On Episode 411 of The Paleo Solution Podcast we have guest Tim Grahl. Tim is the author of Running Down a Dream and Your First 1000 Copies, and works with authors and creatives to help launch books (including my own, which he was a huge help with). Listen in as we talk all about the hows and whys of publishing a book.

 

 

Show Notes

00:46 – Summary/Pre-Intro 2:17 – How Tim got into publishing 5:52 – Why would someone publish a book? 10:17 – When does someone need an agent? 14:25 – Battling with publishers on changes 18:15 – Support from publishers 20:50 – Experience with The Paleo Solution book 22:40 – Writing a book for your business 25:13 – Cost of doing a professional book 29:18 – Publishing as a service, royalties, and 32:50 – Obscurity, passing the threshold, and pluses and minuses of releasing serial content 43:19 – Free plus shipping 45:10 – What is your goal with writing a book? 48:50 – Having a platform 50:44 – Tim’s book Running Down a Dream 57:21 – If it’s hard it’s because you’re doing it right 1:02:03 – Where to find Tim

 

Websites: BookLaunch.com RunningDownADream.com

Book: Running Down a Dream