Ep 56: Navigating the Post-Publication "Funk"
What happens after the book is published is often not what authors expect. We expect the inevitable "dip" in sales. We expect to spend time coming up with new strategies for getting the book in front of new readers.
But we often don't expect a post-publication "funk."
In this episode of the Write the Damn Book Already podcast, I dive into this reality of book publishing and what authors can do to mitigate it.
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