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Fiction Writing Made Easy

#164. Student Spotlight: Why She Ditched Her Agent And Self-Published Her Debut Novel With Stefanie Medrek

Fiction Writing Made Easy

Savannah Gilbo

Education, Fiction, Writing Tips, Arts, Bestseller, Writing, How To, Author, Writing Community, Books, Novel, How To Write Fiction, Writing Fiction, Writer, How To Write A Book

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Ever wonder what happens when you ditch your agent and decide to self-publish instead? This episode is a must-listen if you're curious about the ins and outs of self-publishing and how it can possibly safeguard your creative control. In this episode, Stefanie Medrek is back on the podcast—and boy, has her story changed! The last time we chatted, she had just landed an agent and was about to go out on submission. But now she's releasing her debut romantic suspense novel as a self-publishe...

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podcast 15 at checkout. One thing I see writers deal with a lot is they think that things end like once the launch week is over and it's like no no there you're always going to need to be talking about your book and marketing your book so don't put so much pressure on yourself to do everything right in that window because life goes on afterwards and you're going to need to do it afterwards.

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Welcome to the Fiction Writing Made Easy Podcast.

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My name is Savannah Gilboe and I'm here to help you write a story that works.

1:07.0

I want to prove to you that writing a novel doesn't have to be overwhelming.

1:11.0

So each week I'll bring you a brand new episode with simple,

1:14.4

actionable, and step-by-step strategies that you can implement in your writing right away.

1:19.1

So whether you're brand new to writing or more of a seasoned author looking to improve your craft, this

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podcast is for you. So pick up a pen and let's get started.

1:29.8

In today's episode, I have what I think is something really fun to share with you.

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I'm taking you behind the scenes of One Writers Journey to share how she went from an

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agented author to ditching that agent and self-publishing her debut novel into the fire, which comes out the day this

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