Creating and Developing Your Author and Book Platform

ISBN 10: 1885331282 ISBN 13: 9781885331281

Publisher: Mile High Press, Ltd., 2013

Judith Briles personally guides through the steps to take when undertaking writing a book in this 4 CD set. Every book, and every author needs a Platform. It is the foundation of the book and the authoring business. The extensive audio program guides an author in identifying the right publishing venue, to the creation of the time and space needed for the planned book, to helping identify the Internet and social media features that will work for the projected book, and helping identify the components for creating a successful book launch. The Platform consists of three key ingredients: Vision, Passion and Commitment. With those in place, the author's planned project has the best chance of success: readership and sales.

From the Author:

Dr. Judith Briles is The Book Shepherd and the Author and Publishing Expert that every author needs. She has worked with thousands of authors over the years, guiding and coaching them in creating a book that has no regrets. Whether it's bringing the book "out of the ground" when it's just a gleam in the author's eye, to writing, brainstorming the interior design, book cover, printing options, distribution, branding, marketing and much more, Judith's 30 plus years in publishing is invaluable to her clients.
Whether your book is in an embryonic stage or is completed, her insights can enhance, develop and take it, and you, to the next, next level.
Her other books include Show Me About Book Publishing with Rick Frishman and John Kremer, and The Confidence Factor and Stabotage! Next in the Author YOU series is Creating a Successful Book Launch to Generate Massive Book Sales.
Each May, she coordinates the Author U Extravaganza in Denver, Colorado, were authors and publishing providers convene over three intensive days to learn, laugh and network. In September, she hosts Judith Briles Unplugged, a two day event designed to create, develop, strategize and set the publishing timeline for your book.
Judith is also the founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Author U--a membership organization dedicated to the author who wants to be seriously successful--join in the global community at: AuthorU.org.

From the Back Cover:

Are You an Author?
       Do You Have a Platform?
             Do You Know What a Platform Is?
Every Author, every Book, needs a Platform. It's the stage, the very foundation of your book and authoring businesses. Platforms don't happen by themselves ... they take a Village to create and you are the Mayor. And yes, authoring and publishing are businesses.
Platforms start with a statement of fact: why you wrote the book; why you are the author for it; why you are committed to its theme/topic; and what value you bring to the reader. You do it with Confidence, Clarity, Competence and Commitment.
Author and Book Platforms don't happen overnight. They take time, and there are steps--some small, some large and some in-between--that will transition you from just an idea to a book that stars you as the expert or an amazing story-teller.
Author YOU: Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms is an extraordinary and interactive guidebook. Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd and author and publishing expert, will share insider strategies on how she created multiple bestsellers and award-winning books for herself and hundreds of clients.
Discover how to:
·       Create a successful book plan

• ·       22 Activities that will captivate your author and book development
• ·       Identify which publishing venue is right for you
• ·       Use simple ways to get to the core of your book
• ·       Carve out the time and space to craft your masterpiece
• ·       ID which Internet and social media features will work for your book
• ·       Steer clear of the publishing predators Learn the components of creating a successful book launch