EP105: Ed McDonald, Dear Debut Authors

Ed McDonald broke onto the fantasy scene with his incredible debut Blackwing in 2017 and has had an amazing year. He's living the dream! Then a few weeks ago he wrote a very honest blog titled 'Dear Debut Authors of 2018' in which he asked the question, "What next?" In this episode you will discover… How to prepare for and navigate the first year of the publication of your book Sales anxiety and why you need to treat your writing as a business and a career How much should you act on reader feedback for your second book? Top tips from Ed for writing fight scenes (he's handy with a sword in real life, too!) And here's Ed's original blog: https://edmcdonaldwriting.com/2018/03/10/dear-debut-authors-of-2018/ To support the show go to bestsellerexperiment.com/support Our novel Back To Reality is out now  bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality