Nick Zelinger joins The Book Shepherd and host Judith Briles for a fun session on book design. You will—get the 3 essential tips for vetting your covers;

-how to craft a back cover;

-how to select fonts and trim sizes ---why it’s okay to have the book designer “defend” the cover design! And of course;

-lots of tasks to take on before you push the “print button” …

You gotta “get ready” before you go! And, of course, much more on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing. Podcast:

As an author--have you ever wondered WHAT to do when you are writing about real people who have done bad things or are just nasty ... and what to reduce your liability? Answers are here ... plus much more in this editions of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing.

Host Judith Briles and Book Shepherd has Author and attorney Helen Sedwick--author of the Self Publishing Legal Handbook as her guest.

The plus for you--lots of legal publishing questions answered without having to pay for it!

Do you know how to print a book? And where to print a book? Judith Briles The Book Shepherd and Host of AuthorU-Your GUide to Book Publishing has answers to book printing options. Join her to learn:

-Which option should you select--POD or offset?

-What about papers?

-How many copies should be printed?

You should--and you will after you listen in to this podcast with The Book Shepherd and her guest, Sandy Gould of Color House Graphics--a premier book printer and bindery in North America.

Every author needs a website. For branding. For credibility. For findability.

In this edition of the AuthorU Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, Judith Briles The Book Shepherd and book coach has Michelle Renee, website developer, as her guest. You will learn:

-10 essential tips to create the author website.

-Mistakes to avoid in author website.

-How to create a mobile friendly website.

-Why you don't have your friend or family member touch yours!

Join us for another excellent AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.

Do you know how to secure a book review from reviews that count to book stores and libraries? You should--and you will after you listen in to this podcast with The Book Shepherd and her guest, Victoria Sutherland of Foreword Reviews-the #1 reviewer of independently published books.

-How to reach the library market

-Which reviews count

-What lead time is needed

-Where to get the submission guidelines

All this and much more with AuthorYOU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host Judith Briles and Foreword Review's Victoria Sutherland.

Do you know what makes a professionally looking book? You should--it will be the "deal breaker" for most buyers if you miss the mark.

Get the inside scoop from Robin Cutler, the Director of IngramSpark on what makes and BREAKS a book in a book buyer's decision process.

-design items that make buyers crazy.

-what authors need to do now to sell more books.

-what's new and great about the POD world.

All this and much more with AuthorYOU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host Judith Briles and IngramSpark's Robin Cutler.

The book proposal is an essential component of pitching to a traditional publisher.

But, did you know that it is also a huge plus for any author who sets out to publish? It creates the ultimate gameplan to keep you focused … and successful.

Join Your Guide to Book Publishing Host and The Book Shepherd Judith Briles and the creator of the San Francisco Writers Conference agent Mike Larsen for the latest podcast … it’s all about you and your book/publishing journey success.

Get savvy writing tips and tools for authors to engage in starting today—the result: you enhance what you are doing forward as you move forward with writing plots, storylines, and characters. Author, Narrator, Actress Mara Purl joins Judith Briles for an hour of a dozen plus ideas that will delight and surprise you.

Loved the tips about screenplay secrets that every fiction writer can use in this podcast of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing with AuthorYOU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host Judith Briles and IngramSpark's Robin Cutler.

What a great way to add to the first month of the year with savvy tips and tools for authors to engage and enhance what they are doing forward. And that includes the business side, embracing all that is deductible and building the author’s business to levels not imagined including your community sponsoring your own TV show.

Tom Antion joins Judith Briles for an hour of a dozen plus ideas that will delight and surprise you. Loved the tips and a few of the ways that authors can implement to deliver an endless stream on moneys referred to in this podcast of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing.

What a great way to kick off the first month of the year with savvy tips and essential tools for authors to use that will enhance what they are doing from this day forward.

Kelly Johnson joins Judith Briles for an hour of a dozen plus ideas that will delight and surprise you. Loved the tips and a few of the websites referred to in this podcast of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing.