Today on the show Jodi breaks down the types of editing and why “I need an editor” can be a loaded statement. Editing is not a one-size-fits-all operation. Rather, there are three types to consider when looking for a book editor.

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Episode 19: Sharing Your Story in a Book with Emily Souder

Today on the show Jodi interviews Emily Souder, author of Birth Story Brave (2017), Birth Story Held, Cultivating Amusement, and the upcoming Sparks. Read on for some highlights of the conversation.

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Episode 18: Sharing Your Story in a Book with Mallika Malhotra

Today on the show Jodi interviews Mallika Malhotra, author of The Brand Photography Playbook (2017).

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Episode 17: Self-Publishing FAQs

Today on the show Jodi answers the five most-common questions she hears about self-publishing a book to serve your business.

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Episode 16: Sharing Your Story in a Book with Kelsey Baldwin

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Episode 15: Books and Speaking with Guest Expert Jessica Rasdall

Today on the show Jodi interviews Jessica Rasdall about books and speaking.

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Episode 14: The Costs of Self-Publishing

Today on the show Jodi talks about the costs of self-publishing a book. Self-publishing grew 40% in 2018, according to Bowker. Author-entrepreneurs know the advantages of self-publishing, which we explored in Episode 6, particularly control, but they often have no idea what they should expect to pay to write, publish, and market a book to serve their business.

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Episode 13: Sharing Your Story in a Book with Ashley Cox

Today on the show Jodi interviews Ashley Cox, author of Transform Your Stories (2019).

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Episode 12: Sharing Your Story in a Book with Annie Franceschi

Today on the show Jodi interviews Annie Franceschi, author of Permission to Try (2018).

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Episode 11: Books and Money

Today on the show Jodi talks about money. Author-entrepreneurs earn money from their books indirectly. In other words, not from book royalties but from readers who become clients. Luckily, money isn’t a primary direct goal for most author-entrepreneurs. Rather, their goals are intangibles like credibility, authority, and visibility.

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Episode 10: Sharing Your Story in a Book with Dannie Fountain

Today on the show Jodi interviews Dannie Lynn Fountain, author of four books: The Side Hustle Gal (2016), Big Plan for the Creative Mind (2017), The Bucketlist Babe (2017), and One Honest Woman (2018).

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Episode 9: Publishing Process Overview

Today on the show Jodi breaks down the publishing process into its three main stages: writing, publishing, and marketing.

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Episode 8: Using a Book to Serve Your Business

Today on the show Jodi discusses how to serve your business with a book, tactically speaking. A book is not a “Build it and they will come” proposition (or rather, “Write it and they will buy”).

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