The Road to Publishing

S40E8 – The Post-Launch Mindset

Launching a new book is kind of scary; you spend such a long time alone with your characters, and then, in one sudden moment, they’re running wild into the hands of strangers. – Nanette L. Avery

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S40 Bonus – Crafting a Book Blurb with Jessie of Book Blurb Magic

Question any thinking person as to why he ‘never reads novels’, and you will usually find that, at bottom, it is because of the disgusting tripe that is written by the blurb-reviewers. – George Orwell

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S40E7 – The Pre-Launch Mindset

There’s a lot more to publishing a book than writing it and slapping a cover on it. – Vince Flynn

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S40E6 – Why to Get a Sensitivity Reader

We all try to do the best we can. We will never please everyone. All we can do is try to write with empathy and honesty. And listen to the people around us, acknowledge mistakes we make, and keep trying to improve. – Anindita B. Sempere

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S40E5 – Writing an Author Bio

No one can discover you until you do. Exploit your talents, skills, and strengths and make the world sit up and take notice. – Rob Liano

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S40E4 – Meeting Target Word Counts

I’m always pretending that I’m sitting across from someone telling them a story and I don’t want them to get up until I’m finished. – James Patterson

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S40E3 – What Makes a Good Chapter

Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page. – Sidney Sheldon

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S40E2 – Finding Motivation to Edit

I feel sorry for people who have to edit me. Which is why book writing is by far the most enjoyable. – Chuck Klosterman

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S40E1 – Accepting Imperfection

I edit my own stories to death. They eventually run and hide from me. – Jeanne Voelker

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