Alexa Donne | Unrealistic Author Goals (+ Some Dirty Secrets About Them) @AlexaDonne | Uploaded June 2020 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
I'm covering 7 common author dreams that some authors mistakenly set as goals for themselves. Dreams are ok! But setting these as goals is a sure-fire way to be frustrated, disappointed, and mad at yourself (even though it's not your fault if you can't achieve them). Butttt I am also sharing some dirty secrets toward the end, re: all of these...

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01:15 Publish 2-3 books a year

04:07 Publish in 2-3 categories simultaneously

06:00 Big book advances

07:15 Being a bestseller

09:03 Win awards

10:00 Getting a specific, A-list agent

11:32 Being published by a specific publisher/imprint/editor

12:44 Dirty little secrets of publishing, re: all of these goals

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