The plain truth about publishing: How to decide if you should find a publisher or self-publish, with Wendy Keller
Episode 664
Wendy Keller is an award-winning former journalist, a respected literary agent, an author, speaker and acclaimed book marketing consultant. She has sold nearly 2,000 rights deals worldwide including 16 New York Times Bestsellers and 9 international bestsellers. She got her first job as a newspaper reporter as a 16-year-old college freshman. Since then, Wendy worked for PR Newswire; the Knight-Ridder newspaper chain; as managing editor of Dateline magazine.
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- What an agent does
- Why you need an agent in order to get a deal with a publisher
- Being clear on your outcome before committing to writing a book
- What a platform is and why you need to build one if you want to write a book
- Working with a publisher vs. self publishing
- Different scenarios where self publishing might be your best option
- Strategies for success when considering writing a book
- Why you need something to differentiate yourself from everyone else
- The top things that you should be doing to build your platform
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How best to connect with Wendy:
- Website: kellermedia.com
- Book submission guidelines: kellermedia.com/submission-guidelines
- Webinars: kellermedia.com/webinars
- “Rent” Wendy’s brain: kellermedia.com/rent
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