Welcome August 2024!
A special treat is in store for you today. We have author and entrepreneur back with us, Jennifer Milius!
Enjoy this interview filled with helpful tips on how you can make your business thrive.
Hi Jennifer! Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to be with us again. Tell us…
How Did You Create Your Book Business?
The Einstein & Moo series was a creative outlet during the last couple of years of my 20-year corporate career where I made up stories from my indoor kitties’ perspectives. As I was finalizing what ended up being the first two books in the series, I wanted to turn them into published books and proceeded to figure how to make it happen.
I left the corporate world one month before publishing my first book and knew I was headed toward my north star. When Einstein and the Leaf released in September 2014, I hosted my first book signing, and since then, I’ve hosted or participated in over 150 book signings, including booths at multi-day expos.
One book turned into seven, then book signings and school visits, and I knew there was more. My passion for helping people see their gifts and courageously share them continued through private coaching and speaking engagements. Two leadership podcasts evolved as well as my co-authored book, You Know it’s a Verb, Right?
Early on in my business, I was a beta reader for an author friend. She said I was tough and encouraging as I helped her strengthen her writing and storytelling abilities. Shortly thereafter, she and others became developmental editing clients. My business grew to help authors bring out their inner greatness, whether it’s through my recent book, Author Stylist Guide: Own Your Greatness, Get Visible, and Share Your Message; the podcast, The TufFish Show; developmental editing; or coaching them on how to best present themselves, their work and message. This brings me joy because I am following my passion.
What is an Author Stylist?
It’s a term I coined which is defined as a creative entrepreneur (that’s me) who works with authors, creatives and other introverts, like you, to bring out your inner greatness so you become comfortable using your voice, sharing your message, and being visible.
It leverages my entire corporate career, during which I ran oversight for dozens of trade shows, attended hundreds of shows as a booth attendant, partnered with senior leaders for keynote communications, and guided people on how to present material and themselves. In a nutshell, my job was about building bridges between employee engagement efforts and the company’s bigger vision. All the while, I informally coached hundreds of individuals to enjoy more meaningful work and gain increased leadership responsibilities. My corporate experience showed me how much I enjoy helping people bring their vision to life and building strong, authentic relationships.
What Services and Packages Do You Provide?
I am a big believer that if you have a story or book that’s in your heart to write, then there’s someone else out there who needs to read it. I also believe once you hit publish, a new level opens up because now, you need to really be visible and let your light shine, so that your readers, those who really needed to read what you wrote, find out about you, your book, and your message. You are the right messenger for your book because there’s no one else who can write that book, share that message in the way that you can. There will be other books like yours, but only you can share the book and message given to you.
We can work together through asynchronous support, so it’s like having a sounding board, cheerleader, and consultant as you work through your edits or as you prepare for an upcoming appearance or event on your terms, without the constraints of fixed meeting times.
For authors who are ready to take their appearances to their next level, then an Author Stylist package is perfect to support those efforts, so that they:
– Tap into their unique energy and stand apart in a crowded market.
– Discern the best opportunities for their goals and vision.
– Own their role as business owners and confidently share their message with the world.
– Execute successful events and appearances with ease and efficiency.
An Author Stylist package is also perfect for business owners who want to turn their signature course into a book as a way to reach more people and share their message. There are different options for both asynchronous support and Author Stylist packages, so you can have the personalized, focused support in the way you need it.
LINKS:
► Author Stylist Guide book and ASG book bonuses
► Elevate Your Author Brand Free Resources
Thank you again for visiting with us today, Jennifer.
Goodreads Update 2024
These summer months have kept me busy. I picked up many books at the library, but sadly they won’t make this months list. Not sure if it was just me or the content of them was not my style, but they weren’t finished and sent to the return pile. That’s okay and it happens. Not every book we pick up will be for us, right?
I did get in this cute Middle Grade book and I enjoyed it to the end.
“Matt Sprouts and the Curse of the Ten Broken Toes” (Matt Sprouts #1) by Matthew Eicheldinger
Middle Grader readers will enjoy, “Matt Sprouts and the Curse of the Ten Broken Toes” (Matt Sprouts #1) by Matthew Eicheldinger.
I found out about this author through some thought provoking videos he makes on the social media sites. When I realized he was an author and teacher, I knew I had to check out his books.
I’m so glad I did. With this being the first one in his series, I’m sure to look for more of his stories.
If you want to catch up from other books I’ve read this year, you can always join me on ► Goodreads, I have a goal to read 40 books this year.
Tell Us About You!
What’s going on in your corner of the world? Any new projects or plans?
We’d love to hear from you!
As always,
Happy Reading!
Rosie