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I’ve spent fifteen years making my husband sound useless

I owe Walt one. I’m working on it.

You finished the book. Now cut the snow blocks.

Finishing your manuscript feels like the summit.

The book that nobody picked up (and it was free)

I watched ‘book people’ walk right past it

The word that makes me want to set a manuscript on fire

It’s one of those little tells that can make a perfectly polished manuscript feel…off.

Your sad story is boring and it’s not your fault

Maybe it’s too safe?

Excuse #1: I don’t have time to write a book (let alone become a bikini model)

The truth is, you don’t need a weekend sprint or a full-time schedule.

Why I just lost two hours to a vegan TikTok (and what it taught me about your book)

The best author platforms don’t sell information. They sell identity.

Beyond the Launch: Sustaining Momentum for the Long Game

Post-launch marketing is where careers are built.

720 pages and still no book

Stop making new bricks. Start building with the ones you already have.

Shipping & Handling Campaigns: Turning Direct Sales into a Profit Center

This could be the strategy that works best for you

The pluses and minuses of being hazy AF

by Ann Sheybani | Mar 24, 2022 | Writing

I've got lots of unpopular opinions, many of them formed the hard way. As a writer, then a writing workshop leader, then a book coach, then a book doctor, then a publisher......oh the journey....I can tell you EXACTLY where the trains tend to come off the track during...

How To Make A Million Dollars With Your Book

by Ann Sheybani | Nov 21, 2021 | Expert Positioning

You can make a millions dollars with your book. You really can. But not likely in the way you're thinking about it right now. https://youtu.be/F9TXxeGG3mE If you've got a book idea, we invite you to submit it for review. Our acquisition editors review all submissions....

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