Despite some challenges surrounding her launch, Pamela’s book has been released into the wild and has garnered positive reviews. What’s next?

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Having a powerful launch is important, but it isn’t everything. “The biggest danger to an author,” says Jeff Goins, “is spending all their energy on a launch.”

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The timing of your book’s launch is important. But how important is it? Here’s what really matters when you’re ready to launch your book.

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Reviews can make or break your book sales. Here’s how to get reviews lined up before you launch your book.

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Once your book is written, you’ll turn your efforts toward giving it the best possible chance to get attention, engage readers, and sell.

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If you want your book to have robust long-term sales, you’ve got to find a way to encourage Amazon to show it some algorithmic love.

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Images connect on a different level than the written word. By including illustrations in your book, you have the potential to engage the reader’s full brain. But do you speak sketch?

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Time to bring your self-published book to life! What are your options for making a tangible object out of the pixels you’ve created?

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Writing a book will force you to dig deeper than you ever have for previous writing projects. To get the most out of the process, tune in to what’s really motivating you.

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Finding a name might seem like an art, but in this episode we’re sharing a way to apply science to the process.

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Most nonfiction books follow one of two predictable structures. When you know what these are, you can choose the one that works best for the information you want to present — and avoid having to re-write your book (a painful lesson Jeff learned recently).

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According to the guest on this episode, “We are at our most vulnerable when we are working on books.” No kidding! Sending your book off to an editor feels like taking a leap into a dark abyss: you don’t have a clue what you’re going to land on at the bottom.

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Publishing a book is like anything else you do for the first time — tough at the beginning, easier as you gain mastery. Jeff sums it up as, “The sort of difficulty which brings freedom with it.”

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Surprise! The most important part of writing a book may not be the writing itself. There’s intrinsic value to the things that inspire the writing process — but happen away from the keyboard.

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Getting your first draft written isn’t where your book’s journey stops. It’s just a stop along the way to presenting it — fully formed — to the world.

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Will you confront challenges while writing your book? Definitely. Life doesn’t stop while you work on your first draft. Here’s how to deal with the inevitable when it happens.

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Should you trust your audience’s input on your book, or trust your own gut instead?

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We know — you’re not a mathematician! But you need to calculate if you should pay attention to your audience’s feedback (Jeff thinks you almost always should). And if you want to get your book written, you’re going to need to compute your deadline … but how?

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The kind of book that transforms a reader goes deeper than most authors are willing to go. But are we going to go there on Zero to Book? You bet we are.

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You’ve got your big idea. But is it any good? That’s where Pamela’s at, and now we’re asking you to weigh in.

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Stop right there: don’t write a word of your new book until you are absolutely sure you’ve got your Big Idea figured out.

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Should you look for a publisher or self publish your book? Jeff Goins says that might be the wrong question to ask. Instead, he and Pamela Wilson chat about a better approach you can take when you’re ready to bring your book to life.

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