EP163: Working With Editors – David M Barnett

David M Barnett is the bestselling author of Calling Major Tom, a book that came at a crossroads in his life and came out of a conversation with an editor. How much control do editors have over what an author writes? David takes us through an extraordinary change in his career and how it led to some incredible sales.

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In This Episode You Will Discover

How to hustle for work as a writer and make opportunities for yourself
Why you don’t need a series of books to be a bestseller
How to generate story ideas that have built-in PR appeal
Insight on how to work with an editor at a major publisher

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Back to Reality: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality/
Scrivener: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/
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David’s Twitter
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