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Podcast: How to Get a Book Published

The ins and outs of publishing a book of your own—in an interview with Lucinda Halpern, the author of Get Signed.

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On this episode, we chat about how the book publishing industry works—and how you can publish a book of your own, either the traditional or nontraditional way.

[Here’s the PDF] Lucinda mentioned in the podcast!

Topics covered include:

  • What Lucinda learned going from being an agent to being an author;
  • The role of literary agents in getting you a book deal;
  • The art of the “query letter”;
  • How to shape a book so it’s distinct and differentiated;
  • Timely and timeless ideas;
  • Whether having a platform as a potential author is important;
  • Your voice, content, and offering as an author;
  • Whether to self-publish or traditionally publish a book.

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Chris Bailey

Chris is the bestselling author of four books—Intentional, How to Calm Your Mind, Hyperfocus, and The Productivity Project—which have been published in more than 40 languages. He also hosts the Intentional AI podcast, writes a biweekly newsletter, The Recap, and speaks to audiences around the world on how they can become more productive without hating the process.

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