Show Notes
Jane and Seana answer readers’ questions.
Why Jane set up Jane Curry Advisory The Frankfurt Book Fair - what happens there and why Jane is a regular visitor Why the book fair was established in Frankfurt How Jane will approach publishers at Frankfurt about Seana’s memoir Going Under London Book Fair What are bestseller numbers in Australia compared to the UK Are all books sold in Australia printed here? When does Seana write? Seana’s writing tips Why is café writing so popular and effective!) Recommended writing groups Jenny Valentish memoir structure workshop Writing ecosystems in UK, USA, Scotland, Ireland, Australia Making publishing more equitable Big W as part of the Australian book business Commissioning writers versus manuscripts being sent to publishers Self-published writers being picked up by traditional publishing Print on demand The rise of the audiobook
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Buy Going Under In Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/ In the USA: https://www.amazon.com/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/ In the UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/ Going Under Audiobook: Going Under on Audible, narrated by Seana Smith, click here. Going Under on Spotify: Listen to Going Under on Spotify here.
Jane Curry Links Jane Curry Advisory: www.janecurryadvisory.com Ventura Press: www.venturapress.com.au www.instagram.com/venturapress__
Seana Smith Links Seana Smith website: www.seanasmith.com Sober Journeys website: wwwsoberjourneys.com www.instagram.com/seanasmith www.instagram.com/sober_journeys https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatdidyoureadtoday/
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