Hundreds of people review the book on Amazon, and they all give it 5 stars.Ī reality show series is based on the book.Įvery single person in America knows this author’s name. The publishing house pays for a 50 state book tour. The author ends up on The Today Show, Oprah, Fresh Air and The Daily Show, among many other outlets. The publishing house pours all of its resources into the book-hiring the country’s top designer to ink the cover, the most connected publicist, and many others. The entire publishing house treats this person like the next Elizabeth Gilbert. It goes like this:Īn editor falls in love with their book and offers a 6-figure advance. When I ask them why they want to write a book, many of them tell me about this very common fantasy.
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Why You Should Believe in Your Book and Never Give UpĪ few people each week tell me that writing a book has always been their dream, and they ask me for tips on how to make this dream a reality.
She did me one better and wrote this guest post, about fantasy versus reality in the world of writing books and why you have to believe in your book, even when no one else does. Some writer friends and I were talking about how important it is to believe in your book and my colleague, bestselling author Alisa Bowman, sent me such a smart and insightful email about how to believe in your book that I asked for permission to publish it here. (Photo via Pixabay.)Įditor’s Note: It’s hard to believe in your book and your work when you get negative feedback, rejections, and the Black Hole of Silence from editors. Best-selling author Alisa Bowman tells you how. Frustrated by rejection, dejection, and insecurity? Keep going! Dust yourself off.
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