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Great news NIW members - this week we will begin the first in a planned series of author resource Q&As. I know, right?!! This is an exciting opportunity for author members to share the knowledge and experience vital to helping us grow as authorpreneurs.
The key to this being awesome sauce is participation - the more of us that contribute the wider our knowledge base becomes. Collaboration and support are two important characteristics of this group so I'm excited to see what we can learn from one another!
Our first Q&A will be on Amazon Marketing Services and how it can help you get your titles in front of more Amazon customers. Our host will be author Nicole R Locker. Check her page out, visit her site, follow her, send her virtual cookies - all or any of the above. So line up your questions or concerns and watch out for Friday's post from Nicole.

The way it works is the Q&A host will post his or her topical info on Friday and you guys will have roughly 24-ish hours to post your own questions or requests for clarification, more information etc. The host will then go through the thread and answer questions, address issues etc. This way the host isn't scrambling back and forth checking for updates or new questions. This also gives us members time to think of our questions and check the thread to make sure it hasn't already been asked because no one likes repetition. Again, no one likes repetion.

Our first info sharing session will be Q&A but eventually we'd love to add webinars, workshops and other cool, interesting ways to educate, share and grow as writing professionals.

So yeah! Please comment below and leave any suggestions, ideas, cookie recipes, requests etc. Okay, one of those did not belong but I'm not comfortable saying which one ha ha. That, and I feel like I made up the word authorpreneur. Spellcheck thinks I did, at least. I could google it to see but being delusional is underappreciated, you know? Bigly thanks to Nicky Locker for taking on a complex subject to help us all out a bit. I'm looking forward to this and I can't wait for our first author Q&A!! Woot :) 

Sounds like a great idea!

Carole wrote: "Sounds like a great idea!"

Thank you - I'd also love to eventually pull in some writing pros such as graphics designers, marketing gurus, even a trad publisher if I can catch one lol!

Alex wrote: "I have nothing to say other than I look forward to hearing and seeing what gets asked and what Nicole has to say in response. With any luck it will expand my knowledge and help me with my nascent a..."

*high five*

Sounds interesting!

You guys be sure and let us know what topics you would like to see covered :)

Awesome idea Erin :D Should be informative!

Eldon wrote: "Awesome idea Erin :D Should be informative!"

can give one on taglines ;)

Erin wrote: "Eldon wrote: "Awesome idea Erin :D Should be informative!"

can give one on taglines ;)"

I'm game for whatever :)

This is a great idea, Erin. I look forward to learning more about AMS from Nicole.

Christine wrote: "This is a great idea, Erin. I look forward to learning more about AMS from Nicole."

Thank you - I'm with you. AMS is one of those things that I consider, go to the site to begin, look around and then go goof around on Youtube because the process seems overwhelming lol.

Another great idea from a great group! Looking forward to learning as I definitely need the help. So much of what comes after the writing is overwhelming, I'll take any advice I can get.

Margaret wrote: "Another great idea from a great group! Looking forward to learning as I definitely need the help. So much of what comes after the writing is overwhelming, I'll take any advice I can get."I wish goodreads had a 'like' button lol.

Yea! I'm excited to share what I know and my experience. I hope it will help you guys out, because it's definitely one of the most effective ways to get your books in front of your targeted audience, right where they buy their books.

First off this sounds like a great idea. I seriously need to get back into the rhythm of things in general and Goodreads groups especially so count me in!

So we can expect Nicole to answer questions about Amazon Markting Services on Friday?


Second, Authorpreneur is a word they use over on Bublish, I like it too and I don't know who coined it but It's quite a nice catchy and powerful word.

Finally, don't use bigly..you reminded me of Trump! ahh lol.