Episode 120: BTS with an Indie Author - 3 weeks til Launch

About this episode

The episode features a discussion about the behind-the-scenes process of launching an indie author's memoir.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this special summer series where I invite guest hosts who were pivotal to the writing or publishing of my upcoming memoir to come on the podcast and interview me about the behind the scenes of an indie author leading up to my debut launch. This week is hosted by Hannah Gordon, my author coach and owner of Gordon Publishing. We chat about looking at the release of a book in terms of the broader author/indie press business and setting goals for sales. Too often we as...

People in this episode

Hosts: Stephanie Oswald, Elizabeth Wilson

Guest: Hannah Gordon

Topics covered

• indie author
• book launch
• writing process
• publishing
• sales goals

Keywords

• indie author
• book launch
• memoir
• Hannah Gordon
• publishing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gordon Publishing

Books & works: my upcoming memoir

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