Episodes

May 12, 2022

Author PR Tips and Strategies 05-12-2022

8 Powerful Insider Publicity Secrets for Authors Get ready to discover strategies and tips to build up your publicity power, your brand and become a magnet for other influencers and the media. With Dr. Judith Briles for this ...
May 5, 2022

Savvy Secrets for Authors to Soar eMail List 05-05-2022

Get ready to discover strategies and tips to building an email list on your website that creates super fans and trust in this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with host Dr. Judith Briles. Back agai...
April 28, 2022

6 Steps to ASPIRE to Author Success and Influence 04-28-2022

Get ready to discover why ASPIRE with Derek Doepker paves the way for your influence building and author success on this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. Authors want to know what moves the needle...
April 21, 2022

Hooks to get Publicity and push your Book Marketing Part II 04-21-2022

WOOT ...Its' Part II of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast that is all about Hooks to get Publicity and push your Book Marketing. You will get: -Ideas that will hook readers who don’t know you —Ideas that will ...
April 14, 2022

Hooks for Marketing and Publicity for Your Books Part I 04-14-2022

WOOT ... AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast has a two-parter for you. All about Hooks to get Publicity and push your Book Marketing. You will get: -Ideas that will hook readers who don’t know you —Ideas that will k...
April 7, 2022

Publishing Trends for 2022 04-07-2022

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...
March 31, 2022

How Authors Can Avoid a Cyber Attack 03-31-2022

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...
March 24, 2022

Author Strategies Using Hashtags, Handles, Tags 03-24-2022

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...
March 17, 2022

Inside Skinny on Book Reviews part 2- 03-17-2022

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...
March 10, 2022

The Inside Skinny on Book Reviews Part 1 Show 1 03-10-2022

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...
March 3, 2022

Frugal Book Marketing 03-03-2022

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...
Feb. 24, 2022

Bublish, Book Marketing and Beyond 02-24-2022

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...
Feb. 17, 2022

Audiobook Marketing Power, Part 2 02-17-2022

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...
Feb. 10, 2022

AudioBook Marketing and Power, Part 1- 02-10-2022

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...
Feb. 3, 2022

Author Smarts: The Power of RePurposing 02-03-2022

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...
Jan. 27, 2022

2022 Book Marketing Tips for Authors 01-27-2022

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...
Jan. 20, 2022

Author Path to Total Visibility & Massive Impact 01-20-2022

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...
Jan. 13, 2022

Crowdfunding Success for Authors 2022 01-13-2022

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). ...
Jan. 6, 2022

How to Make Your Author Website POP 01-06-2022

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...
Dec. 30, 2021

Book Marketing 2022 with John Kremer 12-30-2021

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....
Dec. 23, 2021

Must do steps to get traditionally published 12-23-2021

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...
Dec. 16, 2021

Publishing Mistakes to Avoid for All Authors 12-16-2021

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 ...
Dec. 9, 2021

How to Avoid Author Scams and Rip-Offs show 12-09-2021

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 ...
Dec. 2, 2021

How to Build an Author Brand 12-02-2021

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,...