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Ethlie Ann Vare on Going From Gatekeepers to Algorithms
Ethlie Ann Vare has lived through every incarnation of the media machine—from the era when editors and agents were true gatekeepers to today’s age of…
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42:35
Jamie Rose on Finding True Fulfillment After Traditional Publishing's Broken Promises
Jamie Rose is proof that reinvention can be a superpower.
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46:03
Mark Ebner on How to Survive the Death of Publishing
(and Still Tell the Truth)
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Don't Nuzzi Your Launch
And Happy Holidays!
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43:05
Tom Zoellner on Letting Go of the Hustle to Find Meaning in Writing Rather than Publishing
Tom Zoellner has no illusions about fame, sales or the myth of the “life-changing book.” A National Book Critics Circle Award winner and New York Times…
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Dennis Hensley on Going from Landing a Book Deal to Working at Crate & Barrel
(And Everything in Between)
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I've Realized Why I'm Obsessed with ChatGPT
(And what that has to do with you building your authority.)
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Heather Wood Rudulph on Why the Book Dream Isn’t the Golden Ticket
Heather Wood Rudulph has done many things in the publishing world, including co-writing the Sexy Feminism: A Girl’s Guide to Love, Success and Style…
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Gen X Was the Last Generation to Believe We Could Be Writers
This was a guest post I did for my friend Jon Small's (amazing) Substack a few weeks back. Now I'm sharing it with you guys.
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42:43
Jeanne Darst on Landing Every Author's Dream Deal (and What Happened Next)
Jeanne Darst's story is what happens when everything goes right—and then you realize "right" is more complicated than you thought.
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I Hit the NYT List and Nothing in my Life Changed
Here's what actually matters.
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Behind the Book Cover
Behind the Book Cover
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