Ep 78: Traditional Publishing Lessons with Neely Tubati Alexander
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In her second appearance on the Write the Damn Book Already podcast, we discussed her two-book deal with HarperCollins, and how her writing process and industry perspective shifted from Book 1 to Book 2.
INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
- What changed the most between books 1 and 2 when it came to her writing and marketing processes
- How Neely's expectations for book sales change from book to book
- The benefit of being a debut author versus releasing subsequent books
- How Neely “protects the bubble” in order not to be influenced by others’ opinions so she can tell the story she most wants to tell
- Whether she reads her reviews (and when), and which she pays strong attention to (and even allows to impact the final book edits)
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