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In this episode, Matt & Lauren share three chilling scenarios bound to keep you up at night and our tips for surviving your worst book publishing nightmares! Hear the horrifying tales of:
🕸️ The Monstrous Cover Art Mockup
👻 The Proof Possessed by Problems
🔪 The Beta Reader Butcher
Listen now, or watch the full episode on YouTube…if you dare.
Dive Deeper
🕸️ Monstrous Cover Art Mockup
👻 Proof Possessed by Problems
🔪 The Beta Reader Butcher
Sound Bites From This Episode
🎙️ “This episode is for you if you've ever woken up in a cold sweat from nightmares about a truly horrible cover design.”
[3:23] 🎙️ The Monstrous Cover Art Mockup → You get your cover art back from your designer and you absolutely hate it. Now you have to figure out how to share that feedback with your designer, and how to better make your dream cover a reality.
[16:18] 🎙️ The Proof Possessed by Problems → You order a print proof and it comes back riddled with cover or interior errors. Now you need to figure out where it all went wrong, and what you need to do in order to fix it.
[30:19] 🎙️ The Beta Reader Butcher → You asked a few friends to beta read your book and they tore it to shreds. Now you need to figure out how to process that critical feedback…and maybe how to save your friendship.
💀 Can’t wait for our next episode? Check out our Resources page for links to our blog, our YouTube channel, and more.
💀 Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn at luludotcom!
💀 Email us at [email protected]
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By Matt Briel & Lauren Vassallo4.6
2020 ratings
In this episode, Matt & Lauren share three chilling scenarios bound to keep you up at night and our tips for surviving your worst book publishing nightmares! Hear the horrifying tales of:
🕸️ The Monstrous Cover Art Mockup
👻 The Proof Possessed by Problems
🔪 The Beta Reader Butcher
Listen now, or watch the full episode on YouTube…if you dare.
Dive Deeper
🕸️ Monstrous Cover Art Mockup
👻 Proof Possessed by Problems
🔪 The Beta Reader Butcher
Sound Bites From This Episode
🎙️ “This episode is for you if you've ever woken up in a cold sweat from nightmares about a truly horrible cover design.”
[3:23] 🎙️ The Monstrous Cover Art Mockup → You get your cover art back from your designer and you absolutely hate it. Now you have to figure out how to share that feedback with your designer, and how to better make your dream cover a reality.
[16:18] 🎙️ The Proof Possessed by Problems → You order a print proof and it comes back riddled with cover or interior errors. Now you need to figure out where it all went wrong, and what you need to do in order to fix it.
[30:19] 🎙️ The Beta Reader Butcher → You asked a few friends to beta read your book and they tore it to shreds. Now you need to figure out how to process that critical feedback…and maybe how to save your friendship.
💀 Can’t wait for our next episode? Check out our Resources page for links to our blog, our YouTube channel, and more.
💀 Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn at luludotcom!
💀 Email us at [email protected]
💀 Sign up for our mailing list.

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