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Green-Light Your Book: How Writers Can Succeed in the New Era of Publishing

by Brooke Warner

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Green-Light Your Book is a straight-shooting guide to a changing industry. Written for aspiring authors, previously published authors, and independent publishers, it explains the ever-shifting publishing landscape and helps indie authors understand that they're up against the status quo, and how to work within the system but also how to subvert the system in order to succeed. Publishing expert and independent publisher Brooke Warner is fearless in her critique of an industry that's lost its mandate, and in so doing has opened the door wide for indie publishers to thrive. While she does not shy away from calling out the bias against indie authors, she also asserts that it's never been a more exciting time to be in book publishing--and her passion and enthusiasm are contagious. "If you're going to green-light your work, you have to wow," Warner writes. But to surpass expectations, you also need to be a student of publishing and to be able to hold your own with book buyers, event coordinators, librarians, wholesalers, distributors, and reviewers. Green-Light Your Book seeks to equip authors and publishers with the language, knowledge, and skill sets they need to play big.… (more)
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Excellent primer for any aspiring author staring over the confusing landscape of self-publishing. ( )
  Mike_Trigg | Feb 10, 2022 |
Brooke Warner, founder and publisher at She Writes Press, has given authors a great gift by writing Green Light Your Book. Whether you are an independent author, trend-setting hybrid author, traditionally published veteran, or a newbie to the field of writing and publishing, Warner’s book demystifies the ever-changing industry and makes accessible the bottom lines for publishing. She also champions the emergence of Indie authors and how we need to stake our claim in the publishing world by producing high-quality work that equals or exceeds that produced by traditional publishing. The picture she paints of what it takes to be a successful author is clear: hard work, passion for writing, confidence in your abilities, and the willingness to put yourself out there. Don’t wait, she instructs as her final message. Empower yourself with the right knowledge, select a team to support you, and Green Light Your Book!

For a non-fiction book about writing and publishing, I found this to be a fast, comprehensive, and useful read for authors at any stage of the game. I was surprised about how much I learned. ( )
  CherieKephart | Aug 3, 2017 |
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Green-Light Your Book is a straight-shooting guide to a changing industry. Written for aspiring authors, previously published authors, and independent publishers, it explains the ever-shifting publishing landscape and helps indie authors understand that they're up against the status quo, and how to work within the system but also how to subvert the system in order to succeed. Publishing expert and independent publisher Brooke Warner is fearless in her critique of an industry that's lost its mandate, and in so doing has opened the door wide for indie publishers to thrive. While she does not shy away from calling out the bias against indie authors, she also asserts that it's never been a more exciting time to be in book publishing--and her passion and enthusiasm are contagious. "If you're going to green-light your work, you have to wow," Warner writes. But to surpass expectations, you also need to be a student of publishing and to be able to hold your own with book buyers, event coordinators, librarians, wholesalers, distributors, and reviewers. Green-Light Your Book seeks to equip authors and publishers with the language, knowledge, and skill sets they need to play big.

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