Author U Your Guide to Book Publishing
Dr. Judith Briles
The AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is ranked by Feedspot in the TOP 10 podcasts for Book Marketing and in the Top 100 in Author-Publishing Careers by Goodpods.
If you want to write and publish a book ... if you want to know the latest in book marketing strategies ... if you want to know what tools an author should be using ... and if you want to be successful as an author, Author YOU - Your Guide to Book Publishing with Dr. Judith Briles ... Everything You Want to Know But Didn't Know What to Ask is for you.
You will hear about statistics, scenarios, and strategies on what to do now! Judith features a variety of experts, besides herself, that are visionaries in publishing, book marketing experts, book design experts—anything that will get your book and YOU as the author—to the next, next level of success.
Sometimes, it's one step at a time; other times, you will leapfrog up the ladder. As The Book Shepherd, Dr. Judith Briles leads the conversation each week. She will include publishing professionals that will reveal tips and secrets to the author's journey. Sometimes, she goes solo and just shares her expertise that she has earned and learned over a 40-year period from the publication of her first book. Each week, you will get a new show, no repeats.
If there is a book in you, then you will want to listen and learn each and every week with Dr. Judith Briles, your Book Shepherd.
If you want to write and publish a book ... if you want to know the latest in book marketing strategies ... if you want to know what tools an author should be using ... and if you want to be successful as an author, Author YOU - Your Guide to Book Publishing with Dr. Judith Briles ... Everything You Want to Know But Didn't Know What to Ask is for you.
You will hear about statistics, scenarios, and strategies on what to do now! Judith features a variety of experts, besides herself, that are visionaries in publishing, book marketing experts, book design experts—anything that will get your book and YOU as the author—to the next, next level of success.
Sometimes, it's one step at a time; other times, you will leapfrog up the ladder. As The Book Shepherd, Dr. Judith Briles leads the conversation each week. She will include publishing professionals that will reveal tips and secrets to the author's journey. Sometimes, she goes solo and just shares her expertise that she has earned and learned over a 40-year period from the publication of her first book. Each week, you will get a new show, no repeats.
If there is a book in you, then you will want to listen and learn each and every week with Dr. Judith Briles, your Book Shepherd.
Episodes
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Feb 7, 2025 • 60min
Cover and Interior Book Trends 2025 02-06-2025
Award-winning book designer Rebecca Finkle joins AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host Judith Briles for a fun and enlightening podcast on book design trends for 2025.
Your takeaways include:
-Can your cover pass the second test?
-What the design trends ae for 2025 for books and authors.
-Why you cover must connect with your target market.
-Why you should Google bad designed book covers.
-How to do the walk around bookstore revelation.
Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. It’s ranked in the Top Ten of book marketing campaigns. Since its inception seven years ago, the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with over 21 million listeners downloading various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Join in and become a regular subscriber.
Jan 31, 2025 • 1h 1min
Birthing a Series & Fan Clubs 01-30-2025
In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites bestselling author Patricia Raybon to share her tips on building a series and a fan club. You will hear Patricia say, “My writing started with me being black.”
Your takeaways include:
-Strategies for “giving it your best: marketing.
-Tips for researching your chosen genre.
-How to find and develop your fan base.
-Marketing with short videos.
-Crafting the ideal pitching to a potential book buyer.
-Characters talk...tips on getting them to tell their story to the writer.
-Why authors must do their homework and ask with each book—where will it go?
And, of course, much more.
Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. It’s ranked in the Top Ten of bookmarketing campaigns. Since its inception seven years ago, the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with over 21 million listeners downloading various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Join me and become a regular subscriber.
Jan 24, 2025 • 57min
How to Create a Speech Using AI 01-23-2025
In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Daniel Hall to join her with a jam-packed session using a great short cut to create a speech in less than 30 minutes.
Your takeaways include:
-The Hows and Whys of creating a book marketing plan.
How to easy peasy structure you presentation, step by step.
-How to create complete speech outlines in under 30 minutes.
-Tips for Developing clear, compelling key points.
-Ideas for generating supporting material for each section of your talk.
-Your core message development.
-Your key point organization and selection.
-And, of course, much more.
Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. It’s ranked in the Top Ten of book marketing campaigns. Since its inception seven years ago, the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with over 21 million listeners downloading various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Join me and become a regular subscriber.
Jan 17, 2025 • 57min
Book Marketing Buzz for 2025 podcast 01-16-2025
Book Marketing Buzz for 2025
In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Brian Feinblum to join her with a jam-packed session on book marketing tips for 2025. Brian is the creator of the award-winning blog, www.BookMarketingBuzzBlog.blogspot.com –make sure you become a subscriber to it.
Your takeaways include:
-The Hows and Whys of creating a book marketing plan.
-The essentials of grabbing book reviews.
-Where to submit for reviews and when to do it.
-How to initial a direct marketing campaign.
-When to submit for award contests—and should you.
-Setting up a giveaway campaign.
-What the most common mistakes authors make and how to avoid them.
-9 things you should be doing within your website.
And, of course, much more.
Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. It’s ranked in the Top Ten of book marketing campaigns. Since its inception seven years ago, the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with over 21 million listeners downloading various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Join me and become a regular subscriber.
Jan 10, 2025 • 1h 3min
Refresh, Repurpose, Roar to 2025 Author Success podcast01-09-2025
Refresh, Repurpose, Roar to 2025 Author Success
In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles invites walks you through over a dozen tips and strategies to support your author success for this year.
Your takeaways include:
-why you should start with a review and redo of your website
-how to bring POP to your social media profiles
-why you should revisit your Amazon Author Central page
-why you should revisit and polish your Amazon book detail page
-why you should revisit and alter your Amazon categories and keywords
-why you should check that all links work on your website
-why you should add OR polish your media tab on your website
-what and why you should do dumping of sections on your website
-why its time to realistically look at what photos you have on your website
-why its time to revisit your email list and clean it up
And, of course, much more.
Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. It’s ranked in the Top Ten of bookmarketing campaigns. Since its inception seven years ago, the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with over 21 million listeners downloading various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Join me and become a regular subscriber.
Jan 3, 2025 • 59min
Fiction Writing & Marketing Tips for 2025 podcast 01-02-2025
Host Dr. Judith Briles invites Canadian bestselling author Deborah Armstrong to share her tips on building a publishing empire that started at age 50. A spicy romance writer, her series has attracted fans worldwide.
Your takeaways include:
-characters talk...tips on getting them to tell their story to the writer;
-how she uses her travel to build her storylines;
-how your phone can help an author write scenes;
-how to create a Giveaway program;
-why she uses family and friends in her books;
-why authors should read alot;
-marketing tips;
- writing and expanding a series; and much more.
It's the 7th year of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with over 21 million downloads.
Dec 27, 2024 • 58min
#1 Creating a Positive Mindset - Part I 12-26-2024
How to Create a Conscious Mindset for Authors, Part I 312,961
Dec 27, 2024 • 58min
#1 Creating a Positive Mindset, Part II 12-26-2024
How to Create a Conscious Mindset for Authors, Part II 269,960
Dec 20, 2024 • 58min
#2 Author Success Goldmine-Creating the Ultimate Opt-In 12-19-2024
Continuing the top podcasts of 2024, #2 How to Create the Ultimate Op-In had 204,169 listener downloads since it's first broadcast on 3-14-24.
In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles reveals the ultimate tips for turning your website into a hot magnet for new clients, fans, your book, and your expertise.
It’s Judith “solo” to deliver the step-by-step tips for creating the ultimate Opt-In or Lead Magnet to build your followers and fan base.
Your listening takeaways include:
The What of what you will need to create your Opt-In.
The Why of what makes your website and Opt-In the treasure chest every author should have.
What the essential components of your shout-out campaign must include.
The How of what you do next to roll out your Opt-In campaign.
The secret sauces that every campaign must have.
Judith’s step-by-step inputting it all together.
And, of course, much more.
Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. It’s ranked in the Top Ten of bookmarketing campaigns. Since its inception, over 16,000,000 listeners have downloaded various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Join me and become a regular subscriber.
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Dec 13, 2024 • 58min
#3 Publicity Power for Authors 12-12-2024
It's countdown month for the TOP downloaded podcasts for 2024. Coming in at #3 with 171,700 listeners downloading the sage advice shared within the podcast first heard on March 28, 2024.
In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles reveals the latest in PR strategies with PR expert Andrea Pass, founder of AndreaPassPR.com.
In a fast hour, you will come away with plenty of refreshing insights and ahas that will sparkle a dull website and spruce up your online influence.
• What public relations can do for authors.
• Why authors need PR as part of their marketing mix.
• What the difference between PR and advertising is.
• How earned media coverage drives book sales.
• What you have to do to be prepared for public relations outreach.
• What the long-term benefit of press coverage is and how to take advantage to it.
• What your website media tab needs now and how to update it.
• What elements to add to your website media tab on an ongoing basis.
• Which social media sites to use for book influence
And, of course, much more.
Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. Since its inception, over 18,000,000 listeners have downloaded various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Join me and become a regular subscriber.
