Author and educator Courtney Maum talks with Kelley Vick about creating the indispensable publishing guide, Before and After the Book Deal, what authors should look out for when signing book contracts, the biggest mistake she sees in query letters, her own writing process and road to publication, preserving the joy in making art, and much, much more.


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