Author Update
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- Advice That Matters – Learn how to make your book irresistible to readers.
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Meet Your Hosts
Thomas Umstattd Jr.
The founder of Author Media and the host of the Novel Marketing Podcast, the longest running book marketing podcast in the world. He lives in Austin, TX with his wife and four children.
Jonathan Shuerger
A Marine Corps veteran and author with a passion for telling stories and making people laugh. He lives in Tucson, AZ, with his wife and daughters, who moonlight as domestic terrorists in their free time.
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