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Book One: Before the Book Deal
I. Getting it right
Making time to write (and then actually writing)
Killing your inner perfectionist
Making the most of your writing workshop
Am I wasting my time and money in this MFA program?
Is there a world in which I can teach without an MFA?
Creating (and maintaining) a literary community without an MFA
II. Getting it out there
The logline and the project summary as (potential) writing tools
Why you should keep submitting work, regardless of rejection
Can I send multiple submissions?
Applying for awards and fellowships as an emerging writer
Book reviewing and author interviews
What to expect when you’re not expecting virality
Dealing with trolls and negative comments
III. Getting paid
How will I get health insurance as a writer?
Can I call myself a writer if I’m not making money from my writing yet?
Supplementing your income, a.k.a. the side hustle
Hey, Mister, where’s my money?
Can I stay in my corporate job without losing my creative edge?
If I have children, will I ever write again?
IV. Getting it represented
If I want to get my book published, I absolutely, positively need to have an agent, right?
I’m a poet. Should I be looking for an agent?
I’m ready for an agent. Is my manuscript?
How to find the right agent for your work
The agent query process
How to stay sane while you’re waiting for an agent’s response
Holy crap! An actual human agent has replied!
Preparing to submit to editors
Can we sell my first book on a proposal?
We’ve got nibbles! (a.k.a. setting up editorial phone calls)
How do I know which editor to choose?
What if the offer sucks?
Should I take a two-book deal?
What if everyone says no?
V. Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about advances, but were too afraid to ask
How do I know whether or not I got a good advance?
What is everyone else getting?
Merits of small advances
The pros and cons of big ones
Do you have to earn out to be successful?
Budgeting your advance
I. Prepublication
Reining in your ego
The social media announcement about your big book deal
The publishing contract
Surviving the editorial letter
How to set—and meet—your book deadline
Developmental edits
Meeting your book’s team
You drive me crazy: the things authors do that drive publishing professionals nuts
When your title’s not your title
Manuscript acceptance
Setting a launch date
The blurb discussion starts
Gulp! Your cover concept is revealed
You get assigned a publicist. Or you don’t.
Little orphan writer
Internal presentations and book conferences
First-, second-, and third-pass edits (a.k.a. the last time you can change something)
On acknowledgments
The author photo
Writing your author bio
Creating an author website
The marketing brainstorm
Understanding foreign rights
Audiobook land
OMG someone wrote the same book as me!!!
Trade reviews start to come in
When the private becomes public
How to share good book news on the Internet
A few words on envy
Getting your voice out there (also known as essay time!)
Planning your book launch
The prepublication e-blast
What if I die before my book comes out?
II. PUBLICATION! (-!@#$%^&*¡:o)
Managing expectations on (and around) pub day
When your debut isn’t your debut
Typical print runs
How many books does my publisher want me to sell?
Reading your reviews
Understanding (and then never looking at) your Amazon sales ranking
My book’s sales are sluggish. Should I crawl under a rock and die?
Will your book be a bestseller?
How to get your book to book clubs
Handling people who just don’t get it
Why aren’t my friends saying anything about my book?
When Trump happens to you
Debuting after forty
Dealing with disappointment
My publisher turned down my second manuscript. What now?
Dealing with success
Film and TV options
Adapting your own book
If your book becomes a film
Revisiting awards
Welcome to list time!
III. When the show goes on the road
Avoiding overcommitment (or: learning to say no)
The DIY book tour, three possible tracks
The full-court press, national tour
Book tour FAQs
Some book tour tales of woe
Things you should pack for book tour that you might otherwise not think to pack
Prepping for live events and interviews
Authors from marginalized communities revisit their experiences on the road
IV. Postpublication (or: life after your debut)
The Great Big First-Book Comedown
The stress of the sophomore project
The world is going to want a novel, but you don’t have to give it one
Tips on entering the academic market
Should I take this weird-ass ghostwriting opportunity?
OMG my inbox: handling your email
Hiring a speaking agent
Do I need to go to parties?
Do I have to blurb? (And how, exactly, do I do it?)
What do I do with all these galleys?
Publishing your paperback
Reevaluating your professional relationships after your debut
Should I move somewhere remote?
The new face of rejections
Will my second book be successful?
Writers, it can happen to you
V. Readying the gangplank: publishing professionals and authors share their best advice for debut authors
