Author Support
Your Book Is Out. Now Let It Work for You.
Writing your book was a big step. Getting it into the right hands is the next one. DQ Consulting, LLC helps you plan how to share your book, get ready for interviews and events, and decide which offers are worth your time. Whether your book came out last week or years ago, there is a next step, and we can help you find it.
Who This Service Supports
This service is for new and seasoned authors, whether you published on your own or with a publishing company. It is also for speakers, coaches, teachers, and business owners who want their book to open doors. If you published somewhere else, you are welcome here. We start with where your book is today.
What Many Authors Wish They Knew Sooner
Being an author is a job, not just a title. Many authors learn this along the way, and that is okay. The same book can lead to very different results, depending on what you want it to do. One author wants to sell copies. Another wants to speak, find clients, or build trust in their field.
The authors you see everywhere usually have a team behind them. That team helps them plan, prepare, and say yes to the right things. Not every invitation is a good one, so every offer deserves a closer look before you agree.
Where Are You With Your Book?
Launching Your Book
Getting Your Author Materials Ready
Getting Your Author Materials Ready
Plan How People Will Find It
Your book is out or almost out, and you want people to find it. We help you decide what you want your book to do for you and build a plan for sharing it before, during, and after launch.
Dr. TAS Tip: Pick one main goal for your book, like selling copies, booking talks, or bringing in clients. Your plan should
Plan How People Will Find It
Your book is out or almost out, and you want people to find it. We help you decide what you want your book to do for you and build a plan for sharing it before, during, and after launch.
Dr. TAS Tip: Pick one main goal for your book, like selling copies, booking talks, or bringing in clients. Your plan should match that goal.
Book not finished yet? Publishing Support helps you get it ready first.
Getting Your Author Materials Ready
Getting Your Author Materials Ready
Getting Your Author Materials Ready
Look Ready When the Call Comes
When an opportunity comes, you want to be ready to send what is asked for. We help you put together business cards, a media kit, headshots, and social media posts that promote your book.
Dr. TAS Tip: Keep your media kit as a link you can share fast. When an organizer asks for it, try to send it the same day
Look Ready When the Call Comes
When an opportunity comes, you want to be ready to send what is asked for. We help you put together business cards, a media kit, headshots, and social media posts that promote your book.
Dr. TAS Tip: Keep your media kit as a link you can share fast. When an organizer asks for it, try to send it the same day.
Need social media posts for your business instead of your book? Media Visibility covers that.
Receiving an Offer or Invitation
Getting Your Author Materials Ready
Receiving an Offer or Invitation
Check Before You Say Yes
An email arrives with an offer for your book. It may be a real opportunity, or it may cost you more than it gives. We help you check if the offer is real, write your reply, and get ready for calls with organizers.
Dr. TAS Tip: Be careful with emails that promise bookstore placement, awards, or big media spots for
Check Before You Say Yes
An email arrives with an offer for your book. It may be a real opportunity, or it may cost you more than it gives. We help you check if the offer is real, write your reply, and get ready for calls with organizers.
Dr. TAS Tip: Be careful with emails that promise bookstore placement, awards, or big media spots for a fee. Before you pay, ask what you get, who will see it, and what results other authors have had.
Want to know why owning your ISBN matters? Publishing Support explains it.
Preparing for a Book Interview
Receiving an Offer or Invitation
Share Your Book With Confidence
You have been invited to talk about your book on a podcast, radio show, TV, or livestream. We help you build talking points for your book, practice your answers, and review the interview afterward so the next one is even stronger.
Dr. TAS Tip: Have a short story from your book ready to share. Listeners rem
Share Your Book With Confidence
You have been invited to talk about your book on a podcast, radio show, TV, or livestream. We help you build talking points for your book, practice your answers, and review the interview afterward so the next one is even stronger.
Dr. TAS Tip: Have a short story from your book ready to share. Listeners remember stories longer than summaries.
Being interviewed about your business or expertise instead? Media Visibility helps with that.
Speaking and Selling at Events
Make Every Event Count
Book talks, signings, panels, and vendor tables are great ways to meet readers. We help you get ready to speak, set up your table, and sell your books in person.
Dr. TAS Tip: Bring an easy way for people to pay, like a card reader or payment app, and more books than you think you need.
Want to feel more confident on stage? Media Visibility includes Media Coaching.
Published Somewhere Else
You Are Welcome Here
You may have published on your own or with another company, and now you want more from your book. We start with where your book is today and help you plan what comes next.
Dr. TAS Tip: Keep your book details in one place, like your ISBN, cover file, book description, and sales links. You will use them again and again
You Are Welcome Here
You may have published on your own or with another company, and now you want more from your book. We start with where your book is today and help you plan what comes next.
Dr. TAS Tip: Keep your book details in one place, like your ISBN, cover file, book description, and sales links. You will use them again and again.
Planning your next book? Publishing Support can help from the start.
Why Work With Dr. TAS
When you work with Dr. TAS, you work with someone who has been on every side of the author journey. She has published books ranging from her life story, STRONGER, to her cookbook, TransFORM with TAS, and promoted them through interviews, signings, and events. That range means she can help whether your book tells a story, teaches a skill, or shares favorite recipes. As host of Talk With TAS, she also sits in the host's chair, so she knows what makes an author a great guest. She is the Executive Editor of Conversations Magazine and an editor for ChosenPen. She can help you avoid costly mistakes and make the most of every chance to share your book.
