Landing a traditional book deal with a large publishing house is a dream for many writers. While we've said many times on this channel that all publishing paths are valid, we also want to encourage anyone aiming at that Big-5 Book Deal to go for it. Landing one of those deals is a long process (and comes with no guarantees), but this week we break down the process into five milestone steps to set your expectations and ensure you've given your book project its best shot at getting that deal.

Part of the process of becoming a writer is learning how to read like a writer--to see the bones of structure and past the words to what choices the author is making and why they are (or aren't) working in the interest of the story. That's why Page and Podium is excited to announce our upcoming new Memoir Method Book Club, where each month we will be reading and examining a memoir with a writer's eye to learn more about what we can apply (or avoid) in our own work.

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Timestamps:

0:00-Intro

5:16 - All Publishing Paths are valid

5:22 - What constitutes a "book deal"?

15:10 - First step: Build a Platform

19:25 - Second Step: Write the Book

22:18 - Third step: Prepare your Pitch

29:15 - Fourth step: Query Agents

34:57- Fifth step: Go out on sub

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