2 0 0 8

• 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

• Email

• Friends and Family

• Email

S O C I AL M E D I A I S G AR B AG E