We all know the publishing industry can be complicated.

It’s also pretty mysterious, even for those of us steeped in it. And sometimes it feels like there aren’t enough conversations about the realities of it—not to discourage us, but to encourage transparency and also to share experiences so we can all be educated and feel, well, less alone.

So today, I invited my friend Daryl Wood Gerber back to the podcast to take about ALL the things.

Daryl’s been here before, but in case you need a refresher, she is is the Agatha Award-winning, nationally bestselling author of of The Fairy Garden Mysteries, featuring a fairy garden shop owner in charming Carmel, California, The French Bistro Mysteries, featuring a former chef who is now an up-and-coming bistro owner in Napa Valley, and The Cookbook Nook Mysteries, featuring an admitted foodie and owner of a cookbook store in picturesque coastal California.

Under the pen name Avery Aames, Daryl writes the Agatha Award-winning, nationally bestselling The Cheese Shop Mysteries set in fictional Providence, Ohio. Daryl also writes suspense novels, including the Aspen Adams books and several standalones.

We cover:

• The importance of persistence

• How to write a killer proposal

• Why resilience and persistence is a critical skill in this line of work

• Creating and sustaining an author brand

And so much more.

I hope this conversation provides some insight, and more importantly, some inspiration to stay

the course.

You can find more about Daryl here: https://darylwoodgerber.com/

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