Abstract Essay, in its sixth season, features Terry Whalin—editor, author of more than 60 books, and contributor to over 50 magazines—as our guest, sharing insight from a lifetime in publishing, writing, and editorial leadership.

Terry WhalinDedicated to the Craft of WritingI've been in book publishing for decades and worked with hundreds of authors. Many of these authors have unrealistic expectations about what will happen when their book is published. Also much of the publishing process is outside of anything an author can control. I wrote 10 Publishing Myths to give authors realistic expectations and encouragement to take practical action steps to make their book a success. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.