How Publishing Really Works: From Manuscript to Market

Categories: Interview | Publishing | Sales | Writing

Clay Stafford interviews Donna Bagdasarian, Jenna Young, Kathryn Knight, MaryGlenn McCombs, and Robbie Bryan about the full journey from manuscript to retail sales. This session offers a clear and realistic look at how the modern publishing industry operates and what writers should expect at each stage of the process.

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