Laura Padgett is the Illumify author prototype. She works hard. Despite winning previous awards, she continues to grow in her craft. Full of energy. A tireless and shameless promotor of her books. Not bad for a woman in her 70s.

Recently, Laura was named a Finalist in the Christian Inspirational category with the American Book Awards for her book Jesus in Shorts. Laura is Illumify’s first award-winning author!

Congratulations Laura!

In a moment I’ll share an important announcement and how YOU can learn more about becoming an award-winning author, but first...

What goes into a book award?

Back in the day, I was a judge for the Colorado Independent Publishers Association annual awards. We based our criteria on a number of factors:

• Quality of writing
• Book cover (front and back)
• Book title
• Interior layout
• Font size

…basically everything related to the book.

In 2017, 1 million new books were published. Of those, 750,000 of them were published through Amazon. Those numbers are staggering.

So how do you stand out from the crowd?

>You take advantage of every marketing opportunity—like a book award.

>You hone your craft through writers conferences, writers groups, and book coaches.

>You partner with professionals who will ensure your book stands out in a sea of books.

>You do EVERYTHING in your power to position your book to sell…

Now You Can Do What Laura Did!

Which brings us to our important announcement. Beginning Tuesday evening, December 4, Illumify is inaugurating a monthly video coaching conference call for all Illumify authors, designed to equip them to write, market, publish, and SELL their books.

Our first guest will be none other than Laura Padgett. During our hour together:

• Laura will share her secrets for nominating her books for book awards.
• You'll discover what book awards are available to everyday authors.
• You'll learn ideas of how to leverage every positive award, endorsement, comment, etc. to your advantage.

But this is ONLY available to Illumify authors. 

This is just the beginning of our big plans for 2019. Our Illumify staff is committed to helping you write the best book possible and then equipping you to reach the most people with your story or message through:

• Insightful Book Coaching
• Viral Marketing Strategies
• Professional copyediting
• High Quality Publishing

To schedule a free, no obligation consultation, click here.

Happy Writing!

Michael J. Klassen

President, Illumify Media Global

"Write. Market. Publish. SELL!"