Hello Author Friends,

My message today is: Don't slow down because of end-of-the-year busy-ness or because you think you didn't plan far enough ahead for ideal holiday promotions.

About 25% of all book sales occur in November and December. People are actively spending money buying books as gifts AND for themselves; don't miss out on your cut of the action.

LEARN & PRACTICE

Some lighthearted holiday marketing tips:

• Authors, Time to Send Out Your Holiday Photo Cards to Bookstores and Other Customers: Because all of your marketing efforts should be doing at least three things at once
• Authors, Can You Slide Into Someone’s Holiday Letter? Your own or that of your kids, your parents, your business, your employer?

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EVENTS

Join Conspire Creative for our next free Zoom call for all authors...

Monday, Nov 17, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88682891001

Holiday Book Marketing and Sales: Learn, Share, and Strategize End-of-Year Author Promotions Together

Business Know-How + Author Community Support

Happy Thanksgiving!

• Sharon Woodhouse shares her top advice for finishing the year strong with proven strategies to boost your holiday book sales and maximize year-end promotions.

Community Cornucopia

Enjoy and contribute to a bounty of support

• Brainstorm with fellow authors on your November and December plans. Bring your questions, share your suggestions, and leave with ideas you can implement immediately.

Wrap-Up & Next Steps

• Make a commitment to your next steps.
• Gratitude Gifts. We share a few goodies to thank you for joining us.

NEWS

It's never too late to join our weekly Author Business Coaching Challenge, every Monday, free on Substack.

• Here's today's installment on being not doing.
• Here are the links to prior weeks.

BUSINESS COMMITMENT

Author’s Business Accelerator, Next and Solo Options

The next Author’s Business Accelerator will begin February 2026. Let me know if you want to be on the waiting list when more details are available.

Also, because the timing of the weekly group coaching meetings did not work for everyone interested, I am offering a version of the Author’s Business Accelerator as an option for individuals at a similar price. Please contact me if you’d like to learn more.

REMINDERS

We have a quiz to help you determine what may be your biggest obstacle to building a sustainable, income-generating author life you love. Click here.

All the best,

Sharon

Sharon Woodhouse, owner, Conspire Creative

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