Episode 120: BTS with an Indie Author - 3 weeks til Launch

Send us Fan MailWelcome to this special summer series where I invite guest hosts who were pivotal to the writing or publishing of my upcoming memoir to come on the podcast and interview me about the behind the scenes of an indie author leading up to my debut launch.This week is hosted by Hannah Gordon, my author coach and owner of Gordon Publishing. We chat about looking at the release of a book in terms of the broader author/indie press business and setting goals for sales. Too often we as writers focus on Release Day as the end of the journey when really it's the beginning.Listen in to my reflections on unboxing Lonely Girl: An Unexpected Love Story and holding my book in my hands for the first time. I talk candidly about the challenges of creating the right marketing copy in the void of reader feedback during the pre-launch stage.If you would like to purchase a copy of Lonely Girl and support me as an indie author, please visit my website, whisperedwisdompress.com, to preorder a signed author paperback copy. Orders will begin shipping on launch day, June 22nd. If you prefer an ebook format or live outside of the US, you can preorder the ebook on Amazon now or order the paperback on Amazon beginning June 22nd!And don't forget to tune in again the next three weeks in the lead up to launch day and reflections on my in-person launch event! Welcome to the Inspired Writer Collective podcast. If you've ever felt the pull to write your truth, to shape the chaos of real life into something meaningful and to share your journey with the world, you're in the right place. We're your hosts, Elizabeth and Stephanie, writers, coaches, and entrepreneurs who believe in you and know how important it is to find a writing community to guide you on your path to self-publishing. You’re invited to connect with us by joining our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week. Whether you’re working on a memoir, a novel, or journaling for yourself, this is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention.   Join our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox each week. This is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention.   If you missed this year's Memoir Summit, we recorded it! You can purchase the replays and get instant access to over 4 hours of memoir-specific content from Elizabeth and our amazing panelists of published memoir authors, indie presses, editors, and industry professionals!Work 1:1 with Memoir Coach Elizabeth Wilson. Book a session here.If you prefer to watch our conversations, you can find all of them on our YouTube channel.You can find us on Instagram.