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Self Publishing for the Wicked and Restless

Expand Your Audience & Avoid the Rut — The Joys of DIY and Guerrilla Marketing

Nov 9 •

Audio Books, Audio Rights—For First-Timers & Newcomers

Producing Audio, Selling it, Savoring it!

Nov 2 •

Inside the Publisher’s Brain

How Publishers and Agents Decide on Your Manuscript - Rip the Lid Off

Oct 26 •

Writing in Public - No Excuses

Put up or Shut Up is the Ultimate Focus Group

Oct 19 •

The Real Deal About Your Mysterious Editor

Susie’s Master Class No. 7: The Real Deal About Editors October 19 - Register Here Working closely with an editor is a unique intimacy as well as a…

Oct 12 •

Contract Killers - Negotiating for Smarties

What Every Author Needs to Know About Contracts — Whether You Have an Agent or Attorney, or Not!

Oct 5 •

Audiobooks for Insiders

There’s gold in them audio hills. And huge creative impact. Let’s get into it.

Sep 28 •

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