Q&A Thursday: Second Time Around Edition

Q&A Thursday: Second Time Around Edition
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Dear Friends,

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Happy Q&A Thursday! I wish I had all the answers but unfortunately, I only have ones about publishing. Let's forge ahead regardless:

P asks: How does publishing a debut memoir with a Reputable (a la Jane Friedman and other trustworthies) Hybrid Press affect one's chances of getting represented by an agent in pursuit of a traditional publishing book deal for the next book?

When I see that a potential client has published a book before (any book, self, hybrid, or trad) this is my first thought: Neat! My second thought is: how well did it sell? If it was trad published, I will look it up on Bookscan and see what that tells