Pre-Publishing Steps I Didn’t Know About

By the time most writers get a book deal, they know the gist of it. Right? Contract, Publishers Weekly announcement, editorial letter, hard work, panic attacks, sudden new-found addiction to Cheez-It products, cover reveal, ARCs, release day. I was prepared for all of that. Sure! But here are some steps that were surprising to me.

No one cares anymore. Look, I’m all up in the inner workings of the publishing world now. Well, at least as the world pertains to me. But the rest of your people (“y...