ATG 134: Summer School #2: Ghostwriting and Self-Publishing Demystified with Maria Gagliano

All It Takes Is A Goal

Jon Acuff

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🗓️ 17 July 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered what it takes to bring a book to life? Well, in this episode of the All It Takes Is a Goal podcast, I sit down with the incredible Maria Gagliano to explore the world of book writing, revising, and editing. As an editor and bestselling ghostwriter at Penguin Random House, Maria has worked on some major titles, including my own book, Do Over, as well as #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso and Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek. Join us as Maria and I discuss the art of connecting ideas with readers, her personal writing routine, and essential tips for first-time authors. Plus, she dives into the fascinating world of ghostwriting and the pros and cons of self-publishing. Get ready for an engaging and enlightening conversation that will inspire you to take your writing goals to the next level!

This episode is part of our Summer School series! Get ready to learn through a fun journey covering various topics including writing, captivating conversations, and so much more! Trust me, it's going to be a blast. Make sure to hit that subscribe button so you don't miss a single episode of this series!

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0:00.0	Hey everyone and welcome to the All It Takes Go podcast.
0:12.0	The best place in the entire world, including All It Can and I have to learn how to build
0:15.8	new thoughts, new actions and new results.
0:18.6	I'm your host John Akef and today I'm joined by Maria Gagliano.
0:22.7	Who's that?
0:23.7	I'm so glad you asked.
0:25.4	Maria is actually the editor who edited my book Do Over.
0:29.5	So years and years and years ago I got a two book contract with Penguin Random House
0:34.7	out of New York and Maria was the editor that I first worked with and she is amazing.
0:42.0	So she ended up going off on her own a couple years after we started working together and
0:46.4	I've loved following the work she's doing.
0:48.5	She helps authors all over the place right now.
0:51.6	She's absolutely brilliant and so I thought it would be fun to talk to her about what does
0:55.5	it take to write a book?
0:57.1	What does it take to build a publishing career?
0:59.1	What does it take to get attention from publishers?
1:02.8	What is she seen in the industry?
1:04.3	There's so many fun places we can take this conversation because she's brilliant.
1:08.8	She also edited Simon Sinek's book Leaders Eat Last Me.
1:11.5	You've heard of Simon Sinek of Start With Why Fame.
1:14.7	She edited Girl Boss by Sophie Amarosa.
1:17.6	She's done a million things.
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