My Top 10 Tips for Aspiring Authors

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Are you an aspiring author hoping to be published one day? As a book editor formerly at Penguin Random House who has helped hundreds of authors strengthen their books, I’m sharing my honest advice to help you get your book on the shelf. WORK WITH ME ON YOUR STORY https://www.alyssamatesic.com/inquire#inquire-2 DOWNLOAD MY FREE STORY SELF-ASSESSMENT! https://www.alyssamatesic.com/#freebie-form SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER FEATURING WRITING/PUBLISHING EXPERTS https://www.chapter-break.com/ GET A QUERY LETTER REVIEW https://www.queryacademy.com MORE WRITING AND PUBLISHING ADVICE: What You ACTUALLY Need to Get A Book Deal (Not What You Think) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3AWzT-WZ1Q The 4 Types of Writers (and Which One Actually Makes $$$) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6v0ZQyxg5k MY HONEST ADVICE FOR ASPIRING AUTHORS: 00:00 Intro 00:39 Work on your story as much as your sentences 02:07 Identify your procrastination traps 03:29 Go to the bookstore 05:11 Pick up the axe 06:22 Don’t let the wrong people read it 07:38 Ready to get feedback on your story? 07:54 Walk away from your story 09:06 Tell someone you’re a writer 10:19 Get the beginning right 11:36 Don’t jump the gun 12:52 Practice getting rejected ABOUT ME: My name is Alyssa Matesic, and I’m a professional book editor with nearly a decade of book publishing and editorial experience. Throughout my career, I’ve held editorial roles across both sides of the publishing industry: Big Five publishing houses and literary agencies. The goal of this channel is to help writers throughout the book writing journey—whether you're working on your manuscript or you're looking for publishing advice. SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER FEATURING WRITING/PUBLISHING EXPERTS https://www.chapter-break.com/ FOLLOW ME ON MY SOCIALS! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyssabookeditor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlyssaMatesic TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alyssamatesic MUSIC: Charlie Brown by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT