Show Notes
In this episode I talk about the process an author goes to from submitting a book to publication. Actually, I talk about a lot of other stuff before I get to that, but I get there in the end. This is a writing ramble, an unedited, unscripted episode of the podcast - and this might be one of the more circumlocutionary iterations of this format. In my defence, I had a cold while I was recording. Please consider anything I say in this episode non-canon.
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