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You Don’t Want To Be Published (& Other Things Nobody Tells You When You First Start Writing)

Paperback Release Date: March 22, 2021 | Ebook: Out Now!

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Paperback $24.99 | Ebook $6.99 โ€ข 150 pp โ€ข ISBN 9780648176145

โ€œSo hereโ€™s the thing: people mistake getting published for their goal, when really itโ€™s just one step towards the thing they really want. We useย getting publishedย as shorthandย because it sounds so much cleanerโ€

In these essays, Peter M. Ballโ€”Aurealis award-winning author and founder of Brian Jar Pressโ€”explores the seemingly unintuitive lessons heโ€™s learned over twenty years of writing, educating other writers, and running writing conferences attended by hundreds of aspiring and established authors at every level of experience.

Drawn from some of his most popular blog posts, author presentations, and articles, You Donโ€™t Want To Be Published sets out to bring the kind of conversations established writers have in private to a more general audience. Here Ball explores the anxieties of building a writing career, the unexpected writing lesson drawn from other forms of narrative, the importance of treating your business like a business, and the subtle shifts in psychology and mindset that can help push your writing career to the next level.

Primarily written during the years Ball convened the popular GenreCon Writers Conference and managed the Australian Writers Marketplace, these essays also strive to find the questions new writers donโ€™t yet know they should be asking, while arguing the most common inquiry new writers pursueโ€”how do I get published?โ€”is actually the worst place to start.

Whether youโ€™re a new writer looking to sidestep the common problems, an established writer trying to figure out why your career feels like itโ€™s been derailed, or youโ€™re simply eager to figure out a new strategy that can push your career forward, You Donโ€™t Want to Be Published is full of blunt, irreverent, and unexpected advice that just might change the way you look at the writerโ€™s job forever.Essays featured in this book include:

  • The Nine Business Mantras of a Cranky Writer
  • You Don’t Want To Be Published
  • Focus on the Mountain, Not the Map
  • Writing, Budgeting, and Shame
  • Let’s Be Clear: I Know Fuck-All About Writing and Publishing (and That Helps)
  • How To Process Writing Advice: Use What Works
  • How To Process Writing Advice: Diversify Your Sources
  • There Is Nothing Surprising About A Writer Getting Rejected (Even JK Rowling)
  • 5 Reasons Rejection Letters Are Actually Awesome
  • Yes, You Are Wasting Your Time As A Writer
  • The First Rule of Write Club
  • The Incredible Sucker-Punch Of Success
  • Networking Tips For Reclusive, Introverted Writer-Types
  • How To Get The Most Out Of An SF Convention As An (Introverted) Emerging Writer
  • Al Snow’s Advice For Writers
  • Patroen, Tools, Tactics, & Strategy

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About The Author

Peter M. Ball

PETER M. BALL is an author, publisher, wrestling fan, and RPG gamer whose love of speculative fiction comes early exposure toย The Hobbit,ย Star Wars, David Lynchโ€™sย Dune, and far too many games ofย Dungeons and Dragons. He spent five years convening the GenreCon writing conference in Australia, eventually moving on to begin a PhD at the University of Queensland, and has been teaching other writers for over twenty years. Heโ€™s the author of the Miriam Aster series and the Keith Murphy Urban Fantasy Thrillers, three short story collections, and more stories, articles, poems, and RPG material than heโ€™d care to count. Heโ€™s currently the brain-in-charge at Brain Jar Press, and resides in Brisbane, Australia.

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