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EPISODE · Jul 1, 2025 · 56 MIN

A Survival Guide for Self-Publishing

from Bald Ambition · host Mookie Spitz

You finally did it! You wrote the damn book. You self-published it. Congratulations!—now brace yourself, because nobody gives a shit. In this brutally honest episode, Mookie Spitz breaks down the gut-wrenching, ego-bruising reality of trying to market and self-promote a book in a world drowning in content and distraction. From the raw highs of cracking his own creative code and learning how to write a great novel with Jonnie Fazoolie & the Transfinite Reality Engine—a sci-fi romp starring a hustler who accidentally invents a universe-hopping machine—to the obvious realization that most of his friends and family won’t even read it, Mookie tells it exactly like it is.He rants about drowning in a sea of indifference while reaching out to fellow writers and artists, blasting his novel on X. line by line, reading his entire book on podcast platforms, and dreaming of a Netflix deal... Spoiler: despite the chaos he keeps writing and ranting, because he fucking loves it!If you’ve ever thought about writing a book, if you’re lost in the grind of hawking your masterpiece to an indifferent universe, or if you just want a darkly funny, philosophical gut-check on what this insane hustle really takes, tune in.His Novel In Case You CareJonnie Fazoolie & the Transfinite Reality EngineFollow Him On X.@JonnieFazoolieSend the host a text! Let him know what you think Support the show

You finally did it! You wrote the damn book. You self-published it. Congratulations!—now brace yourself, because nobody gives a shit. In this brutally honest episode, Mookie Spitz breaks down the gut-wrenching, ego-bruising reality of trying to market and self-promote a book in a world drowning in content and distraction. From the raw highs of cracking his own creative code and learning how to write a great novel with Jonnie Fazoolie & the Transfinite Reality Engine—a sci-fi r...

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