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Author U Your Guide to Book Publishing

How to Create a Crowdfunding Game Plan for Authors07-03-2025

In this week’s AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Host Dr. Judith Briles reveals the power of using and implementing a crowdfunding campaign for your book—or any project that is in your wheelhouse. Only 35% of publishing related campaigns. You will get tips on how to be in the minority! -Crowdfunding stats for 2023. Some are eye-opening. -Crowdfunding moneys can be used to print your book. -Crowdfunding moneys can be used to push out a marketing and publicity campaign. -Crowdfunding moneys can be used to spin off a screenplay. -Crowdfunding moneys can be used to seed your next project. -Crowdfunding can build buzz for you, your expertise, your book. Crowdfunding is work—don’t kid yourself. It will take some time and definitely, energy. You will need to sprinkle in your creativity to bring the spark that becomes a magnet to attract crowdfunding participants you have no previous connection to. Your listening takeaways include: -The Who, Where, Why, Why, and When of your campaign. -What the essential components of every campaign must include. -The secret sauces that every campaign must have. -Judith’s cheat sheet for success. And, of course, much more. Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. Since its inception, over 21,000,000 listeners have downloaded various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Join me and become a regular subscriber.

Vision Beyond Sight

Metaphysics, Spirituality & Bubble Gum: How Vibrational Living Creates Our Reality (Whether We Realize It or Not) with Carina Marshall (Episode #128)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Carina Marshall, Vibrational Transformation Coach, helping people shift energy and beliefs for success. Carina talks about what vibrational living is about and how it creates your reality whether you realize it or not. Check out her book, Discover & Use Your Greatest Superpower: Metaphysics, Spirituality & Bubble Gum! Chill out and realize that there’s nothing too big that you can’t do. Instead of recycling your pain, transcend and uncover your superpower as powerful creators of your reality. Get rid of limiting beliefs and shift your mindset from scarcity to abundance. Tune in to your expanded consciousness and align with the vibration of well-being through metaphysical and practical tools you can do every day, and experience profound changes even if you’re facing a long-term illness. Reach out to Carina through this podcast and grab a free 45-minute consultation! Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.

Harvesting Happiness

How Listening Shapes Peacemaking and Global Communication: A Conversation with the Nobel Peace Center

Listening is a fundamental tool for learning from one another and fostering a more inclusive and harmonious world. By truly hearing and understanding others, we lay the groundwork for effective communication and peacemaking. When we actively listen, we validate others' experiences and perspectives, which builds trust and empathy. This creates an environment where differences can be explored constructively rather than defensively.

For insights on how to hone our peacemaking abilities, Harvesting Happiness Podcast host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with the Executive Director of the Nobel Peace Center, Kjersti Fløgstad.

Kjersti shares the inspiration behind the “Power of Dialogue Project” and the book that was born from it, Those Who Listen, Change the World. Kjersti also offers timely tips on how to convert discourse into dialogue.

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