95% of my books sales came from speaking. How did I get speaking gigs? In part, from sending out old-fashioned snail mail postcards that were all about my books.
Judith Briles
Judith Briles is a book publishing expert and coach. She empowers authors and works directly with authors who want to be seriously successful and has been writing about and conducting workshops on publishing since the ’80s. Judith is the author of 36 books including Author YOU: Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms (Foreword IndieFab Book of the Year), Snappy Sassy Salty: Wise Words for Authors and Writers and a speaker at publishing conferences. Book #35, How to Avoid 101 Book Publishing Blunders, Bloopers & Boo-Boos has earned 7 national book awards in 2017. Her Latest, How to Create a $1,000,000 Speech is out now. Get your copies now.
Each summer, she holds Judith Briles Book Publishing Unplugged Bootcamp, a three-day intensive limited to a small group of authors who want to be seriously successful. Participate in her Judith Briles Speaking Unplugged Bootcamp held in March and November. Unpluggeds are limited in size so that each participant gets one-on-one coaching. Join Judith live on Thursdays at 6 p.m. EST for “AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing” on the Toginet Network at bit.ly/PublishingShow.
Judith is also the Founder of the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame and the National Authors Hall of Fame.
Follow @AuthorYOUBooks and @MyBookShepherd on Twitter and do a “Like” at AuthorYOU, and join the Facebook group Book Publishing with The Book Shepherd. If you want to create a book that has no regrets, contact me.
Books by Judith Briles
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Judith’s Articles on The Book Designer
Is Social Media a Time Suck in Your Day?
The time and energy that goes into of social media can be a royal time suck. Here’s how you can control the time you spend on social media sites.
Is There a Writing Mulligan in Your Midst?
When you feel drained of words, and what you are now beginning to think of as the “dreaded blog” is due the next day, how about giving yourself a second chance … a Writing Mulligan?
Reality Check for Authors … What Were You Thinking?
Authoring can be (and is at times) a lonely number. Create an Author Inner Circle that serves as a trusted advisory board … just to you.
9 Tips for Your Website Due Diligence Starting NOW!
It’s an “oh-oh” time. And it deals with your website. How about creating this Website Due Diligence Plan for the New Year?
3 Essential Questions for Every Author
Who did you write your book for? Where do your readers hang out on the internet and in person? Can you summarize your book in less than 30 seconds?
Are There Snarky Book Reviews in Your Midst?
Once a writer becomes a published author, the “opinion” floodgates can open. What happens when all of a sudden, ugly reviews surface? What can an author do?
Do you Prefer “Click” or “Brick” Learning?
Successful authors know that they have to “invest” in continuing education because the publishing and marketing worlds keep changing.
Authors and Marketing Fatigue
Can you get author and book marketing fatigue? Of course. Authors sometimes don’t want to hear what works in creating a successful book marketing campaign.
What’s in Your Tagline?
By Judith Briles It’s a good question … for most, the answer is zilch. Or, the response is: what’s a tagline? Okay … what is a tagline and why should an author care? Ahh … now we are into the meat of it. Start with separating a tagline from a slogan. Where a slogan is […]