Joining host Judith Briles is Marilyn Van Derbur, winner of Writers Digest Best Self-Published Book Award, author of the international bestseller Miss America By Day that revealed her betrayal and sexual assault at the age of 5 until she was 18. Self-publishing at 65 after turning down NY publishers, it was her first book, and only book, that is used in universities internationally, and has changed the lives of millions. A film on her life, An Incest Survivor’s Odyssey won an Emmy award and Los Angeles Film Festival award based on her life.

Her advice for authors includes:

1. Knowing what your intention is as the author before you start writing.

2. Include pictures that carry the story, not fluff for fillers.

3. Use lots of stories and examples.

4. Tie everything together.

5. End with power.

If you are writing a memoir; if you are writing a book that delivers hope and help; if you are writing a book that shouts out courage, then this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing is for you.

Creativity has potholes. Sometimes, publishing success can be held at bay. Get ready to cross the line.

-Want to get published successfully?

-How about nifty tips to crash the barriers to writing blocks?

-Are you ready to jump into the speed lane to reaching your author goals?

Joining the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is NY Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson. Co-author of today's Dune books, writer of many of the Star Wars forward books, fingers in multiple sci-fi and fantasy files—this is the podcast where you will find "the force" within you.

Have you ever thought about using your expertise to create a virtual trade show?

Discover how two authors have taken their know-how and created virtual tradeshows seeded by their knowledge on what they write and speak on; partner with vendors that pay for virtual space and meet their customers; and never have to get in a car or plane to host it. And how you can do the same!

Did you know …

-Engagement is higher: 30% of people are more likely to speak to a person in a virtual booth …

-Virtual tradeshows are environmentally friendly … less travel and printing costs.

-Virtual events make it easier to “scale” costs for hosting an event … no food costs.

-Virtual attendance can be limitless … the more the merrier.

-Virtual events can be timeless … a day or perpetuity.

-Virtual events are reliable ... weather isn't a problem.

Joining the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host Judith Briles is virtual event expert Greg Jameson whose philosophy is: “Don’t live your live. Live your dreams.”

If that’s something that is a carrot to grow your author success, then this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing is for you.

Get ready to learn lots about the cryto currency world and how authors can use it in a variety of ways. With host Judith Briles The Book Shepherd on the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is Daniel Hall. Daniel is a co-author of One Coin, Two Coin, What Coin, Bit Coin.

Takeaways include:

-What is an NFT?

-Why authors should explore NFTs and crypto currency.

-How authors can turn their books into an annuity.

Lots more ... it's protecting your intellectual property with a twist on

the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.

Everyone talks about characters—the ones they love; the ones they hate; the ones they love to hate … but how does an author go about actually creating characters that are both realistic and memorable?

Joining host Judith Briles is Mara Purl, a bestselling author and writing coach. Creating characters, storylines, and setups is what Mara does this for a living. Many of her readers say that her characters become friends they like to keep up with.

In this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, she will reveal two specific tools that help with creating great characters.

Mara always works with her theme: "Head and Heart".

-One of her tools is about the heart.

-One of her tools is about the head.

-One is about color.

-One is about personality types.

If you want your book to be one that readers open and fall in—whether you are writing fiction or nonfiction … then this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing is for you.

have you ever wonder why so many authors fail or never get passed selling 100 books. Developmental Editor and Ghostwriter Dan Janal joins AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host Judith Briles for a fast and fun hour. Takeaways include:

-when to get a ghostwriter

-how to work with a developmental editor

-why short books are more effective--and preferred

-how to avoid the "digital dust" of a book graveyard

-5 reasons why authors fail and how to avoid them

And, of course, lots more.

Is your writing, your pitch, your proposal, your book proposal, your title, your _______ coming across with pizzazz, pop, and brilliance?

-It’s time to step up your game ...

-If you want to grab readers from the get-go ...

-If you want to get an agent ...

-If you want to get a book proposal read and supported …

-If you want to get help in writing a screenplay …

-If you want to tips on selling to a publisher …

-If you want to know what your book title must say …

… then this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is for you. Joining host Judith Briles is Randy Peyser, one of only a few people in the country who specializes in representing authors in finding literary agents and publishers.

The author's brand begins to emerge the day she or he starts writing. It morphs. It evolves.

In this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, host Dr. Judith Briles invites artist and branding expert Peggy Sands to the mic.

-What is a brand and why it's essential for an author to have one.

-What does branding do for you?

-Where should you start when branding yourself?

-Why it pays off to get a person’s brain involved in your logo ...

and of course, much more.

Listen in for tips, ahas, and strategies on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing.

Author and Vision expert Dr. Lynn Hellerstein joins host Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, for an insightful episode on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.

It's all about vision and using visualization to:

-increase your author success quotient

-use tips to unblock writer's block

-eliminate author burnout

-reduce anxiety created by author overwhelm

All that and much more on the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.

Joining book publishing expert Dr. Judith Briles in this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is the Webinar Guru, Dr. Jaclyn Kostner.

You will get:

-the secret sauce and tool to make great slides.

-how to tap into "brain appeal" when in front of an audience.

-3 ways to attract all parts of a participant's brain in any speech.

-how to morph boring slides in minutes.

All that and much more on the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with book publishing expert Dr. Judith Briles.