Episode 157: Before + After Getting A Book Deal (Finding An Agent, Writing A Proposal, Impostor Syndrome, and Reading Reviews) With Courtney Maum

This week, I'm talking to Courtney Maum. Courtney is the author of the novels Costalegre , I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, and Touch and the handbook Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide To Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book. Courtney’s writing has been published in New York Times , and O, the Oprah Magazine , among others. Courtney is the founder of the collaborative retreat program, The Cabins, and she also has a writing-advice newsletter, “Get Published, Stay Published.†Courtney and I discuss finding an agent, writing a proposal, dealing with impostor syndrome, becoming a better writer, and (not) reading reviews. SHOW NOTES:Courtney's Website + Instagram Courtney's Books Hysteria Scorpionfish Rock The Vote Know Your Endo One Part Plant Cookbook The Cookbook Deal Podcast ****** I sometimes receive affiliate commission from links I share.