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Which of the following best describes you?

Hello Author Friends,

Happy February. I'm keeping it short and sweet this time and making it easy for you to take a meaningful action for your author business.

Which of the following best describe you?

  • Somewhat new to the game
  • Business curious
  • Established and ready for more

Whichever you chose, there's a free resource for you here. Please grab it today!

Also, not gonna lie. I am new to creating these automated sequences, so if something doesn't seem to work as it should, please let me know! I'll get it fixed pronto and give you a free one-month subscription to The Profitable Author Life / An Author Business you love Substack subscription and author business coaching membership community for your trouble.

Sharon


The First Reviews Are In

Some reviews from verified authors for my new book, The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business You Love Around Your Books.

"Best Advice for Authors in a Decade, 5-stars on Amazon

Sharon Woodhouse provides a real eye-opening approach to the business of being a modern author. So many authors think building an email list is enough, but this book is packed with ideas, action plans, and business concepts that will take you so much further and help you build an audience in ways you haven’t yet explored, especially if you rely on a digital-first strategy. The breadth of issues is helpful, too. I especially love the way her advice tackles mindset as so many are playing it small and don’t even realize it.

Note, this isn’t a book about the craft of writing but how to be a professional author with a professional author business. It’s essential information for authors at any stage in their careers, whether traditionally or independently published or even pre-published. Read it, absorb the message, and think how you can apply it to your own situation.

Bottom line? I think this book will be a real game-changer for many authors."

Carmen Amato, author of the Detective Emilia Cruz mystery series and the historical thriller Galliano Club series

Not Just for Authors!, 5-stars on Amazon

Author Sharon Woodhouse offers a supremely useful handbook for the author/entrepreneur. Part mindset training, part warehouse of marketing ideas, and part examples of other successful authors who have found their groove, this is a compilation of bite-sized articles packed with ideas and inspiration. I kept stopping to take notes and write down ideas.

This is customized for authors, but it applies to any creative business. By the time I was halfway through, I stopped and bought a copy for an entrepreneur who recently started a graphic design/branding business.”

David Bruns, co-author of the Command and Control global military thriller series


​"I have only been a subscriber to The Profitable Author for a few short weeks and it’s already paying dividends and I’m experiencing positive progress.

Sharon is like having your own personal writing trainer and “hype-man,” always positive, always enthusiastic, and always encouraging your work.

And if the prompting isn’t enough to become proactive, her inside knowledge of all things literary is like having a secret agent working for you, deciphering publishing code, identifying allies and enemy agents, and ultimately navigating a difficult world for authors, particularly beginners such as myself.

The Profitable Author, as written and as an on-going subscription has been worth every penny and I highly recommend it to everyone thinking about dipping their toes into the literary pool."

Harrison Fillmore, author of Godfathers of Chicago's Chinatown: Triads, Tongs & Street Gangs and Chicago Catholic Churches: A Sketchbook

Sharon Woodhouse, Conspire Creative

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Author coach and 25+ yrs indie book publisher. I help authors create enterprises they love around their book/s, experience, and knowledge and send a brief 3x/month email newsletter to support the creation of profitable, sustainable author businesses.

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