Episode Details

If you're thinking about writing an authority building book, and I really hope you are, and you don't want to be counting pennies or checking your book sales all the time, you actually want a book that's going to change your life, I can tell you how. Just go to sevenfigurebooks.com. I'm not trying to capture your email or anything. You can just download this PDF that's going to tell you exactly how to turn an authority building book into revenue, speaking, authority, and no exaggeration, a whole new life. 

Today I'm going to dispel some publishing myths and maybe discourage you a little bit, all in the name of showing you how you can launch a book that will build your brand and your business. But first we have to dispel myths. And so today I am answering a question that came to me from a listener, @michaelcringering is his Instagram handle.

Here's the question: “I started submitting to agents in March because I'm hoping to secure someone interested in my novel. I submitted to 153 agents in my genre but heard back from less than 25 percent. With that said and the pandemic raging, should I continue to wait or go ahead and self publish?”

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• The Caveat: I'm Biased Against Traditional Publishing
• How Much Does It Matter to You?
• You Can Publish Your Book Yourself 
• The Rules with Novels Are Different
• I Couldn't Make a Living Until I Could Answer the Question: What Do I Want This Book to do For Me?
• You Have to Get Realistic
• You Don't Need Them
• If Your Goal is to Have a Writing Career...

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