EP 246 - Four of the Pitfalls of Publishing

<p>Mark shares four of the many pitfalls of publishing that can befall authors.</p> <p>Prior to the main content, Mark shares a personal update  and a word from this episode's sponsor.</p> <p><a href="https://storybundle.com/writing" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="264" src="https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/110600/All_Covers_Large_1.jpg" width="440" /></a></p> <p>This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://storybundle.com/writing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The 2022 Write Stuff StoryBundle</a>.</p> <p>For StoryBundle, you decide what price you want to pay. For $5 (or more, if you're feeling generous), you'll get the basic bundle of four books in any ebook format—WORLDWIDE.</p> <ul> <li><em>Domesticate Your Badgers</em> by Michael W Lucas</li> <li><em>Publishing Pitfalls for Authors</em> by Mark Leslie Lefebvre</li> <li><em>Writing Craft</em> by DeAnna Knippling</li> <li><em>A Freelancer's Survival Guide to Starting Your Own Business</em> by Kristine Kathryn Rusch</li> </ul> <p>If you pay at least the bonus price of just $20, you get all four of the regular books, plus five more books and an online lecture, for a total of <strong>10 books/lectures</strong>. That includes <strong>two StoryBundle exclusives</strong>!</p> <ul> <li><em>A Writer Prepares</em> by Lawrence Block</li> <li><em>Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer</em> by Johanna Rothman <strong>(StoryBundle Exclusive)</strong></li> <li><em>Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Virtual Worlds</em> by Joanna Penn</li> <li><em>Create a Character Clinic</em> by Holly Lisle</li> <li><em>Do...Quit Your Day Job</em> by Christina F. York <strong>(StoryBundle Exclusive)</strong></li> <li><em>The Pop-Up Series - Clean First Draft Writing</em> by Dean Wesley Smith</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>During the main content of this episode, Mark shares four of the P's of publishing pitfalls:</p> <ul> <li>PACING</li> <li>PACK</li> <li>PACKAGING</li> <li>PARALYSIS</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://storybundle.com/blog/2022writestuffbundle/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The 2022 Write Stuff Storybundle</a></li> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2021/07/23/episode-202/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Episode 202 - Predators and Publishers</a></li> <li>"<a href="https://www.writersdigest.com/improve-my-writ-ing/7-tools-for-pacing-a-novel-keeping-your-story-moving-at-the-right-pace" rel="noopener" target="_blank">7 Tools For Pacing A Novel & Keeping Your Story Moving At The Right Pace</a>," Courtney Carpenter, April 24, 2012</li> <li>"<a href="https://blog.reedsy.com/pacing-in-writing/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pacing in Writing: 10 Powerful Ways to Keep Readers Hooked</a>," Reedsy Blog, October 13, 2018</li> <li>S<strong>ave the Cat! Writes a Novel</strong>: <em><strong>The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need</strong></em>, Jessica Brody, Ten Speed Press, October 2018.</li> <li><strong>Plot & Structure: <em>Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish</em></strong>, James Scott Bell. Writers Digest Books, October 2004.</li> <li><strong>How to Write Best Selling Fiction</strong>, Dean R. Koontz, Writers Digest Books, September 1981. 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