Book Review: Authorpreneurship: Build A Successful Business as an Author by Sharon Jenkins

Blurb:

Take control of your writing career!

What does it take to become a successful author in today’s publishing world?  It’s not enough to write a powerful book – today’s author must understand and leverage the business side of writing.  Authorpreneurship by Sharon Jenkins takes the aspiring writer from curiosity to career, combining both sides of publishing – author and entrepreneur – to empower writers with direction, publishing options, marketing solutions and business savvy to grow their career.

You’ll learn:

• What publishing model is right for you
• Branding and how it sells your book
• Your publishing personality, and how to leverage it
• A business plan for a successful book launch
• How to manage your time
• How to create a powerful product
• Winning traits of a personal support team
• How to financially support your dream
• Strategic and easy marketing secrets – online and off!

And resources to help you apply what you learn!

 

Endorsements:

The book I wish I had when I started my writing journey.  Authorpreneurship is a practical, thorough, empowering tool for writers at every level to that will equip them to create a thriving career.  Best-selling, award-winning novelist and founder of My Book Therapy, Susan May Warren

I want to thank Sharon for her dedication in supporting aspiring writers and authors like myself! In writing my first ever published book, Stories of An Entrepreneur in August, 2012, I dedicated it to Sharon Jenkins for providing me the tools and resources to write and share my book with my audience of start-up entrepreneurs of Women Entrepreneurs of America. Yolanda Lamar Wilder, Founder of Women Entrepreneurs of America

Sharon has been working with authors for years, giving us opportunities to learn from one another and benefit from her wealth of knowledge. Finally, she has gathered her resources and put them in an easy-to-read guide that will help authors follow their dreams! Best Selling Author Michelle Stimpson

Sharon Jenkins’ book, Authorpreneurship: Build a successful business as an Author , is a must read for anyone aspiring to master the art of writing, while at the same time learning what it takes to market and publish a book in today’s competitive landscape. You won’t be disappointed! – Cynthia O’Neal, TM3, LLC, Founder

Sharon C. Jenkins is a literary project manager, author, motivational speaker and visionary who serves as the Inspirational Principal for The Master Communicator’s Writing Services. Formerly the managing editor of four electronic and print journals (business, community, health and wellness, faith-based) for one of the largest African American marketing and communications companies in Houston, she has also written articles in various national and local publications. These include Yahoo Shine, Diva Toolbox, Beauty Come Forth Magazine, Gospel Truth, d-mars.com, Houston Black Book and Small Business Today. Jenkins is also the best-selling Amazon author of Beyond the Closet Door and has co-authored two other books, Songs of Three Sisters and Ready, Set, Succeed: Making Your Dream Come True. Known as the Master Communicator, because she is proficient in communicating in multiple forms of media: radio, newspapers, magazines, and spoken word, her prevailing mission is to equip authors to live their literary dreams without emptying their bank accounts. She started this undertaking four years ago with the Desire to Inspire Workshops, which progressed to the 2010 – 2013 Authors Networking Summit, which were hosted in Houston and Detroit. Sharon can be found at: http://www.sharoncjenkins.com/

My Review:

I signed up to review this book because I was hoping it would be helpful and have something that would be applicable to my fledgling author career. It definitely didn't disappoint.

"Authorpreneurship" is a great resource for writers, whether traditionally published or self-pubbed, whether you write fiction or non-fiction.There are many books out there to teach you the creative aspect of writing, but not many that give good advice about how to both a writer and businessman (or woman.) This book does that and more. Each chapter gives you a new skill to work on, such as:

*Treating your writing like a job instead of a hobby

*Author Branding

*Book proposals

*Social Media

*Building a timeline for your writing career and writing projects

*Building a marketing plan for your book project

*Budgeting

And the list goes on.

I recommend this book for writers who want to have a boost over their competition by learning to approach their writing with the logic of a businessperson as well as the unbridled passion of a writer.

Check it out on Amazon and Kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/Authorpreneurship-Sharon-Jenkins-ebook/dp/B00HWKJ5MA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391668420&sr=8-1&keywords=Authorpreneurship