“An unknown author wanting to get an unknown manuscript published by a traditional publisher is akin to an 18-year-old showing up in Los Angeles with a 6-string guitar, wanting to get a record contract,” says debut memoir author, Lisa Baldwin.

Learn how several publishing professionals helped Lisa shift her expectations and shape her manuscript into an award-winning book.

We discuss three types of investments Lisa made: (1) pre-publication costs, (2) publication costs, and (3) hidden costs.