Questions with Dr. Judith Briles
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How to Avoid Book Publishing Blunders
About Publishing
1. What has changed in publishing since you first published in the 80s? (2 min to answer)
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2. What’s the difference in the moneys that can be made between a NY published author and a self or indie published author? (2 seconds to 5 min)
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3. You say that there are 4 key factors in determining if an author should publish with a traditional publisher versus on your own. What are they? (2 –7 min)
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4. What’s a publishing predator? (1 min … to a full segment with tips on how to avoid)
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5. Is there a secret to publishing success? (30 seconds to 2 min)
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6. What’s the most important element to publishing success? (1 to 3 min)
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7. What are the stages and timelines of publishing? (3 to 7 min)
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8. Why did you leave your NY publisher? And would you go back? (2 min)
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9. You do workshops that are called Book Publishing Unplugged, Book Marketing Unplugged and Speaking Unplugged. What are they? (1 to 3 min)
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10. How did you start writing? (2 to 5 min)
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11. Is being on a bestseller list important? (2 to 5 min)
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12. What are the top mistakes writers and authors make?