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The Author's Walk covers essential topics such as creating high-quality content, carving out a unique niche, and marketing strategies to reach your target audience. It offers advice on how to save money and make the best use of resources. The chapter on handling critiques is excellent as it's a crucial aspect of the writing process.
In The Author's Walk, Dr. Judith Briles offers beginning and established writers with a roadmap to writing that next book. Filled with sage advice, this small volume hits above its weight. Contemplating writing your first book? Read The Author's Walk. Mark it up. Fill it with sticky notes. And keep it close beside your keyboard!"
—W. Michael Gear, New York Times, Western Writers Hall of Fame, Colorado Authors Hall of Fame, author of Dissolution.
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It is an indispensable resource covering everything from the genesis of an idea to the practicalities of marketing. It is an ideal guide for budding and established writers seeking direction. The book’s succinct and accessible style makes it a recommended read for anyone contemplating the start of their writing journey.
—Readers’ Favorite, Literary Titan
​Inspiring and motivating
This book is an easy read, yet packed full of motivating, helpful guidance. The author is a master at her art and leads you gently down the path to writing.
Wraps you in a hug and whips you into shape
She is the author and guide who has come before you and knows what it's like to feel like you are speaking to nobody. She knows the industry so well, from writing to sharing to publicizing to promoting. What I love about her style is that she wraps you in a hug while also whipping you into shape. That's what I need.
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An author who understand a writer's journey!
Dr. Judith Briles is The Book Shepherd and in The Author's Walk, Dr. Briles nails the journey one takes to become a writer. It's not just the usual how-to-write book of which there are many. Dr. Briles captures the emotional journey writers go through as they put pen to paper. The trepidation that comes with writers, especially new writers. Fear of rejection and being out there with your work to be criticized and scrutinized. She goes into you, as the writer, finding your own voice and going through the process of discovering "why" you write! If there is one statement in the book that should resonate with all authors, it is "So ... what is the secret sauce to publishing? One word: Persistence." This is a perfect description of the writer's journey as detailed throughout the book. It can be lonely and seemingly daunting at first. But Dr. Briles has provided a wonderful roadmap that any aspiring writer can follow to see their thoughts and passions appear in print.
I highly recommend this wonderful book. The path she describes in the book is the same journey i have taken in my writing journey. If you aspire to write and publish, this is the book for you! I am a writer and published author because of it.
—Mike Howard, author of the Jack Trench series
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Meet the Writer’s Whisper
The Author of greater than forty books, Briles knows whereof she writes. Her latest contribution, The Author’s Walk, collects and condenses decades of grounding in helping other authors to achieve their goal – that is, becoming published writers.
Her format of step-by-step introduction, guidance and support makes this unique approach much more accessible and useful than others that have preceded it.
Personal history and helpful dictums allow the demonstration of growth that comes with a professional lifetime associated with the accumulation of experiences lived leading to the product of wisdom. It is this wisdom that is here for the Learner to tap.
For those uncertain or struggling with making a beginning effort to plunge off of the ledge of indecision into the welcoming land of successful authorship, this book is a necessary and extremely rewarding guide and exemplar.
Truly, beginning writers will find in Briles the long sought after Writer’s Whisperer.
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The Author's Walk is an informative book that not only offers practical guidance on the craft of writing but also encourages writers to reflect on their values, goals, and motivations. It provides a unique perspective on the writing process and inspires writers to develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their writing. By aiming to create work that resonates with and inspires readers, writers can make a lasting impact that goes beyond the page. Dr. Judith Briles raises existential questions about what success means for a writer and shares the struggles she faced, including the pain of having her ideas stolen, adding authenticity to the book. The author's use of inventive words and humorous moments in her writing journey make this book engaging and relatable. The intriguing chapter titles also add to the book's appeal. I particularly appreciated the chapter on handling critiques as it's a crucial aspect of the writing process.
Overall, I highly recommend this book to anyone starting their writing journey or seeking inspiration and guidance.
—Doreen Chombu, Readers' Favorite
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Sage, Practical, DIY advice
With the publication of The Author's Walk: Finding and Using Your Voice to Create Publishing Success author and book marketing expert Dr. Judith Briles offers beginning and established writers with a roadmap to writing that next book. Comprised from cover to cover with sage, practical, DIY advice, this small by enormously informative volume is invaluable for any writer wanting to become a published author.
As an experienced and successfully published author, Judith would advise that if you are contemplating or already engaged in writing your first book, then give a careful reading to what she has to say in The Author's Walk: Finding and Using Your Voice to Create Publishing Success —and don't hesitate to take notes and turn to it again and again for both instruction and inspiration.
Of special note are the illustrative personal anecdotes, useful insights and practical advice comprising The Author's Walk: Finding and Using Your Voice to Create Publishing Success. This is essential reading for all aspiring authors about finding their own personal style and workable approach to getting profitably published -- while taking sefl care of your mental, emotional, and creative well-being. Simply stated, The Author's Walk: Finding and Using Your Voice to Create Publishing Success, while also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $8.99) is a significant, essential, and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, college, and university library Writing/Publishing collections and personal reading lists.
—Mid West Book Review