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when artists ask for advice this is likely best trot i could give. applies to those looking for the big movie deal or record deal or big five publishing deal but really it is about YOU and THE GIFT O…

Catch-up episode after a long gap! Sunyi and Scott both discuss career momentum, cheerfully losing at the Hugos, and the pushback they’ve had from Reddit / the internet. Sunyi explains why sh…

After 25 years working in bookstores and publishing houses, Mark Stay went on to release a series of novels--some trad, some self pub--and also co-founded a viral podcast, The Bestseller Experiment. W...

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Against the odds, Wesley Chu's small-press debut novel became a break-out success. In the ten years since, he has published a dozen other titles, written for large IPs, signed deals with the Big 5, an...

Text sampleThis week, we chat with Anika Scott, an international bestselling author of historical fiction. After years of writing, querying, and revising, Anika's debut novel was snapped up amidst a w...

After years of rejections, Kameron's early book deals ended when her publishers either folded or went bankrupt, Instead of quitting, she kept going. And going. In the decade since, Hurley has signed n...