We are getting some new folks; however, far too many people are missing out on this excellent opportunity to ask questions and have them answered well by someone with tons of experience.

Editing, design, ads, coaching, all of it together. Hoping this might be helpful to set expectations for new authors who join. If there was anything you wish you didn't spend money on or that you should have, feel free to mention that in the comments!

Greetings, everyone. ChatGPT has recommended that I tweak the typography of my forthcoming book. Although I personally like the multi-colored title, it has scored the all black title higher than the other. What's your vote? Here's a poll.

Hello everyone! My name is Tommy Boyd, and I’m an independent author from Toccoa, Georgia. My book, A Rough Patch: Living Through Fear, Faith, and Hope, shares my journey through serious heart problems, fear, recovery, and faith. I joined this community to learn better ways to reach readers and market my book on a limited budget. I’m also working toward an audiobook and planning my next book. I look forward to learning from everyone and connecting with other nonfiction authors. If God did it for me, He can do it for you.

What a jammed pack 2-day summit, so much info presented, great guests, fun times, good banter, questions and comments in the comment section. Knowledge sharing, fun and prizes - what more can you ask for - well maybe we could have popped the champagne cork at the end of the summit! Some key take aways - Just take that first step (Jack Groppel talk), Strive not to be a success - but be of value, deliver value - build trust - social proof - and credibility, the 5 Pillars (5 P's), the book is your delivery method - but not your identity, book is 2% of marketing (Ford Saek talk), Shane's ALK demo with Janelle, message-market-method approach, just soooo much. I have much appreciation and gratitude for the whole BL team in putting this summit (and free summit) together for us to learn more about maneuvering in this sometimes crazy and seemingly always changing industry. Thank you! Well time for me to take that next step!!!!