December Meeting: Avoid Book Publishing Blunders, Bloopers and Boo-Boos that will Sink Your Book with Judith Briles

December Meeting

Presenter: Dr. Judith Briles

Judith is an innovative and creative writing coach, and a how to get published expert who can expertly assist you with your book and publishing project. She has mentored up and coming authors and publishers for years and dedicated untold hours to educating others to the pitfalls, and joys, of the publishing world. In 2009, she created AuthorYOU, a membership organization that is designed for serious authors who want to be seriously successful.  The AuthorYOU group on LinkedIn alone has 10,000 members.

She is past president of several publishing associations and has chaired several publishing conferences including the AuthorYOU Extravaganza held annually. She chaired the first Writers Conference for the National Speakers Association and started its Writing and Publishing PEG with over 700 members.  She wrote The Book Shepherd segment for the  BookMarketing.com newsletter and numerous columns, along with leading her popular Publishing Salons. Her latest book (#36) How to Create a $1,000,000 Speech shows up and coming authors how speaking has become the latest trend to market books. Joined by How to Avoid 101 Book Publishing Blunders, Bloopers & Boo-Boos, Snappy Sassy Salty, Wise Words for Authors and Writers, The CrowdFunding Guide for Authors & Writers and Author YOU: Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms. AuthorYOU was published in March of 2013 and has won multiple national awards including the Indie Excellence Award, International Book Award, Beverly Hills Book Award, IPPY Award in the Publishing/Writing category and was the Publishing writing Book of the Year in the IndieFab awards sponsored by Foreword Reviews. Her books are also #1 bestsellers on Amazon.

Topic: Avoid Book Publishing Blunders, Bloopers and Boo-Boos that will Sink Your Book

Whether you are just beginning the author journey or think you are an old pro, the publishing maze has a few tricks up its sleeve. Contracts can snarl you, marketing can swamp you, and social media can suck your energy. No wonder authors become comatose—no longer, after this highly interactive, fun and “aha” session.
Your takeaways include:

• Identify the 7 deadly sins that too many authors make.
• Learn what the “escape” clause is that every author needs to include in a traditional publishing contract.
• Come away with great tips and tricks to goose up your open rate on blogs and emails.
• Embrace the strategy to deliver “Best Seller” status on Amazon without spending money or gathering up a bunch of gifts as inducements to buy your book on launch day.