The Authorpreneur Secret$™ Podcast

What if you lost your Amazon publishing account at KDP? What are the alternatives?

How would this affect us as Caribbean authors? In this episode, I speak of the benefits of Amazon to us Caribbean authors

and one big way losing this account would affect us. See also upcoming changes in KDP's print price as of June 20, 2023

KDP Print Cost Changes FAQ

Keith Wheeler: Reasons Your Account Could Get Terminated

About the Host

C. Ruth is an Authorpreneurship Specialist and Publishing Coach from the beautiful island of Jamaica. She is also the best-selling author of over 25 books and an international speaker. She has spoken in at least 14 countries, empowering people to win in their personal, spiritual, and professional lives. Ruth works

She enjoys teaching them how to win with books beyond book sales. Ruth is also the creator of the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy, an initiative from her book, “Authorpreneur Secret$: Write Fast. Publish Affordably and Generate Lasting Income.”

Podcast Website: ⁠⁠www.authorpreneursecrets.com⁠

Are you thinking of sharing your story or writing a memoir? Are you worried about its impact?

Today's tips will be a useful guide to share your story effectively and wisely with the world.

Tips for Writing Memoirs - Lessons Learned

1. Know your why

2. Use Pseudonymns where possible or write in the third person as if sharing someone else's story

3. Notify key persons affected about your intent and portions if possible to preserve relationships

4. Beware of the effects on the involved individuals

5. Ask yourself for certain episodes that might be too personal or painful, if the story can survive without these portions

6. Focus on the reader and the message you are trying to convey; don't just journal

7. You can republish it if you feel it needs to be revised.

Useful Links

Unshackled Queens YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@unshackledqueens

Free Writing and Publishing Resources

https://authorpreneursecrets.com/resources/

About the Host

C. Ruth is an Authorpreneurship Specialist and Publishing Coach from the beautiful island of Jamaica. She is also the best-selling author of over 25 books and an international speaker. She has spoken in at least 14 countries, empowering people to win in their personal, spiritual, and professional lives. Ruth works

Podcast Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.authorpreneursecrets.com⁠⁠

Books can be revised and republished to give them new life. This is what Ruth did with her book, "Unshackled Queen," which was first published as "Heartache Queen Unshackled" in 2014.

The new edition has been signficantly revised and renamed with a new mission and focus.

Its purpose to help women move from heartbreak to wholeness, to move past the pains of the past and walk in their greatness.

The name of the book will also be used to form a community of empowerment and the building of her new YouTube channel by the same name.

This community will be launched on her birthday on May 9, 2023, in the 10th year that the first manuscript was written.

Join the community for weekly teaching, inspirational stories, and transformational insights to enable women to fulfil their purpose.

Useful Links

The Voice: Grandma's Amazing Stories of Divine Guidance in Times of TroubleUnshackled Queens YouTube Community

The Livestream of Ruth's Triple Play

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Indieauthorpreneurs 
https://www.facebook.com/CamekaRuthTaylor 
https://www.youtube.com/@unshackledqueens

About the Host

C. Ruth is an Authorpreneurship Specialist and Publishing Coach from the beautiful island of Jamaica. She is also the best-selling author of over 25 books and an international speaker. She has spoken in at least 14 countries, empowering people to win in their personal, spiritual, and professional lives. Ruth works

Podcast Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.authorpreneursecrets.com⁠

Looking for ideas to do more with your book? How about launching a community or a movement with your book?

This is a community to empower women to win. This episode also includes a Q&A on ISBNs and the premiere of The Voice video chapter story.

C. Ruth is an Authorpreneurship Specialist and Publishing Coach from the beautiful island of Jamaica. She is also the best-selling author of over 25 books and an international speaker. She has spoken in at least 14 countries, empowering people to win in their personal, spiritual, and professional lives. Ruth works

Podcast Website: ⁠⁠www.authorpreneursecrets.com⁠

I also discuss my latest authorpreneurship ventures including starting a new YouTube Community "Unshackled Queens" named after my book, "Unshackled Queens." This community is geared towards helping women heal from emotional wounds and past hurts that are holding them back. It will help to unleash their greatness through book studies, the sharing of personal healing journeys, and transformational nuggets/teachings.

Useful Links/Resources

C. Ruth is an Authorpreneurship Specialist and Publishing Coach from the beautiful island of Jamaica. She is also the best-selling author of over 25 books and an international speaker. She has spoken in at least 14 countries, empowering people to win in their personal, spiritual, and professional lives. Ruth works

Podcast Website: ⁠⁠www.authorpreneursecrets.com⁠

How could you creatively capture the history and culture of the Caribbean?

A great way to do that is through writing and Dale Mahfood has done that well.

Dale Mahfood, a native-born Jamaican, is the author and independent publisher of "When Trees Fall," the first in a series of Caribbean historical fiction family sagas called Wood and Water.

C. Ruth is an Authorpreneurship Specialist and Publishing Coach from the beautiful island of Jamaica. She is also the best-selling author of over 25 books and an international speaker. She has spoken in at least 14 countries, empowering people to win in their personal, spiritual, and professional lives. Ruth works

Podcast Website: ⁠⁠www.authorpreneursecrets.com⁠

Meet two of our Jamaican Retiree Rockstars who are writing their way into a new adventure.

These two ladies began their author journey in retirement. Their books have given them a new lease on life and opened the door for them to become authorpreneurs. They are among the 10,000 Authorpreneurs who are being raised up for 2030.

They certainly will be featured in my 2030 Authorpreneur coffee table book.

If you are a retiree, how could writing a book make this season more meaningful and even create sustainable income for you?

These two ladies can show you how.

Books Featured

Hezekiah: Many Houses, One Life by Patricia Lindsay Fletcher

Retirement: The Journey and the Destination by Patricia Reid Waugh

Success Resources for Authors

https://authorpreneursecrets.com/resources/

C. Ruth is an Authorpreneurship Specialist and Publishing Coach from the beautiful island of Jamaica. She is also the best-selling author of over 25 books and an international speaker. She has spoken in at least 14 countries, empowering people to win in their personal, spiritual, and professional lives. Ruth works

Podcast Website: ⁠⁠www.authorpreneursecrets.com⁠

In the new Authorpreneur Secret$™ podcast, we have begun to highlight our Authorpreneurs as we build our list of 10K Authorpreneurs for 2030.

In a segment called "Vision 2030 Spotlight," each week we will shout out 10 Authorpreneur Rockstars on the road to Vision 2030.

Authorpreneur Jihan Williams also shares her author journey - how she turned her experience of pregnancy loss into a book.

Jihan also gave us the idea of informational book launches to make book launches more purposeful. She turned her story of pregnancy loss into a book that has become her platform for education and advocacy concerning pregnancy loss.

Jihan's Book: Lifting the Weight of Miscarriage

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Get Free Resources HERE to Thrive on Your Author Journey

About the Host

C. Ruth is an Authorpreneurship Specialist and Publishing Coach from the beautiful island of Jamaica. She is also the best-selling author of over 25 books and an international speaker. She has spoken in at least 14 countries, empowering people to win in their personal, spiritual, and professional lives. Ruth works

Podcast Website: www.authorpreneursecrets.com

In this special 100th episode, Ruth introduces her authors to a powerful book outlining software (Plottr).

This software is the #1 visual book outlining and story bible software on the market.

He lives in the mountains of Idaho with his wife and two very talented dogs.

Get More Information on Plottr at their website.

Website: Plottr

Amazing Resources for Authors

Join Ruth on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/authorpreneursecrets

Gift Audiobook - Embracing Destiny by C. Ruth Taylor

Ruth's Writing and Publishing Resources for Authors

About the Host

C. Ruth is an Authorpreneurship Specialist and Publishing Coach from the beautiful island of Jamaica. She is also the best-selling author of over 25 books and an international speaker. She has spoken in at least 14 countries, empowering people to win in their personal, spiritual, and professional lives. Ruth works

Podcast Website: ⁠www.authorpreneursecrets.com

Are you seeking visibility as an author? Having a media kit is an essential part of this process.

So, what exactly should you put in this kit? Where should you store it?

In today's episode Ruth covers this and gives you some tips to do it well.

Useful Media Kit Items

Ruth's Media Kit Sample

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Ruth's Resources for Authors - Free and Paid resources to win on your author journey

C. Ruth is an Authorpreneurship Specialist and Publishing Coach from the beautiful island of Jamaica.

She is also the best-selling author of over 25 books and an international speaker. She has spoken in at least 14 countries, empowering people to win in their personal, spiritual, and professional lives. Ruth works with authors to write and publish books to increase their income and impact. She enjoys teaching them how to win with books beyond book sales. Ruth is also the creator of the Authorpreneur Secret$ Academy, an initiative from her book, “Authorpreneur Secret$.”

Podcast Website: www.authorpreneursecrets.com