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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Congratulations to our client Teresa Navas, who just received an Honorable Mention from the International Latino Book Awards 2026, presented by the Empowering Latino Futures organization (www.latinobooks.org).

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It was a beautiful evening in Lincoln Square last night for client Mary Dean Cason to celebrate her book launch at The Book Cellar. Many congrats!

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Chicagoans! Join us tonight, Thur, 9/17, at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square, 6:30pm, for the launch of our client Mary Dean Cason’s remarkable historical fiction, Daughters of Eve, a family and medical mystery, set in North Carolina, 1968 through mid-1980s. www.bookcellarinc.com/mary-dean-ca...

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Congratulations to client Joshua Becker for taking first place in the Fiction-Religion category of the NYC Big Book Award! Much deserved. It is very original, speculative, time-traveling, sci-fi-ish with a religion/religous-history twist.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Congrats to client Al Krockey on the 4th award for his hilarious and epic 1968 memoir, Distinguished Favorite in Nonfiction (NYC Big Book Award). Wooee. Al lived a life and now you can read about it! First in the trilogy. 1969's even better and is up next. www.straightouttaskokie.com

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Congrats to client Mary Dean Cason on the release of her latest...A gripping family and medical mystery and so much more: "Set in the fractured landscape of 1968, Daughters of Eve asks what it costs a woman to live fully—and what it costs her family when she cannot." www.amazon.com/Daughters-Ev...

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Congratulations to one of my first business coaches, the amazing and unstoppable Gail Zelitzky, on the release of her new book this week! womenover70.com

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Seen at Cafe Julia in South Haven, Michigan, during last weekend’s National Blueberry Festival: Someone has turned “Blind Date with a Book” into a business/side hustle. Wrapped, curated books paired with tea, honey, a highlighter, a teaser, and artwork. $25.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

www.conspirecreative.com/event-detail...

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Be like Shakespeare & Co in Paris? Encourage your local indie to offer to stamp your purchase. You'd have a reminder of where you purchased books in your collection. Stores could distinguish themselves with a distinctive stamps. Readers may be inspired to visit other stores and collect their stamp?

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Leaving my vacation read, Carmen Amato's Russian Mojito, book 7 in her Emilia Cruz detective series, behind for one of the multilingual citizens or visitors of Luxembourg city.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Congratulations to our client, Ken Indermark, publishing his first book, a collection of short stories, eight decades into life.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Do you have a book with a daily/weekly component or lesson? Instead of just an audiobook, also consider an app that can nudge readers/users on a schedule.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Author, athlete, trainer, and speaker Darnell Williams takes video of himself for social media at the Berywn (IL) Public Library's Local Author Fair. Not a brand new concept, but I snapped a photo because in 30 yrs in the book world, I have not seen it at a fest before. Easy for all of us to copy!

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Surprised that I hadn't seen this sooner than this past weekend at the Berwyn Public Library's Local Author Fair: A coloring book to go along with a kid's book. (Photo: Juanita Hernandez and her book, Elena and Lenudo, and amazing display.)

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Introduce this to your library: Blind Date with a Local Author's Book! Seen at the Berwyn (IL) Public Library's Local Author Fair this weekend.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Congratulations to Randy Richardson on his new Tanner Ford thriller, Another Havana Hangover. Look at the fitting swag from his launch party last night: a shot glass, a coaster, devalued Cuban currency (great bookmark!). #bookmarketing #bookpromotion #authorstrategy #authorbusiness #authorgoals

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Author Business Coaching Minute. If you missed this morning's session and would like the 40-page PDF of related info, DM me for a copy.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Author Business Coaching Minute. Last-minute registration is still possible. Visit IPNE.org and see their lineup of amazing presentations for this year's virtual author/publishing conference.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Author Business Coaching Minute. Take a moment to see what IPNE's winter conference can offer you. www.ipne.org

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Author Business Coaching Minute. Please take a moment and see if this offer isn't just what you need...It's the last day to get double discounts on the next Author's Business Accelerator cohort that begins in Feb. Save 10% + another 10% if you join with a friend.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Thanks to all fans and followers, new and old, of the Author Business Coaching Minute. All the best for you, your writing, your author dreams, and your author businesses n 2026!

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Author Business Coaching Minute. Authors, give yourself the gift of profitability for 2026. All books, services, and bundles 25% off with coupon code HOLIDAYS25 at www.profitableauthorbook.com through January 7, 2026.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

YES, Canadian Authors. I will ship a free print book to Canada with a year’s paid subscription. Thanks to the person who asked (and subscribed)!

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Authors, give yourself the gift of profitability for 2026. All books, services, and bundles 25% off with coupon code HOLIDAYS25 at www.profitableauthorbook.com through January 7, 2026.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Because I am such an advocate for entrepreneurship as the best path for most authors to realize their author dreams--big and small, financial and non-financial, this runner-up award for "The Profitable Author" in the entrepreneurship category really pleases me. #authorbusiness #profitableauthor

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I talk to Andrea Hines and Ruth Griffin on their AuthorsUp podcast about being a profitable author, crafting the right business model for you, and lots, lots more. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Author Business Coaching Minute. Rumor has it that the owner of an iconic, popular downtown Chicago restaurant let an author friend show & sell his book table-to-table one night last month. The question is, do you have such a business owner friend! Attention customers... #authorgoals #booksales

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Author Business Coaching Minute. Consider the possibility that there's no sacrific, suffering, or trade-offs to have what you want as an author? What does that look like? How does that feel? #authorgoals #authorbusiness #authorcoaching #authorcoach #profitableauthor #authormindset #authorstrategy

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Tonight! Final mini-workshop of the summer at City Newsstand in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood. What's YOUR biggest obstacle to a sustainable living from your craft and what are some workarounds to that? Join us!

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Author Business Coaching Minute. Passionate defense of the actual First Amendment matters to our author lives (and beyond).

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

"Distinguished Favorite" in the NYC Big Book Award Writing/Publishing category. I share because it's cool to win an award, but mostly I want you to use this book because IT WILL MAKE A DIFFFERENCE in how you relate to book marketing and the business of being an author.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

There are many paths to success in the world of books. Let us help you find yours...

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

"The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business You Love Around Your Books" just won its 3rd award. The Reader's Favorite Gold Medal in the Non-Fiction - Writing/Publishing category.

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The Profitable Author @profitableauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Tonight at Chicago's After-Words Bookstore in River North, 6pm-7:30pm. Come learn why you should build an author business/take an entrepreneurial approach to your author career and how you can start today! Relevant for all creative workers and freelancers.

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