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How to get the most out of the blurbs you write -- and how to ask other authors for blurbs.

How important are personal connections -- your potential editors knowing who you are -- in getting published? Answer: Very important. This episode gives you some pointers on how to meet them.

What is a novelette? And why would you write one, instead of a novel or a short story?

A publisher wants to give you a contract for your book. Do you hire a lawyer or an agent to improve the terms, and make sure everything in the contract is in your best interests as an author?

The pros and cons of collaborating with another another author, aka a co-writer.

Take those old stories out of those figurative trunks -- who knows, there might be a new editor around who might love one today!

What to look for in the royalty statements you may receive from your traditional publisher.

The benefits of using Kindle Create to prepare your Kindle ebooks and paperbacks. Also, an explanation of what happened to the first 74 episodes of this podcast.

Why it makes sense - and cents (and dollars) - to make your Kindle books available as print-on-demand paperbacks by Createpace or the new Kindle-into-print option.