Writing with Coach McCoach

03: 10 Things to Know After Writing Your First Book

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You wrote your first book: yay!!
But what's next? Where do you go from here?

In this episode of Writing with Coach McCoach, Katie leads you through ten things you'll need to know, do, or ask yourself after writing your first book.

  1. What do you want to do with this?
  2. Who are you doing it for?
  3. Your end product will look very different than what you have now.
  4. There is a TON you can learn about writing to improve your craft, if you want to.
  5. Getting your book published is a whole thing.
  6. Traditional publishing and self-publishing are different.
  7. You are not ready to pitch your book right now.
  8. Every writer was once where you are now.
  9. Build your community, make writer friends.
  10. Take a learning year.

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    Community: Author Growth Corner https://katie-mccoach.mykajabi.com/authorgrowthcorner

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