Marketing, social media, and building author influence lead my list of "needs" from authors during their publishing journey.

Join host Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd is her favorite Geek Girl Kelly Johnson for a rousing and fast hour loaded with 22 tips, tricks and tools for the author and writer.

From YouTube to a nifty word search for writing--this is a gift to you that keeps on giving. Get paper and pen out--notes, notes, and more notes will pour out.

It's an info-entertaining packed podcast on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing.

Calling all authors and writers. Get ready for a jammed packed hour from writing guru Anne Randolph. Over 20 tips in this podcast, including:

- Read lots, including the cereal box for ideas.

- Don’t edit as you write, it will let your brilliant bubbles escape.

- Take a break and read poetry—opens another world to your thinking, feeling, emotion.

- The best bookmark for a writer—a 4 x 6 blank card that “aha” notes can be added to as a book is read.

- And much more … tune in!

Get 20 tips for authors to soar their writing via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast @JudithBriles @The BookShepherd @AnneRandolph http://bit.ly/BookPublishingPodcast #authors #books #selfpub #amwriting #writingcommunity

The perfect author and writer's gift awaits you. Fixional.com is ready to be unwrapped revealing the combination of AI and having an editor at your fingertips. Both just a click away.

-Get tips for editing fiction fast and inexpensively.

-Get ready to learn about a hot website for authors and writers that recommends improvements to the manuscript as comments, which are available for download in Microsoft Word's Track Changes.

-Discover the potential copy and line edits and how original your manuscript is.

Podcast via AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing for your author success.

Authors print books—there are plenty of questions to ask … and get answered. Get tips on how to print as quickly as possible for an event, celebration, or holiday.

- How should they print them?

- What is the best time to order a print run?

- What are the types of proofs?

- What are the printing options for books?

- Why it's essential to stick to the printing schedule.

- What current trends in printing today?

- What Print options do I have?

- What are the essential questions that authors should ask a printer?

Joining host Judith Briles The Book Shepherd is Sandy Gould, national sales rep with Color House Graphics for this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.

The AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing delivers a "two-fer in this week's podcast.

Best selling and multi-award-winning author Mara Purl joins host Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, for a jammed packed hour. Get writing tips from a writing pro on:

-converting from one genre to another within a series;

-how to set up a series using the location as a main character;

-how to write a page-turner;

-discover the power of the Milford-Haven book series;

-turn your research into a major asset of support for marketing your book;

-how to turn your text into soaring audio.

And there's more. Mara reveals the “heart” of how the Milford-Heaven series began and evolved. Her newest book is What the Soul Knows … a paranormal twist on her Heart series.

In the world of book design, multi-award winning book designer Nick Zelinger of NZGraphics.com and podcast host Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd, reveal that the best book covers practice the art of "less is more" in grabbing a book buyer's eye. Also, learn the inside scoop of:

-book covers and book awards,

-how to design a book cover,

-how to design the interior of a book,

-how to get buyers to buy books,

-and lots more!

The AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast shares the essentials of book design that indie and self-publishing authors need today.

Here’s an excellent question for ALL authors—are you curating your own work?

Yup, curate what you have already written and published. Where “repurposing” is a tweaking with a slight rewrite … “curate just pulls what you have and re-pushes it out.

Love it, and so will you. Listen in to the 10 essential tips and strategies that will open up your savvy words to 60 million readers.

Discover the power of Medium, the perfect platform to do it on via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing Podcast with @JudithBriles @MyBookShepherd and guest MaryJo Wagner.

Social Media is the town hall for book promotion. Are you using it effectively?

-What platforms should you be on?

-Why types of postings should you include?

-What should authors avoid posting?

-What 5 things should authors be doing now?

-What 5 things should avoids not do?

-And, of course, much more.

Join Judith for the latest episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast

Want to create the best marketing copy for promos and your book marketing? Imagine being in a coffee shop and having a simple conversation. You connect instantly.

Don’t stress what your book is about. Stress what it delivers—quench the desire for solutions and pain relief.

Listen in on podcast with @MyBookShepherd @JudithBriles and her special guest Marketing Word Expert Casey Demchak on this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing.

An author's words can pull in a reader ... or push him or her away. It's all about the editing that is brought in by another set of eyes.

Did you know that:

-One of the biggest grumbles on Amazon reviews deals with mediocre editing—or lack of any editing.

-Be wary of your own “word blindness” … repeating the same word or phrases ad nauseam in your manuscript is a reader turnoff.

-You should write what you want to write, not what you think will sell. Readers will know you are faking it. Don’t chase fads.

Listen in on podcast with @MyBookShepherd @JudithBriles and her special guest Editor Barb Wilson on this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing.