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My challenge for you going into Quarter 4 of 2025, starting with DO NOT LOSE STEAM NOW!

Published 8 days ago • 1 min read

Hello Author Friends,

My message today is...do not lose steam for 2025 as we enter Quarter IV. There are still three months left for promoting and selling your book/s and building and refining your author business.

LEARN & PRACTICE

My challenge for you is to make at least one BIG sale before the end of the year, to learn about volume sales and make one happen for you and your book/s. Get a taste of how this could work for you on an ongoing basis.

  1. Remember the proven outreach formula.
  2. Read about examples of volume sales and how to make them.
  3. Make a discount schedule for yourself.
  4. Keep an ongoing list of possible customers and work it.
  5. Make at least 5 sales calls a day.

QUESTIONS?

  1. Sign up for a One Hour Call.
  2. Buy a packackage of Email Advice on Demand.
  3. Buy a month of a Substack subscription and email me directly.

NEWS

The Profitable Author has won its fourth award.

COMING SOON

To kick off 2026...

An 11-week Author Business Accelerator for authors with at least one published book. 3 weeks of private coaching calls, 8 weeks of group coaching, 1 copy of The Profitable Author, and a one-year subscription to The Profitable Author / An Author Business You Love Substack.

Open to the first 8 people to register. More info coming soon.

REMINDERS

We have a free resources page for wherever you are on the author business path. Click here.

All the best,

Sharon

Sharon Woodhouse, owner, Conspire Creative

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ABC (Author Business Coaching) Nudge

by Sharon Woodhouse, Conspire Creative

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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