If I'm Being Honest: Straight Talk About Book Publishing & Promotion
If I’m Being Honest is a straight-talk podcast about self-publishing and book marketing—created for authors who want realistic expectations and practical advice.
Hosted by Joel Pitney and Sayde Walker, the show explores what it actually takes to publish, promote, and sell books in today’s crowded marketplace. Featuring interviews with successful authors and industry experts, we dig into the wins, the missteps, the numbers, and the uncomfortable truths that rarely get discussed.
If you’re a first-time author (or feeling stuck after publishing), this podcast is here to help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and honesty.
If I'm Being Honest: Straight Talk About Book Publishing & Promotion
Latest Episodes
The Real Story Behind Hybrid Publishing with Brooke Warner
“Distribution” might be the single most misunderstood word in book publishing, and that confusion costs authors real money. We sit down with Brooke Warner, publisher of She Writes Press and host of the Memoir Nation podcast, to explain what leg...
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The First Question Every Author Needs to Answer
Most authors spend a lot of time thinking about what they want to write. Far fewer spend time thinking about why they're writing it in the first place. Yet that single question influences almost every publishing decision you'll make—from the pa...
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From Podcast to Published Book with Jared Maher
What happens when a successful podcast becomes a bestselling book?In this episode, I sit down with Jared Maher, lead producer at The Lever and co-author of The Master Plan, to unpack the journey from investigative podca...
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How to Use AI to Beat Writers Block and Write More with Plot Drive
The hardest part of writing a book is rarely “coming up with ideas.” It’s the thousand tiny moments that break your focus: hunting for a detail you wrote weeks ago, second-guessing whether you already told that story, losing track of character ...
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