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EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 28 MIN

219. The Fear of a Book Flopping

from The Author Burnout Cure · host Isabel Sterling

If you’re afraid your book is going to flop, stop everything and listen to this episode.It’s normal to be disappointed if your book doesn’t reach as many readers as you hoped, but the deep level of fear and panic around flopping comes from something so much more insidious: the false belief that this book is your only chance to succeed.This episode will help you clean up your fear of flopping and embrace the long game of publishing.***Want custom support to lower publishing stress, increase creative joy, and build a more sustainable fiction career? Come work with me.Schedule a free consultation to learn how private coaching can transform your writing life.Prefer to do this work in community with other authors? Learn more about the next group coaching cohort that begins in July. (Applications open June 1)***Looking for even more author advice? Sign up for my twice-monthly newsletter, Real Talk for Writers, by clicking here.DM me on Instagram & let me know what you thought of this episode!

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