles looks at the process of sellin...
How to Get Amazon Book Reviews Show 03-03-2016
March 2, 2016

How to Get Amazon Book Reviews Show 03-03-2016

Quick ... how many reviews do you have posted on Amazon for your book? What steps are you taking to actively pursue additional ones. Would you like to know about an awesome low cost tool that ferrets out the key book reviewer...
Book Piracy- How to Discover and How to FIx Show 02-25-2016
Feb. 22, 2016

Book Piracy- How to Discover and How to FIx Show 02-25-2016

Holy Moley ... has your book walked the the free download plank? Have book pirates taken your book hostage? Do you know ... have you checked? You don't want to miss this WILD episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing. ...
Essential Legal Publishing Tips Show  02-18-2016
Feb. 17, 2016

Essential Legal Publishing Tips Show 02-18-2016

Attorney Helen Sedwick (author of Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook and creator of Publishing Business in a Box) joins Judith Briles for an essential “how to” in setting up a publishing business; selecting a name; determining w...
Finding SuperFans to Buy Your Books Show 02-10-2016
Feb. 9, 2016

Finding SuperFans to Buy Your Books Show 02-10-2016

Are you ready to develop Superfans ... that wait for every new item you create? Ready to devour it as soon as it's available? Books, Products ... you name it. When they hear that you have something "new" out, they are first i...
Kickass Book Sales Ideas Show 02-04-2016
Feb. 3, 2016

Kickass Book Sales Ideas Show 02-04-2016

This edition of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing with Dr. Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, lots of- excellent ways for #authors to NOT kiss off money in launching a #book; the 3 essential steps to create book success; p...
Yowsa! How to Write Raw and Write Hot Show 01-21-2016
Jan. 27, 2016

Yowsa! How to Write Raw and Write Hot Show 01-21-2016

How would you like the secret sauce to creating books that readers talk about and re-read? How about getting the secret sauce to write from your heart instead of producing just OK copy? How would like like the secret sauce an...
Soar Your Success with the RIght Author Platforms Show 01-21-2016
Jan. 20, 2016

Soar Your Success with the RIght Author Platforms Show 01-21-2016

How would you like the secret sauce to creating your author and book platforms? How about getting the secret sauce to building a successful blog ... and getting raving fans? How would like like the secret sauce and steps to s...
How to Print a Book Show 01-14-2016
Jan. 13, 2016

How to Print a Book Show 01-14-2016

The Book Shepherd Dr. Judith Briles' personal theme for her clients this year is to "dare greatly ... don't be a dreamer, be a doer" ...it's all part of the being a successful author. This week's show on AuthorU-Your Guide to...
Essential Discoverability Tips for Authors Show 01-07-2016
Jan. 6, 2016

Essential Discoverability Tips for Authors Show 01-07-2016

Last week, Judith Briles dove into Author Success ... what you need to create and sustain it. This week's show on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing is ideal to soar it. With her is Robin Cutler, the Director of IngramSpar...
How to Create Author Success in 2016 Show 12-31-2015
Dec. 30, 2015

How to Create Author Success in 2016 Show 12-31-2015

Do you want to be a seriously successful author? Are you willing ... and ready ... to Dare Greatly? To transition from being a Dreamer to a Doer in your author journey. If yes, this edition of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publi...
Essentials for Publishing in 2016 Show12-24-2015
Dec. 23, 2015

Essentials for Publishing in 2016 Show12-24-2015

A great end of the year listen for AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing. The Book Shepherd, Judith Briles and the Author's Virtual Assistant Kelly Johnson will plow through a trough of hot tips, tricks and how-tos for author...
Is There a Book in Your Essentials Questions to Ask and Answer Show 12-17-2015
Dec. 16, 2015

Is There a Book in Your Essentials Questions to Ask and Answer Show 12-17-2015

SO ... you think you've got a book in you. Good ... now are you ready to do the work to get you there ... to be a seriously successful author? Before you jump into the publishing pot, there are 14 essential questions you need...
eMail Book Marketing Tool for Profitability Show12-09-2015
Dec. 9, 2015

eMail Book Marketing Tool for Profitability Show12-09-2015

Did you know that what The Most Profitable Marketing Tool Most Authors Aren't Using? It's simple ... one word ... eMail An eMail list ranks as the Number One marketing tool, by far, when it comes to building a platform and se...
6 essential requirements every book (and author) needs to succeed SHOW 12-03-2015
Dec. 1, 2015

6 essential requirements every book (and author) needs to succeed SHOW 12-03-2015

This week's edition of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing is all about creating a book that sells. Joining Dr. Judith Briles is Michele DeFlippo, founder of 1106Design.com. Together, they will dive into the six essential r...
Create eBook Bestseller Show 11-26-2015
Nov. 23, 2015

Create eBook Bestseller Show 11-26-2015

You may hear about getting #1 on Amazon's ebook list ... but have you heard what strategies are behind getting that status and what steps need to be done to set it up? This week's show on AuthorU-Your GUide to Book Publishing...
How to Avoid the #1 Kiss of Book Death Show11-19-2015
Nov. 18, 2015

How to Avoid the #1 Kiss of Book Death Show11-19-2015

Both Newbie and Oldie authors continue to make the same publishing mistakes: they rush to publish. The Newbies don't know any better; the Oldies should. In today's AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Dr. Judith Briles and ...
Exposing the Shadow Arm of Amazon Show 11-12-2015
Nov. 11, 2015

Exposing the Shadow Arm of Amazon Show 11-12-2015

Judith Briles and AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing welcome back Mark Coker, the visionary and CEO of Smashwords.com. As usual, Mark is unscripted on what's going on in publishing, ebooks and marketing. They will unravel:...
Secrets to Long Term Author Success Show 11-06-2015
Nov. 4, 2015

Secrets to Long Term Author Success Show 11-06-2015

How would you like to create a really successful book? Or turn all your blogs into a book? Or what the essential keys are to long term success? If yes, you want to listen in as Dr. Judith Briles hosts Nina Amir, the Inspirati...
How to Sell 1000 Books in 21 Days!  Show 10-29-2015
Oct. 22, 2015

How to Sell 1000 Books in 21 Days! Show 10-29-2015

What author doesn't want to sell a few truckloads of books within one month! Her guest for this show interviewed 27 authors who had sold over 1,000 books each within a 21-day period of time. If you want to know what they did;...
Sizzling Social Media Smarts for Facebook and Beyond Show 10-15-2015
Oct. 14, 2015

Sizzling Social Media Smarts for Facebook and Beyond Show 10-15-2015

Social Media can poop any author out. Today's show is all about bringing the sizzle back ... or getting it started in the first place. We will start from scratch; re-embrace what you should have done in first place; jump into...
Killer Dialogue for Fiction and NonFiction Show 10-22-2015
Oct. 14, 2015

Killer Dialogue for Fiction and NonFiction Show 10-22-2015

Are you writing anything that has a story in it? How about dialogue? If so, you want to listen closely to Focus on Dialogue--and it's critical for both Fiction (of course) and nonfiction. The things that characters and interv...