Gail Carriger on The Heroines Journey

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 7 a.m.

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Episode 055 /\\xa0 NYT bestselling author Gail Carriger joins us this week to talk about The Heroine\\u2019s Journey. This episode is a deep dive into story and plotting. Our conversation also touches on the benefits of direct sales, the importance of a newsletter, and how to recover when things that are out of your control go wrong.\\xa0

In the intro Jami talks about her hand surgery, which went great, and Sara\\u2019s email migration is complete. Two helpful links:

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In this podcast episode, you\\u2019ll discover:

  • Gail\\u2019s background in academia\\xa0
  • Turning serendipity into success
  • Embracing failure
  • Seeing difficulties as an opportunity - ACX delays as an opportunity to test direct sales
  • The benefits of learning how to run a small business
  • Learning your book is a product
  • How to recover when things that are out of your control go wrong
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\\U0001f50e Sara\\u2019s books
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\\U0001f4da Sara\\u2019s
How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/

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