If I'm Being Honest: Straight Talk About Book Publishing & Promotion
Launch My BookIf I’m Being Honest is a straight-talk podcast about self-publishing and book marketing—created for authors who want realistic expectations and practical advice.
Hosted by Joel Pitney and Sayde Walker, the show explores what it actually takes to publish, promote, and sell books in today’s crowded marketplace. Featuring interviews with successful authors and industry experts, we dig into the wins,... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 19 | Founded | 6 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Self-ImprovementBusinessEducationMarketing | |||
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A literary agent tells you your book is “interesting” but they don’t know where it belongs on a shelf. Do you revise it into something safer, or do you publish the thing you actually meant to write? Host Sayde Walker sits down with Lauren Domagas, au... more
Most authors don’t lose momentum because they “aren’t good at marketing.” They lose momentum because they spend everything getting the book finished, then realize they can’t afford the work that helps readers discover it. We’re Joel Pitney and Sayde ... more
“Global distribution” is one of the most persuasive phrases in publishing, and also one of the most misunderstood. We hear authors assume it means bookstore placement, airport shelves, and steady sales. The truth is that distribution can be passive, ... more
Publishing is changing faster than most writers were taught to expect, and that shift can feel either terrifying or freeing depending on how you approach it. I sit down with legendary literary agent and San Francisco Writers Conference founder Michae... more
“Distribution” might be the single most misunderstood word in book publishing, and that confusion costs authors real money. We sit down with Brooke Warner, publisher of She Writes Press and host of the Memoir Nation podcast, to explain what legitimat... more
Most authors spend a lot of time thinking about what they want to write. Far fewer spend time thinking about why they're writing it in the first place. Yet that single question influences almost every publishing decision you'll make—from the path you... more
What happens when a successful podcast becomes a bestselling book?
In this episode, I sit down with Jared Maher, lead producer at The Lever and co-author of The Master Plan, to unpack the journey from investigative podcast to independently published... more
The hardest part of writing a book is rarely “coming up with ideas.” It’s the thousand tiny moments that break your focus: hunting for a detail you wrote weeks ago, second-guessing whether you already told that story, losing track of character thread... more
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