The Authorpreneur Secret$™ Podcast

What does it take to become a successful Independent (Indie) author?

The award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author of over 30 books, Joanna Penn gives us answers in this episode of the podcast.

Along with being one of the most trusted voices in Indie publishing, Joanna is a speaker and award-winning entrepreneur. She's host of the Creative Penn Podcast and her site, TheCreativePenn.com, has been voted in the Top 100 sites for writers. Joanna also writes bestselling non-fiction for authors and has sold over 600,000 copies of her books in 162 countries and in 5 languages.

Her podcast has over 550 episodes with relevant information to equip you to win on your author journey (fiction or non-fiction).

Connect with Joanna at:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thecreativepenn

Twitter: http://twitter.com/thecreativepenn

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thecreativepenn

Gems from the Interview

· Decide what you want first as an author

· Write in series and write many books if you want to be successful

· Consider global markets not just your own country

· Embrace diversity – write and tell your story

Get the Books Mentioned:

The Successful Author Mindset and Joanna's Non-Fiction for Authors series

https://www.thecreativepenn.com/books/

The Rocket-Writer: How to Write Your Non-Fiction Book in 24 Hours

https://extramileja.com/

Write and Retire Right

https://www.amazon.com/Write-Retire-Right-Non-Fiction-Sustainable/dp/162676560X/

Ruth’s Authorpreneurship Ventures

The Rocket-Writer Series

https://extramileja.com/rocketwriterseries

Ruth’s Publishing Starter Kit (Free) https://bit.ly/publishingstarterkit

The Design to Win Academy Teen Program

https://designtowinacademy.com/

C. Ruth Taylor’s Contact

Get the expert publishing guidance you need to publish your book. Visit https://extramileja.com/coaching/ to see what Ruth has to offer.

Podcast Website: www.authorpreneursecrets.com

Show Sponsor

Visit Frame Art Jamaica Limited at http://www.frameartjamaica.com/

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 20 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 without breaking the bank, and teaches them how to leverage books to transform lives, achieve their goals and create sustainable income. She is also the creator of the Authorpreneur Secret$ Academy.

What are your plans for retirement?  Does it include writing?

Patricia retired in 2011 after a successful career as a Chartered Accountant. Her first book Retirement, A New Adventure is full of ideas how to have an active and fulfilling retirement.

Leading by example, Patricia took on the challenge of learning to play the violin and steel pan well into her 60s and learned to swim at 70 years old. Patricia also received Gold and Silver medals for her entries in national Speech and Creative Writing Competitions, at ages 68 and 70, respectively.

Gems from the Interview

· Turn your hobbies into income generating activities in retirement

· Start preparing for retirement 10-20 years before

· You are not too old to learn new things in retirement

· Stay active and enriched in retirement and tell your story

Get the Books Mentioned:

Retirement: A New Adventure

https://www.amazon.com/Retirement-New-Adventure-Patricia-Reid-Waugh-ebook/dp/B079665NZH

Write and Retire Right

https://www.amazon.com/Write-Retire-Right-Non-Fiction-Sustainable/dp/162676560X/Ruth’s Authorpreneurship Ventures

Course: Book Marketing and Monetization Made Easy – Masterclass & Bootcamp https://extramileja.com/courses/

Ruth’s Publishing Starter Kit (Free) https://bit.ly/publishingstarterkit

The Design to Win Academy Teen Program

https://designtowinacademy.com/

C. Ruth Taylor’s Contact

Get the expert publishing guidance you need to publish your book. Visit https://extramileja.com/coaching/ to see what Ruth has to offer.

Podcast Website: www.authorpreneursecrets.com

Show Sponsor

Visit Frame Art Jamaica Limited at http://www.frameartjamaica.com/

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 20 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 without breaking the bank, and teaches them how to leverage books to transform lives, achieve their goals and create sustainable income. She is also the creator of the Authorpreneur Secret$ Academy.

Do you have the mindset for success as an author and entrepreneur?

In an interview conducted Live at the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit in January 2021, Nerissa Golden, Founder and Editor of Montserrat’s top digital travel and information platform Discover Montserrat, gave us the secrets to become a winning entrepreneur.

Nerissa is journalist and international speaker and author of eight books, including The Making of a Caribbeanpreneur: Strategies for Overcoming Fear and Building Wealth and Start. Grow. Thrive: Build a Business to Last.

With more than 30 years in traditional and new media, Nerissa’s company Goldenmedia LLC, develops communication strategies for multilateral agencies, non-profit organizations and governments to tell stories which influence change.

Follow Nerissa at:

· https://trulycaribbean.net/- Website

· https://www.linkedin.com/in/nerissagolden/

· [email protected]- Email

· Instagram @trulynerissa

· Facebook - nerissa.golden

Gems from the Interview

· Develop the mindset of an entrepreneur

· Make up your mind that you are in business to make money

· Value your work and charge for it

· Not everyone is your customer

· Define your standards and set your price accordingly.

Get the Books Mentioned:

Design to Win Young Achievers Road Map

https://www.amazon.com/Design-Win-Young-Achievers-Road-ebook/dp/B09CLKXNHQ/

The Making of a Caribbeanpreneur: Strategies for Overcoming Fear and Building Wealth

Start. Grow. Thrive: Build a Business to Last.

https://www.amazon.com/Start-Grow-Thrive-Build-Business-ebook/dp/B096QW3QL7

Ruth’s Authorpreneurship Ventures

Course: Book Marketing and Monetization Made Easy – Masterclass & Bootcamp https://extramileja.com/courses/

Ruth’s Publishing Starter Kit (Free) https://bit.ly/publishingstarterkit

The Design to Win Academy Teen Program

https://designtowinacademy.com/

C. Ruth Taylor’s Contact

Get the expert publishing guidance you need to publish your book. Visit https://extramileja.com/coaching/ to see what Ruth has to offer.

Podcast Website: www.authorpreneursecrets.com

Show Sponsor

Visit Frame Art Jamaica Limited at http://www.frameartjamaica.com/

About the Host

What negative cycles are preventing you from achieving your dreams?

It’s another untold story from Olympic Gardens in Kingston, Jamaica.

Another shining example of excellence…

Author of Valley Flower: Defeating Oppressive and Non-Progressive Cycles, D. R. Plunkett shares how we can overcome the oppressive cycles fear, procrastination  and insecurity to achieve our dreams.

Follow D. R. Plunket at

https://imagobydrplunkett.com/

FB and Instagram: @imagobydrplunkett

Twitter: imagobydrp

Get the Books Mentioned:

Valley Flower: Defeating Oppressive and Non-Progressive Cycles

Design to Win Road Map Series: Your Winning Life and Career Compass

Short Reads Segment:

Valley Flower: Defeating Oppressive and Non-Progressive Cycles

Ruth’s Authorpreneurship Ventures

Course: Book Marketing and Monetization Made Easy – Masterclass & Bootcamp

Ruth’s Publishing Starter Kit (Free)

The Design to Win Young Achievers’ Conference: Equipping Youths to Get It Right Early

C. Ruth Taylor’s Contact

Get the expert publishing guidance you need to publish your book.

Podcast Website: www.authorpreneursecrets.com

Show Sponsor

Visit Frame Art Jamaica Limited at http://www.frameartjamaica.com/

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 20 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 without breaking the bank, and teaches them how to leverage books to transform lives, achieve their goals and create sustainable income. She is also the creator of the Authorpreneur Secret$ Academy.

What is an ISBN? Do you need it? Should you take a free one or not?

We tackle these questions on this episode of the Authorpreneur Secret$ Podcast.

For a greater understanding of ISBNS, read Dave Chesson’s article on it on Kindlepreneur. See the link below to access it.

https://kindlepreneur.com/what-is-isbn/

An ISBN is an International Standard Book Number that is used to identify and track your book.

Get the Books Mentioned:

Untold Stories Vol. 1: CGST and Its Transformational Impact.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZYRSQJC

Support CGST at

https://cgst.edu.jm/online-payment/

Pen It to Win It: Going Beyond Book Sales

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QH2SL5W

Short Reads Segment:

The Albino Marketer

https://www.amazon.com/Albino-Marketer-Journey-Success-Despite-ebook/dp/B08YRX8LSV/

Ruth’s New Course

Book Marketing and Monetization Made Easy – Masterclass & Bootcamp

https://extramileja.com/courses/

Ruth’s Publishing Starter Kit (Free)

https://bit.ly/publishingstarterkit

C. Ruth Taylor’s Contact

Get the expert publishing guidance you need to publish your book. Visit www.extramileja.com to see what Ruth has to offer.

Podcast Website: www.authorpreneursecrets.com

Show Sponsor

Visit Frame Art Jamaica Limited at http://www.frameartjamaica.com/

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 20 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 without breaking the bank, and teaches them how to leverage books to transform lives, achieve their goals and create sustainable income. She is also the creator of the Authorpreneur Secret$ Academy.

How do you preserve a founding father’s legacy?

Learn how Stan Gerig is preserving the legacy of his dad, Dr. Zenas Gerig, through his work as the Acting Chairman of the Board of the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology (CGST).

Stan wrote the foreword to the book, Untold Stories Vol. 1: CGST and Its Transformational Impact.

Join us as we support CGST to preserve its mission and purpose and offer financial support to sustain it.

Get the Book Mentioned:

Untold Stories Vol. 1: CGST and Its Transformational Impact.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZYRSQJC

Support CGST at

https://cgst.edu.jm/online-payment/

Ruth’s Publishing Starter Kit (Free)

https://bit.ly/publishingstarterkit

C. Ruth Taylor’s Contact

Get the expert publishing guidance you need to publish your book. Visit www.extramileja.com to see what Ruth has to offer.

Show Sponsor

Visit Frame Art Jamaica Limited at http://www.frameartjamaica.com/

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 20 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 without breaking the bank, and teaches them how to leverage books to transform lives, achieve their goals and create sustainable income. She is also the creator of the Authorpreneur Secret$ Academy.

Podcast Website: www.authorpreneursecrets.com

Are you proud of your Caribbean identity?

At the launch of Untold Stories Vol. 1, our keynote speaker, Rev. Dr. Earlmont Williams highlighted the negative and pessimistic view of the Caribbean by some of our writing legends like Nobel prize winner, Derek Walcott and others.

In his speech he urged us to shift thinking and embrace our Caribbean “somebodiness.” Rev. Dr. Williams is a 2x graduate of CGST graduating with high honors for the M.A in Intercultural Studies and the M.Div. program.

This episode shares excerpts of his speech at the launch of Untold Stories Vol. 1: CGST and Its Transformational Impact.

Join us as we support a pioneering school to preserve its mission and purpose and offer financial support to sustain it.

Book Mentioned:

Untold Stories Vol. 1: CGST and Its Transformational Impact.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZYRSQJC

Support CGST at

https://cgst.edu.jm/online-payment/

Ruth’s Publishing Starter Kit (Free)

https://bit.ly/publishingstarterkit

C. Ruth Taylor’s Contact

Get the expert publishing guidance you need to publish your book. Visit www.extramileja.com to see what Ruth has to offer.

Podcast Website: www.authorpreneursecrets.com

The Sponsors

Visit Frame Art Jamaica Limited at http://www.frameartjamaica.com/

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 20 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 without breaking the bank, and teaches them how to leverage books to transform lives, achieve their goals and create sustainable income. She is also the creator of the Authorpreneur Secret$ Academy.

What is life if not measured by its impact?

This episode highlights some of the stories of impact shared at the launch of Untold Stories Vol. 1: CGST and Its Transformational Impact.

We had a physical book launch as COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted.

Learn more about the mission of the series to showcase people of significance from places considered insignificant. Join us as we support a pioneering school and preserve its mission and purpose and offer financial support to sustain it.

Counselling Psychology Graduates Featured:

· Mrs. Faith Thomas, 1989 Graduate

· Dr. Viviene Kerr, 2000 Graduate

· Mr. Ricardo Lee, 2020 Graduate

Untold Stories Book Launch Video

https://bit.ly/UntoldStoriesBookLaunch

Counselling Psychology Graduates Featured:

· Mrs. Faith Thomas, 1989 Graduate

· Dr. Viviene Kerr, 2000 Graduate

· Mr. Ricardo Lee, 2020 Graduate

Book Mentioned:

Untold Stories Vol. 1: CGST and Its Transformational Impact.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZYRSQJC

Support CGST at

https://cgst.edu.jm/online-payment/

Free Publishing Resources

Course on Udemy - Publishing Secrets 101 Masterclass

https://bit.ly/PublishingSecrets101

Ruth’s Publishing Starter Kit (Free)

https://bit.ly/publishingstarterkit

C. Ruth Taylor’s Contact

Get the expert publishing guidance you need to publish your book. Visit www.extramileja.com to see what Ruth has to offer.

Podcast Website: www.authorpreneursecrets.com

The Sponsors

Visit Frame Art Jamaica Limited at http://www.frameartjamaica.com/

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 20 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 without breaking the bank, and teaches them how to leverage books to transform lives, achieve their goals and create sustainable income. She is also the creator of the Authorpreneur Secret$ Academy.

How do you give back to your school?

What if writing a book could preserve your school’s legacy and mission?

This is exactly what C. Ruth Taylor has done with Untold Stories Vol. 1: CGST and Its Transformational Impact.

Learn more about how we can leverage a book to support a school and preserve its mission and purpose and offer financial support in this episode of The Authorpreneur Secret$ podcast.

Book Mentioned:

Untold Stories Vol. 1: CGST and Its Transformational Impact.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZYRSQJC

Support CGST at

https://cgst.edu.jm/online-payment/

Book Launch

Watch the live streaming on C. Ruth Taylor's Author page on Sat. July 10 at 2p.m. at

https://www.facebook.com/CamekaRuthTaylor

Free Publishing Resources

Course on Udemy - Publishing Secrets 101 Masterclass

https://bit.ly/PublishingSecrets101

Ruth’s Publishing Starter Kit (Free)

https://bit.ly/publishingstarterkit

C. Ruth Taylor’s Contact

Get the expert publishing guidance you need to publish your book. Visit www.extramileja.com to see what Ruth has to offer.

Podcast Website: www.authorpreneursecrets.com

The Sponsor

Visit Frame Art Jamaica Limited at http://www.frameartjamaica.com/

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 20 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 without breaking the bank, and teaches them how to leverage books to transform lives, achieve their goals and create sustainable income. She is also the creator of the Authorpreneur Secret$ Academy.

How do you convert your doctoral dissertation and expertise to a book?

Are you too old to go back to school or write your first book?

Find out how Dr. Clara Ricketts, author of the book, “Yes They Can,” did this in her 70s and how you can do it too.

Dr. Clara M. Ricketts is the founder and CEO of the Sure Foundation Educational Centre for children with learning disabilities and behaviour disorders. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences and a master’s degree in Education from the University of the West Indies, a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies from the Jamaica Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in Transformational Leadership from the Bakke Graduate University.

Contact Dr. Ricketts at

Email: [email protected]

Course: Yes, They Can Behavior Management Course - https://bit.ly/YESTHEYCANCOURSE

Join her webinar list to get monthly tips on behavior management at https://bit.ly/yestheycanwebinar

Ruth’s Free Publishing Resources

Course on Udemy - Publishing Secrets 101 Masterclass

https://bit.ly/PublishingSecrets101

Ruth’s Publishing Starter Kit

https://bit.ly/publishingstarterkit

C. Ruth Taylor’s Contact

Website: www.authorpreneursecrets.com | www.extramileja.com

Book Mentioned:

Pen It to Win It: Going Beyond Book Sales

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QH2SL5W

Yes They Can: Working with Children with Learning and Behavior Disorders

https://www.amazon.com/Yes-They-Can-Children-Disorders/dp/1626766703

Ruth’s Authorpreneurship Venture

The Book Marketing and Monetization Made Easy Course and Bootcamp

The Sponsor

Visit Frame Art Jamaica Limited at http://www.frameartjamaica.com/

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 20 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 without breaking the bank, and teaches them how to leverage books to transform lives, achieve their goals and create sustainable income. She is also the creator of the Authorpreneur Secret$ Academy.