#130 - Getting a Book Agent with Laura Lee Mattingly

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🗓️ 27 June 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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In case you haven't heard, we are writing a book that will be published Spring 2018! So we've got our book agent, Laura Lee Mattingly of Present Perfect Dept. on the show to talk all about the process of writing a book and getting it traditionally published as a creative entrepreneur. We're talking everything from what makes a good book to writing your book proposal to negotiating with publishers. Sponsored by Freshbooks Cloud Accounting

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0:00.0	Kathleen here and before we jump into today's episode I have a quick favor to ask of you
0:05.4	One of our big boss goals is to get to the top of the iTunes Podcast Business Chart and we need your help
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0:21.0	And while you're there, feel free to leave us a rating and review.
0:25.0	Okay let's jump into the show.
0:30.0	Hello and welcome to Being Boss.
0:32.0	A podcast for creative entrepreneurs. Hello and I am
0:33.3	Welcome to Being Boss a podcast for creative entrepreneurs. I'm Emily Thompson and I'm Kathleen Shannon
0:38.4	I'm Laura Lee Mattingly and I am being Boss
0:49.0	Today we're talking about traditional publishing and working with a book agent with Laura Lee Mattingly. As always you can find all the tools, books and links we reference on the show notes at
0:53.6	www dot being boss dot club right you guys I want to put an end to any myth
0:59.9	that money is evil money is difficult money is hard I'm not an accountant because
1:05.1	Fresh books cloud accounting has made it so easy for small business owners
1:09.7	freelancers side hustlers to keep track of their expenses, to send out invoices, and to get paid faster.
1:18.0	And honestly, that's all it comes down to.
1:20.8	One of the things I personally love about Freshbooks is that they've designed it for
1:24.4	creative entrepreneurs. Whenever you log into your dashboard you can see exactly
1:29.6	what your business is up to. You can see how much money you've got coming in and what you've got
1:34.3	going out. You can easily pull reports to see what your profit and losses. You guys, if you're
1:40.5	not staying organized with your money, you're going to have bad feelings about money.
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