Pub Date | A Book Publishing Podcast

We're starting the year right with Minda Harts on the #PubDate podcast. The author of The Memo, Right Within, and You Are More Than Magic, Minda shares why writing these books was important to her and what motivates her to continue writing more.

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Minda Harts is the CEO of The Memo LLC, a career development platform that helps women of color advance in the workplace, and the bestselling author of The Memo and Right Within. Her new book, You Are More Than Magic releases April 5, 2022 from Penguin. Kirkus Reviews calls it "A love letter to Black and brown girls and an acknowledgement of the real work it takes to make magic.”

Visit her website for more information: https://www.mindaharts.com/

Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MindaHarts

Shop her books and support indie bookstores here: https://bookshop.org/lists/pub-date-podcast-guests-and-their-books

In need of gift ideas for those hard-to-buy people in your life? Listen to this episode of the Pub Date podcast for our 2021 book list. 

We cover it all! Self-help, amazing women, secret Greek societies, queer voices, murder, alcohol, and nuns. Listen to the episode or start shopping the list here: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-2021-gift-list-from-the-book-broads

And no, it's never too late to buy that special someone a book they'll love. Pfft! Gift them a digital edition and deliver it asap. #lifehack #bookbroads #holidaygiftideas #2021bestbooks

In spite of the increasingly fast-paced nature of today’s media, the art of long-form storytelling still thrives in the form of books, movies, TV and, more recently, podcasts. On this episode of the Pub Date podcast we have Paul Roberts join us and shares how STORYSELLING can make or break a book, podcast, interview, and even speaking career.

About our guest:

Paul Roberts, founder and station manager of OC Talk Radio, has been in the business of storytelling for decades. Lately, he spends his days amplifying the voices of the Orange County business ecosystem by helping his clients stream and record their live podcast shows in his studio at the Cove @ UCI, the headquarters of UCI Beall Applied Innovation.

Learn more about Paul and his work by visiting https://www.octalkradio.biz/ or on the following social media:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OCTalkRadio/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/octalkradio

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OCTalkRadio/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultroberts/

• How she side hustled a book while working full time
• Her decision to date jobs in order to pursue her dreams
• Tips for carving out time to write, edit, and market your book
• When you know it's time to divorce the job for the dream

On this episode of the Pub Date podcast we're joined by Stephen A. Hart, founder of Isles Media, LLC, host of the top-rated Trailblazers.FM podcast, and creator of Brand In Demand™ as we discuss how authors should build their brand as they get ready to promote, launch, and sell their book.⁠ Stephen shares personal branding tips so you can:

• Set yourself apart from other people in your field
• Clarify who you are, what your message is, and who your audience is
• Earn trust by being your authentic self

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Stephen A. Hart is a marketer, podcaster, brand strategist, speaker and entrepreneur. He is known as the creator and host of Trailblazers.FM, but is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and leaders (just like you!) to design the personal brand and life you live and leave™. Learn more about him at www.stephenahart.com.

Connect with him on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and listen to his podcast.

Book broads Jennifer Dorsey and Vanessa Campos welcome lawyer and entrepreneur Shontavia Johnson to the #PubDatePodcast to discuss intellectual property (#IP) and how to protect it as an author, entrepreneur, and creator. Shontavia helps us understand:

• How to protect your written work
• How to keep your brand IP safe
• The difference between copyright and trademarks
• How to use the DMCA Takedown Notice against content pirates

In this episode of the Pub Date Podcast, book broads Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos talk about how authors and publishers make money. We dive into:

• What percentage of authors earn our their advance?
• What kinds of percentages should you expect for each format?
• If you work with an agent, how do they get paid?
• What's the deal with hybrid publishers?

In this episode of the Pub Date Podcast, book broads Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos talk about how the publishing supply chain can affect your Christmas in October plus we answer questions from this week's mailbag:

• How do I set my expectations for how long it takes to publish a book?
• When someone tells me I need an editor, what does that mean? (Explain levels of editing)
• I need a book cover. Where do I start? 
• What is a book proposal? Why do I need one? Do I need one if I'm self publishing? 

Listen to the complete episode for a discount code to our Write a Winning Book Proposal Course.

LinkedIn is a powerful network with more than 740M active users. We're all on it and we're all talking at each other. But we may not be using the platform in the way it was intended. For savvy entrepreneurs and book authors, LinkedIn has become a new source of revenue. It's probably good to know that book marketing on the platform doesn't have to be a hard sales pitch--it should be an education and networking opportunity. 

Joining us today is LinkedIn and sales expert and author of Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn for Business, Ted Prodromou.