Before and After the Book Deal. Courtney Maum

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СКАЧАТЬ 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

       Acknowledgments

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