Stop Chasing Bestseller Status and Get Paid to Speak! 90-Minute Live Online Master Class Thursday, February 5, 2026 12:00 PM Eastern (9 am Pacific) REGISTER NOW On the Masterclass You Will Discover: . Why bestseller status rarely translates into better speaking opportunities. . How to build a speaking empire around your book. .The KEY elements of a book that sells YOU. . How to align your book with the income and impact goals so it works long after your book launch.

We are putting the final touches on our speaker line up for this event ... happening here in Las Vegas in March. We're gathering 50 fabulous authors (or soon to be authors) in a room to help you build a book and a business around that book. I'd love to have as many of our Author Lab members there ... so if you want to come, send me a direct message and I'll give you a discount code to lock in your ticket for less than we're selling it to the public. Details at: www.authorsempireworkshop.com

Podfest is happening in Orlando, Florida and they have a robust author track!! I'll be speaking on Saturday at 2:00 PM on Books That Talk Back. Please join my session if you're there and say hello if you see me. I will be around when I can.

We don't like to cancel our lives but a few things came up that made it too tricky to get the content ready for you! That said, I recorded a formal video on Amazon's changes like DRM and talking books. That should be out next week. In the meantime, over the holidays, I made my entire Self-Promote and Succeed Audiobook recording FREE to view/watch/listen on YouTube. If you haven't read the book or you want a refresher (or you just want to see what it looked like when I recorded it ....) you can check it out. Here's the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh6B5bRioc1xBijZsvgKUJYyuR8RKjylA

We have moved our 'Author Business Accelerator' group into the Author Lab! Welcome to all the ABA members who are now here!! You'll notice some things are only accessible through Premium Level access. That is everything we used to offer in Author Business Accelerator including: -> Office Hours Calls with myself and other members of the Book Launchers team (time to ask questions, meet other authors, get support and advice) -> Premium training ... like what I'm doing on January 5th. This is going to be a 'kick off the year' kind of intention setting class but I am not doing it like any other goal setting class ... I'm super excited about what is in store!! It's going to set you up for success this year!! -> Vaulted training access (you'll see the locked training in the Classroom ... to access it, you'll need premium) You are invited to join premium level whenever you feel like you could use some extra support! It's easy to manage your access in Skool ... and getting in on it in time for the January 5th training would be wise!! :)