{"id":17122,"date":"2020-05-06T07:59:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T12:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisatener.local\/?p=17122"},"modified":"2024-09-30T08:56:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T12:56:28","slug":"the-future-of-publishing-how-to-proceed-and-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2020\/05\/the-future-of-publishing-how-to-proceed-and-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Publishing: How to Proceed and Succeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13871\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13871\" src=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/linda-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Literary Agent Linda Konner\" width=\"268\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/linda-cropped.jpg 268w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/linda-cropped-140x150.jpg 140w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/linda-cropped-100x107.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Literary Agent Linda Konner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seems that every day I get questions about the future of publishing.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is there a future in nonfiction publishing, at least in the traditional model?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it bleak or promising?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What can one do to increase one\u2019s probability of success?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More specifically:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u201cAre acquisitions boards meeting virtually and are publishers still buying books right now?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u201cHow can I improve my chances of getting a book deal? Should I orient my health [or self-help] book concept more towards the pandemic or COVID 19 or keep it more general?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u201cI&#8217;m a public speaker and all my upcoming gigs are canceled. What should I do about my platform?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShould I&nbsp; send my proposal out now or wait until things settle down?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;What might we expect down the road in the future, for traditional publishing?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16556\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16556 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/become-your-child-sleep-coach-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"become your child's sleep coach\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/become-your-child-sleep-coach-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/become-your-child-sleep-coach-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/become-your-child-sleep-coach.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linda sold &#8220;Become Your Child&#8217;s Sleep Coach&#8221; to Hachette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2008\/11\/literary-agents-worth-their-weight-in-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\">Literary Agent<\/a> Linda Konner, who has gotten exciting book deals for several authors I worked with, recently told me, \u201cBusiness is busy for me.\u201d&nbsp; Her clients are still getting book deals. And yet, there is certainly some bad news (bookstores struggling and closing, layoffs). What will this mean for the future?<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16418\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16418\" src=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/your-heart-my-hands-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gold Nautilus Book Award Winning Memoir\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/your-heart-my-hands-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/your-heart-my-hands-100x149.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/your-heart-my-hands-72x106.jpg 72w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/your-heart-my-hands.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linda agented the Gold <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2020\/04\/how-to-write-an-award-winning-nonfiction-book-and-congrats-to-our-two-nautilus-book-award-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nautilus Book Award<\/a> Winner &#8220;Your Heart My Hands&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you ready to get the answers to your questions about the future of nonfiction book publishing?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join me and Literary Agent <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lindakonnerliteraryagency.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Linda Konner<\/a> for this free live zoom call.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Future of Publishing: How to Proceed and Succeed<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May 12, 2020 at 11 am Eastern Time, 8 am PT<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/df115.infusionsoft.com\/app\/form\/9f88e0df10edb087c26d5131c01916c7\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15548 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/button-sign-up-here.png\" alt=\"Sign up here\" width=\"168\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/button-sign-up-here.png 168w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/button-sign-up-here-150x36.png 150w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/button-sign-up-here-100x24.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We won\u2019t be selling anything\u2014just providing the information that so many of you have been asking to help you make decisions about writing and publishing your nonfiction book\u2014whether it be self-help, health, business, how-to, memoir or another type.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And, yes, there will be time for Q&amp;A from participants!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It seems that every day I get questions about the future of publishing. Is there a future in nonfiction publishing, at least in the traditional model? Is it bleak or promising? What can one do to increase one\u2019s probability of success? More specifically: &nbsp;\u201cAre acquisitions boards meeting virtually and are publishers still buying books&#8230;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2020\/05\/the-future-of-publishing-how-to-proceed-and-succeed\/\"><em>&nbsp; Read more<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-more","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278820,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17122\/revisions\/278820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}