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Last weekend was jammed for me with personal writing—working on two books: my Appetizers with Judith, now comfortably over the half way mark and Book 4, The Secret Awakening with Brian Barnes—also comfortably over the half way mark. Sunday found me at my grandson’s college graduation … now planning a gap year to pay off his student loans and then move into earning his Masters.

Today, we have snow coming down in Colorado. How much? Who knows, but it’s cold again and it’s a heavy wet spring snow that does plenty of shrub and tree breaking damage.

So, it’s a snow day and I will do a plan forward. Writing. Getting ready for a day of book selling at the Barnes & Noble store at Centerra in Loveland for another Book Fair on Saturday, the day before Mother’s Day. Then, the next weekend another Book Fair at the Southlands Barnes & Noble in Aurora. Gulp, we will be half way through May … and hopefully the last snowfall before we think winter again. Drop to say hello … and buy books. Graduation gifts. Birthday gifts. Mother’s Day, Father’s Day. And of course, YOU.

Authors are creating press releases … here’s another free source.

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Richard Rieman
Richard@TheAudiobookWizard.com
https://audiobookwizard.shop/

Judith’s personal audiobook wizard will help you:

Decide the best way to produce, distribute, and market your money-making audiobook in all genres.
Find a great audiobook narrator for your book.
Narrate your own book.
Create a music video promo for your book.
Create a high royalty payment audiobook version of a children’s illustrated book.

Richard Rieman (Ree’ man) has narrated and produced hundreds of Indie-published audiobooks. He’s the author of the award-winning book,
The Author’s Guide to Audiobook Creation.

Judith Briles is YOURS for 60 minutes on Friday, May 15 at 3 pm MT to ask any question you have about book publishing, book marketing, writing a book … or just getting a “little juice” to start your engines after the Holiday rush from the past few weeks.

Post your questions as soon as you come on … Judith will come to you LIVE and bring you on the mic to respond to YOU and possibly ask additional questions.

It’s 60 minutes to start smoke ‘em your Author Success … and why not? Grab your favorite beverage; just listen in … or ASK, ASK, ASK! It’s time to re-juice and rekindle your author energy!

Join Zoom Meeting – click on it or copy/paste
https://zoom.us/j/95000476418?pwd=3ZRTEhb1TDrTvzcjps9ov0r3Tpihbg.1
Password: authors

Add to Your Calendar: Friday, May 15 at 3 MT (2 PT, 5 CT, 5 ET)

Sign up for our next sessions for June 3, 10, 17, 24

There are 23 steps in your journey … a journey where you could pay someone to travel and implement for you … or one where you can roll up your sleeves and learn how to create, implement, and execute. As in DIY.

The Create an Amazon Bestseller Campaign for Your eBook Online course is the later. I will take you through each step during the four weeks. When you complete #17, you are ready to execute.

My goal is for you to have all components for your campaign DONE before your implementation/execution day. All social media tease pushouts done and scheduled before the big day starts.

Requirements:

Two hours of your time online each week via Zoom with Judith Briles. Late Wednesday afternoon will be our start time.
Social media presence. Thousands would be good but not crucial. You will learn tips and tricks during each session that will have new adds every week.
An “I want to be #1 and I can do this attitude” and commitment to do the work during each session and post-work each work.
A computer. A free account on either Canva and BookBrush.

This is how each call starts: I share a few strategies, tips, and tools that attendees can immediately start to use. All share … and ask plenty of questions. They get answers. Definitely an excellent way to start a Friday. Those of you who aren’t participating, you are making a mistake. I love the variety of books and authors who have chosen to participate. What’s also fun, is the energy that can be felt with what everyone is working on. Love it!

Here’s the link to take advantage of it and subscribe: https://thebookshepherd.com/author-friendly-fridays/

About Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd ™

Book Publishing expert Judith Briles, aka The Book Shepherd, has shepherded more than 1,000 authors and created 500 best-sellers and award-winning books. She knows publishing inside and out from both the traditional and independent sides. Judith is an advocate for authors within her blogs, podcasts and speaking engagements. What’s her pet peeve? Two words: publishing predators.

She hosts the podcast AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing which generates over 250,000 downloads a month. Her website is www.TheBookShepherd, email: JudithBriles.com and phone: 303-885-2207.