I was honored to be on Jeff Goins’ “The Portfolio Life” podcast. We talked about what it takes to get a traditional book contract. We had a lot of fun in this informative conversation. I hope it’s helpful to you.
| Date: | September 25, 2014 |
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| Appearance: | Jeff Goins’ “The Portfolio Life” Podcast |
| Outlet: | Link |
| Format: | Podcast |
Several years back a colleague recommended Chris Guillebeau’s The Art of Nonconformity, which was a real eye-opener to me. The book challenges readers to think about unconventional ways of doing life and making a living, and honestly I’ve never been the same. I can draw a straight line from his book to the creation of Book Proposal Academy, […]
As editorial director for a major trade publisher, I regularly receive questions like the following: How big a platform is big enough? Am I out of luck if I don’t have much of a platform? What should I do if my platform is still smallish? Do I really have to be a superstar to get […]
I was honored to be on Jonathan Milligan’s “Blogging Your Passion” Podcast. We talked about what makes for a great book concept and how bloggers can use their blogs to create great books. This is a relatively short podcast, but we packed a lot in. Hope you enjoy it.
| Date: | July 17, 2014 |
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| Appearance: | Jonathan Milligan’s “Blogging Your Passion” Podcast |
| Outlet: | Link |
| Format: | Podcast |
It was a lot of fun being interviewed by my friend Dale Callahan on his “Company of One” Podcast. We talked about how publishers make publishing decisions, how to decide whether to publish or self-publish, and how books are like small businesses. I think you’ll enjoy it!
| Date: | July 15, 2014 |
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| Time: | Available now |
| Appearance: | Dale Callahan’s “Company of One” Podcast |
| Outlet: | Link |
| Format: | Podcast |
I was honored to be interviewed on Rebecca Livermore’s “Professional Content Creation” Podcast. We talked about how to get started on a book project, the most important metric in platform building, and what publishers look for in any book they publish. Click here to listen.
| Date: | July 10, 2014 |
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| Time: | Available now |
| Appearance: | Rebecca Livermore’s “Professional Content Creation” Podcast |
| Outlet: | Link |
| Format: | Podcast |
For aspiring writers the “pub board meeting,” where book contracts are won and lost, is mysterious and even unnerving. “What goes on in there?” writers wonder. “What’s the conversation like?” For over ten years I’ve been attending publishing board meetings in an acquisitions role for a large book publisher. I’ve learned to anticipate the most […]
I was honored to be interviewed on Tammy Helfrich’s “Right Where You Are” Podcast. Click here to listen.
| Date: | May 30, 2014 |
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| Time: | Available now |
| Appearance: | Tammy Helfrich’s “Right Where You Are” Podcast. |
| Outlet: | Link |
| Format: | Podcast |
I’m so pleased to bring you this Living Legends interview with Rachelle Gardner, a literary agent with Books & Such. Rachelle started blogging back before it was cool (I started after that) and has served thousands and thousands of writers over the years. She also has written her first ebook, with more to come. I […]
I’m PUMPED to be guest posting over at Mary DeMuth’s blog today. Here’s what she says at the beginning of the piece… I normally don’t take guest posts (in fact, it’s pretty rare these days, though you’ll see another one on Monday), but I really loved what my friend and editor Chad had to say in this […]
