Checklist to Write a Winning Non-Fiction Author Bio

[@mikecook_author]

My first author bio took several iterations and I changed it slightly for each of my five books. I will definitely use these 5 steps on my next non-fiction book. Thank you for sharing.

[@BookLaunchers]

Wonderful!

[@ArtistAllanWest]

Being able to put myself into the shoes of my intended audience and potential buyer is a great way to suss out the kind of information that will be most effective. I can see that the author bio is also an important sales tool. Not just to sell the content of book, but also the author and his/her business. Thank you for bringing that focus front and center❤

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[@frankpriegue997]

Thank you for this video and your tips. I always found author bios the be tricky.

[@PaulaJohnson]

Purrrfect timing 😻 I'm just at the finishing stages of getting everything together ready for publishing in May so my bio is next on the list 🎉

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[@beelinebill]

Excellent video; I wish I had this vid before my 1st book. There will be changes coming. Thank you!

[@BookLaunchers]

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[@Katlyn_Duncan]

I love all the tips! I feel like I need to update my bio more frequently than I do.

[@KJ-zr2ko]

❤ thanks. Right on time for my needs.

[@BennieBullock]

Great information, Julie.

[@BookLaunchers]

Thanks for watching!

[@LindaKLee]

Hey Julie this a much needed video!

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[@rachelrobertson7353]

Love this! I’ve wondered what to put in my bio a lot, especially with not having published a book before. Articles and blogs-got you covered there! But I’ve felt a book bio was something different. I have a whole Google Document dedicated to playing around with bios. 😂

[@BookLaunchers]

Love it! I have a word document with different bios for different situations!

[@antoniodossantos5960]

Thanks Julie 🌎 Bio tricks 👍☘️👍

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[@brucestiles6477]

Thank you for this excellent advice.

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[@TheShaunHayes]

Julie another great video. Thank you. Happy Friday.

[@BookLaunchers]

You are so welcome!

[@audreyd1003]

Thank you Julia Broad! Would your 5 points apply to memoir?

[@BookLaunchers]

Absolutely!

[@MyBizGuide8]

Just put a link to this vid under "BIO NOTES" on the Trello board for a discussion with my editor. Actually, there are quite a few links to your videos throughout the book outline :) THANKS!!!!

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[@RomonaFoster]

That's our girl. She's got those fingers pointing to the right videos. LOL! Thanks as always, Julie! 💕

[@BookLaunchers]

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[@ProfessorBurlingame]

I seem to recall being inspired by some of my favorite author bios when I wrote mine. I'm happy to see that the elements they included that I liked enough to include in mine are recommended by you, Julie. There doesn't seem to be a standard, per se, but there definitely are expected elements. BTW: Minnesotans are sometimes mistaken for Canadians despite not saying "pro-gress" or calling a winter hat a "tuque." Hockey and curling lovers will out, I guess.

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[@ProfessorBurlingame]

@@BookLaunchers Woohoo!🥳

[@indigobluegold7625]

What do you I since I am a new writer and do not have a track record that includes awards, social media followers or testimonials from people who have benefited from my concept?

[@BookLaunchers]

Start with what you have and update as you go! For many of our authors we update this as soon as we have it.

[@QuizmasterLaw]

On amazon you have 3 possibilities for an author bio 1 on your amazon author website 2 on the back flap of your paperback / hardcover (NOT kindle has no backflap) 3 in the book description. How might they differ?

[@ArtistAllanWest]

Oh, that’s a great question! I’m guessing it isn’t only length…

[@BookLaunchers]

OOOHHH I kind of touched on this but this is a great subject for a deeper video thank you! Short answer - online focus on keywords. On the back of the book, have concise copy that strictly focuses on selling to the ideal reader.

[@QuizmasterLaw]

@@BookLaunchers really my goal is to make you an even better marketeer so much so that ...

[@bonnielester3724]

Great video as usual!

[@ericlawson9404]

my second book is done, all except for the author bio. I need this. FYI, I'm using a pen name for this second book, so much of my real ID must be guarded.

[@BookLaunchers]

Good luck with it! Thanks for being a part of the #noboringbooks community and commenting the day a video is released. You’ve been entered to win our bi-weekly draw for some sweet swag. The prize winners will be announced on Tuesday, March 21st in our next livestream which you can catch here at 2pm PST. 

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[@lakeshagadson357]

If you know how to write ✏️ your own book 📖 than you should know how to do a grammar

[@BookLaunchers]

I am definitely not the best at grammar - I rely on editors!