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Have you ever dreamed of being a New York Times Bestseller?
Perhaps you’ve been led to believe it could take years or even decades, require a huge marketing budget, and involve you having industry connections you can’t imagine making for yourself due to where you find yourself right now.
The good news?
You can do it without any of these things – and you can make it there in about a year, if you know about some hidden opportunities in the publishing industry and how to ask about them.
In this episode, Lana McAra speaks with Ginny Myers Sain, whose debut novel, Dark and Shallow Lies, is a New York Times bestseller, an Indie Bookstore Bestseller, a Barnes & Noble YA Pick of the Month, an Amazon Editor’s Pick, and the 2022 CRYSTAL KITE award winner from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (Texas and Oklahoma Region) – along with several other coveted honors.
Just imagine how being a New York Times Bestseller will make your fiction novel #Unputdownable!
Tune in and hear Ginny Myers Sain’s thoughts on:
- Events in Ginny’s childhood and educational journey, combined with her passion for her first love – the theatre – that together inspired and drove her to become a fiction writer
- The steps to becoming a published fiction writer – getting the right agent, the developmental editing process, launching your book without an easy-to-follow blueprint, and more
- Why it took 11 months from the book getting accepted by a publisher to going into print – and why this was actually a very fast turnaround (discover the term “crash book” which could be a hidden opportunity for you)
- What goes into gaining publicity and marketing momentum for your book – including the timeframe as well as low-cost and free strategies you can easily follow
- How Ginny got onto the New York Times Bestseller List
- And much, much more!
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About the Author: Ginny Myers Sain
Ginny Myers Sain is the author of DARK AND SHALLOW LIES (2021), SECRETS SO DEEP (2022), and ONE LAST BREATH (2024), all from Razorbill Books/Penguin Teen.
Her debut novel, DARK AND SHALLOW LIES, is a New York Times bestseller, an Indie Bookstore Bestseller, a Barnes & Noble YA Pick of the Month, an Amazon Editor's Pick, and the 2022 CRYSTAL KITE award winner from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (Texas and Oklahoma Region).
It is also a WHIPPOORWILL BOOK AWARD winner, which is given to recognize books honestly reflecting the complexity and diversity of rural life.
Other honors for DARK AND SHALLOW LIES include being nominated for a THRILLER AWARD (Best YA) from the International Thriller Writers and being a 2022 nominee for the Oklahoma Book Award.
Ginny's books are available worldwide in eight countries and counting!
Although she comes from a long line of writers, Ginny's first love has always been the theatre. She has a degree in theatre and has spent most of her career teaching acting and directing plays and musicals.
Ginny currently lives in St. Cloud, Florida, with her college-age son and a wild goldendoodle named Magnolia.
When she is not working in the theatre or writing, you're likely to find her listening to true crime podcasts, taking pictures of alligators, eating tacos, traveling to spooky places, or hanging out at Walt Disney World.
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