February is Reggae Month in Jamaica. It is so fitting that a Jamaican journalist has seen it fit to record the history of the development of Reggae and Dancehall Music in Jamaica, giving us previously untold stories.

Howard McGowan is an award-winning entertainment journalist, celebrating 50 years in journalism. He was The Gleaner’s first entertainment journalist. In December 2023, he published an iconic cultural gem, his debut book, “An Odyssey in Reggae and Journalism.” As we celebrate Reggae in February, year after year, this book is

In this episode, we share an interview with Mr. McGowan and excerpts from his book release, including an untold story from Chapter 9 of his book, which he reads for us.

Howard McGowan’s Contact

https://bambusparks.com/howardmcgowan/

The Book: An Odyssey in Reggae and

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About the Host:

Jamaican authorpreneur, Cameka “Ruth” Taylor, a.k.a. “The Rocket-Writer,” is the CEO and founder of Extra MILE Innovators Limited, trading as BambuSparks. Since

Ruth has leveraged her book "Authorpreneur Secret$" to create the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy, the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit, and the Authorpreneur Secret$™ podcast. She works with published and aspiring authors to write and publish their books to achieve their God-given mission and financial goals. Ruth is on

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As a Caribbean author, are you using AI in your writing or publishing process?

At the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit in January 2024, we had a presentation on AI with Michael La Ronn from the

Michael’s Contact

https://authorlevelup.com/

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About the Host:

Jamaican Authorpreneur, Cameka “Ruth” Taylor, a.k.a. “The Rocket-Writer,” is the CEO and founder of Extra MILE Innovators Limited, trading as BambuSparks. Since 2015, she has published 27 books, including 6 Amazon bestsellers.

Ruth has leveraged her book "Authorpreneur Secret$" to create the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy, the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit, and the Authorpreneur Secret$™ podcast. She works with published and aspiring authors to write and publish their books to achieve their God-given mission and financial goals.

Ruth is on a mission to raise up 10,000 winning Caribbean Authorpreneurs by 2030 to create sustainable income, alleviate poverty, and transform lives for generations.

Podcast Website: ⁠https://authorpreneursecrets.com/podcast⁠   

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What is copyright and why is this important to authors and other creatives?

On today’s show, Ruth gives a recap of the 2024 Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit and you will learn 10 things every author needs to know about copyright. This presentation was one of the presentations at the 2024 Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit. The presenter was Jihan Williams.

Jihan’s Contact

https://jihanwilliams.com/

https://bit.ly/3OamP2M

Download Jihan's Notes - 10 Things Every Author Should Know About Copyright - https://bit.ly/4b5lt3c

Join the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy Membership Group by Jan. 31, 2024.

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The WomenUp Interview – Ruth’s Untold Story – From Heartbreak to Wholesomeness

Inspirational Indie Author Interview -with Howard Lovy

About the Host:

Jamaican authorpreneur, Cameka “Ruth” Taylor, a.k.a. “The Rocket-Writer,” is the CEO and founder of Extra MILE Innovators Limited, trading as BambuSparks. Since 2015, she has published 27 books, including 5 Amazon bestsellers.

Ruth has leveraged her book "Authorpreneur Secret$" to create the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy, the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit, and the Authorpreneur Secret$™ podcast. She works with published and aspiring authors to write and publish their books to achieve their God-given mission and financial goals. Ruth is on a mission to raise up 10,000 winning Caribbean Authorpreneurs by 2030 to create sustainable income, alleviate poverty, and

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How much does it cost for someone to write a book for you or coach you to write?

What if you would like to publish a book without writing it?

How much does ghostwriting cost and how does it work?

In this episode, along with sharing her latest authorpreneurship ventures, Ruth provides the average cost of ghost-writing or book coaching for a small book (10,000 – 30,000 words). She also explains her book creation process via her Rocket-Writing Bootcamp.

These rates in 2024 are according to: The Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy: https://authorpreneursecrets.com/rocketwriting/

Happy Self-Publishing: https://www.happyselfpublishing.com/book-builder/

EFA Rates: https://www.the-efa.org/rates/

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Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy The Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit (Jan. 19-20, 2024)

Authorpreneur Secret$ Revised Edition

About the Host:

Jamaican authorpreneur, Cameka “Ruth” Taylor, a.k.a. “The Rocket-Writer,” is the CEO and founder of Extra MILE Innovators Limited, trading as BambuSparks. Since 2015, she has published 27 books, including 5 Amazon bestsellers.

Ruth has leveraged her book "Authorpreneur Secret$" to create the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy, the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit, and the Authorpreneur Secret$™ podcast. She works with published and aspiring authors to write and publish their books to achieve their God-given mission and financial goals.

Podcast Website:

Free Resources for Author Success:

Publishing is expensive! It is said 95% of authors lose on their first publication. Ruth knows this first hand after being greatly indebted from her first publication.

The pain of this experience and lessons learnt pushed her to find solutions so that more manuscripts don’t die in the minds of their authors.

In 2020, she discovered the secrets which led her to publish 16 books for less than what her first publication cost.

With this knowledge as well as her discoveries on how to create multiple income streams from a book, Ruth gives Caribbean authors the opportunity to publish their books and profit without breaking the bank (for a limited time period each year through the ASA membership group).

Don’t miss out! Offer ends January 30 each year!

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Buy the book: "Authorpreneur Secret$" Revised Edition

About the Host:

Jamaican authorpreneur, Cameka “Ruth” Taylor, a.k.a. “The Rocket-Writer,” is the CEO and founder of Extra MILE Innovators Limited, trading as BambuSparks. Since

Ruth has leveraged her book "Authorpreneur Secret$" to create the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy, the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit, and the Authorpreneur Secret$™ podcast. She works with published and aspiring authors to write and publish their books to achieve their God-given mission and financial goals.

Podcast Website:

Free Resources for Author Success:

What are the best publishing alternatives besides Amazon?

In this episode, along with sharing her latest authorpreneurship ventures, Ruth offers the top three publishing alternatives to Amazon. These are:

Bookvault: https://bookvault.app/

Draft2Digital: https://www.draft2digital.com/

Lulu: https://www.lulu.com/

For more information on Bookvault, check

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Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy

The Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit

Book: Authorpreneur Secret$ Revised Edition

About the Host:

Jamaican authorpreneur, Cameka “Ruth” Taylor, a.k.a. “The Rocket-Writer,” is the CEO and founder of Extra MILE Innovators Limited, trading as BambuSparks. Since 2015, she has published 27 books, including 5 Amazon bestsellers.

Ruth has leveraged her book "Authorpreneur Secret$" to create the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy, the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit, and the Authorpreneur Secret$™ podcast. She works with published and aspiring authors to write and publish their books to achieve their God-given mission and financial goals. Ruth is on a mission to raise up 10,000 winning Caribbean Authorpreneurs by 2030 to create sustainable income, alleviate poverty, and

Podcast Website:

Free Resources for Author Success:

In this brief episode Ruth wishes her listeners a Merry Christmas and offers a few tips about how to unleash the power of a book as author entrepreneurs to win in 2024.

Get the book ⁠"Authorpreneur Secret$"⁠ on Amazon for more tips to

Jamaican Authorpreneur, Cameka "Ruth" Taylor, a.k.a. "The

How do you unleash the power of a book to build your business?

In today’s episode, I share the story of how one author is

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The Design to Win Roadmaps Membership Group www.extramileja.com/designtowinroadmaps

Featured Books:

Authorpreneur Secret$ Revised Edition - C. Ruth Taylor

Start Grow Thrive: Build a Business to Last - Nerissa Golden

About the Host:

Jamaican authorpreneur, Cameka “Ruth” Taylor, a.k.a. “The Rocket-Writer,” is the CEO and founder of Extra MILE Innovators Limited, trading as BambuSparks. Since 2015, she has published 27 books, including 6 Amazon bestsellers.

Ruth has leveraged her book "Authorpreneur Secret$" to create the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy, the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit, and the Authorpreneur Secret$™ podcast. She works with published and aspiring authors to write and publish their books to achieve their God-given mission and financial goals.

Podcast Website: https://authorpreneursecrets.com/podcast

Free Resources for Author Success:

How many books should you expect to sell as an author?

Most self-published authors sell 250 books or less, regardless of how many different books they write. Traditionally published books sell around 3,000 copies on average, with only 250 of those sales in the first year. 

It’s rare that books sell over 100,000 copies and even rarer to sell more than a million.[1]

If this is the case, how should we measure success as Indie authors? Let’s discuss on this episode of The Authorpreneur

About the Host:

Jamaican authorpreneur, Cameka “Ruth” Taylor, a.k.a. “The Rocket-Writer,” is the CEO and founder of Extra MILE Innovators Limited, trading as BambuSparks. Since 2015, she has published 27 books, including 5 Amazon bestsellers.

Ruth has leveraged her book "Authorpreneur Secret$" to create the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy, the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit, and the Authorpreneur Secret$™ podcast. She works with published and aspiring authors to write and publish their books to achieve their God-given mission and financial goals. Ruth is on a mission to raise up 10,000 winning Caribbean Authorpreneurs by 2030.

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[1] https://letterreview.com/how-many-books-to-publish-to-make-money/

Thinking of writing a memoir? Are you afraid to share your story?

In this episode, debut author Dr. Ruthline Haughton Cameron, shares some useful tips to overcome the fear of sharing your story.

In her memoir, “Forgiving the Unforgivable” she shares deeply personal stories to help us walk through the difficult land of forgiveness to find healing.

Don’t miss this episode if you are thinking of writing a memoir in the future.

More about Dr. Cameron

Ruthline, a Portlander is a God-fearing woman who loves the Lord with all her heart. She has served as an educator and middle manager in the education sector for over thirty-six years. Her passion for learning and the desire to positively impact young minds for a better society

As a retired educator, she seeks to continue to influence lives in productive and meaningful ways by serving at her local church as a teacher of the Word and Bible study/prayer leader. She mentors and motivates many as she endeavours to be a faithful servant in God’s vineyard.

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: Ruthline Haughton Cameron

Featured Books

 Forgiving the Unforgivable - Amazon

Authorpreneur Secret$ Revised Edition

 About the Host:

Jamaican authorpreneur, Cameka “Ruth” Taylor, a.k.a. “The Rocket-Writer,” is the CEO and founder of Extra MILE Innovators Limited, trading as BambuSparks. Since 2015, she has published 27 books, including 5 Amazon bestsellers.

Ruth has leveraged her book "Authorpreneur Secret$" to create the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy, the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit, and the Authorpreneur Secret$™ podcast. She works with published and aspiring authors to write and publish their books to achieve their God-given mission and financial goals. Ruth is on a mission to raise up 10,000 winning Caribbean Authorpreneurs by 2030.

Podcast Website:

Free Resources for Author Success: