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advances

Q&A Thursday

Back to School Edition

Promotion

I'M DONE WITH MY BOOK!

Except lol I'm not

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Sappy

Q&A Friday

money

Should You Self-Pub or Trad Pub?

A Non-Definitive Guide to Asking a Better Question

answers

Behind the Publishing Curtain

Is the same thing that's in front of it

chance

Compulsory Rest

Act of God Edition

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marketing

What a Book About Publishing Can Tell You About Marketing

It's Not What You Think

Promotion

Should You Be On TikTok?

Should I?

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agents

Q&A Thursday

Vibes Edition

careers

What You Need to Know to Work in Publishing

A post to forward to your niece/sibling/neighbor/college roommate's kid

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royalties

Has Anything Changed Since 1982?

Let's Find Out!

big swings

Big Swiss Takes a Big Swing

And it works

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reading goals

I'm Not Going to Reach My Goal This Year

And what I'm going to do about it

definitive post

When To Follow Up

The Definitive Post

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queries

Q&A Friday

Over the River and Through the Woods Edition

bestseller list

This is Why Book Marketing Doesn't Work

"Work"

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two agents

Q&A Thursday

career

How Not to be Unhinged

at all stages of your career

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queries

Should You vs Can You

Q&A Thursday

auctions

You Had to be a Big Shot

Didn't Cha

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queries

When Do Agents Turn into Ghosts?

Q&A Thursday

publication credits

Draft #2

Is Done (for Now)

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pen names

Q&A Thursday

expectations

Setting Expectations

And Goals

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classes

Q&A Thursday