17 Harsh Truths I Wish I Knew Before Publishing my First Book
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COACHING:
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COURSES:
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Timeline:
0:00 Intro
0:09 Writing a Good Book Doesn't Guarantee Success
0:44 Being a Genius at Marketing Doesn't Guarantee Success
1:31 Copy Editing Will Be Eye-Opening
2:28 Traditional Publication is Slow
3:09 50% of Your Marketing is Cover Design
4:02 Launch Week is Absolutely Bonkers
5:05 A Book is a Stepping Stone, not a Money Tree
5:44 One Book Isn't Enough
6:31 Publishers Want You To Do A Lot of the Heavy Lifting
7:25 You Want to Start Writing the Next One
8:13 Pre-Sales is the Most Important Metric
9:14 Publication Day Feels Anti-Climactic
10:18 Negative Reviews are Unavoidable
11:33 You Can't Stop Piracy
12:36 Have Proper Expectations for Book Reviews
12:36 Imposter Syndrome Never Goes Away
14:08 Publishing is a Long Game
https://thejohnfox.com/bookfox-lab/
COACHING:
Join my coaching program for writers, BOOKFOX LAB:
https://thejohnfox.com/bookfox-lab/
COURSES:
Use my 10 courses in Bookfox Academy, with 230+ videos, to write your novel:
https://thejohnfox.com/writing-courses/
EMAILS:
Get emails about writing from me: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/
MY BOOK:
Buy my book, "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14
Timeline:
0:00 Intro
0:09 Writing a Good Book Doesn't Guarantee Success
0:44 Being a Genius at Marketing Doesn't Guarantee Success
1:31 Copy Editing Will Be Eye-Opening
2:28 Traditional Publication is Slow
3:09 50% of Your Marketing is Cover Design
4:02 Launch Week is Absolutely Bonkers
5:05 A Book is a Stepping Stone, not a Money Tree
5:44 One Book Isn't Enough
6:31 Publishers Want You To Do A Lot of the Heavy Lifting
7:25 You Want to Start Writing the Next One
8:13 Pre-Sales is the Most Important Metric
9:14 Publication Day Feels Anti-Climactic
10:18 Negative Reviews are Unavoidable
11:33 You Can't Stop Piracy
12:36 Have Proper Expectations for Book Reviews
12:36 Imposter Syndrome Never Goes Away
14:08 Publishing is a Long Game
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