Hello Author Friends,

Here’s what I hear all the time:

• “I’ll launch that new service after the holidays.”
• “I can’t focus on my author business with all this political chaos.”
• “Life got in the way—I’ll get back to writing and marketing when things settle down.”

But here’s the thing about things: they never settle down. There’s always a holiday around the corner, breaking news that feels urgent, some life event demanding attention. If you wait for the perfect calm to make business decisions, you’ll be waiting forever—and your author business will be standing still or withering while others march onwards.

LEARN & PRACTICE

Because things never settle down, the holidays are as good a time as any to practice running your author business as full throttle as possible amidst other obligations, festivities, and chaos.

Read:

• ​The Need for Speed in an Author Business, Even if You're Not Feeling It: There are always "things"; don't postpone income-generation because of distractions competing for your attention​

EVENTS

And, speaking of forging ahead strong on book marketing and sales during the holiday season, won't you join us on Monday evening as we discuss just that?

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.

Our Zoom calls are always private and never recorded.

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.
4. FREE: Go to my Substack, search for your topic, and leave your question as a comment at the end of an article.

NEWS

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

• ​Here's last week's installment on idealizing.​
• ​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

You can purchase books, subscriptions, services, and bundles directly from The Profitable Author website. Do you know an author who would appreciate the gift of a business boost this December?

All the best,

Sharon

Sharon Woodhouse, owner, Conspire Creative

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