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• Borders and Barnes & Noble Still Existed
• Mostly Paper Books Sold
• Big Advances Were Common
– M E , A FTER R EA L I Z I N G I HA D A BOOK C ON T RAC T
“Damn.”
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• Wrote 100,000 Words
• Traveled The World
• Went To The Hospital
• Paid Some Dude $20,000 For Help
S O R RY !
S O P U BL I S H I N G S U C K S
• Give up?
• Pitch another book?
• Get another agent?
• Let’s just figure this thing out.
T H R E E S T E P P R O C E S S
• Write
• Drink
• Write
M A I N D R I V E R S
• Friends and Family
S O C I AL M E D I A I S G AR B AG E