On this edit, Anna talks to publishing partner, Megan Williams, CEO of The Self Publishing Agency in Vancouver, BC about the ins and outs of the self-publishing industry, how to publish your story and how best to navigate the world of entrepreneurial authorship. The discussion is enriched with an open and honest dialogue between these two CEOs about their personal journeys with self-belief, tackling “hustle and flow” culture and pivoting/growing their storytelling businesses together.
Key points:
> How to self-publish a book
> How to become a bestseller
> How to be an author
> Trade publishing vs. Self Publishing
> Book marketing
> Self-Belief
> Personal Development
> Answering the call
About the Guest:
Founder & CEO at The Self Publishing Agency Inc., Megan Williams and her team support indie authors in writing, publishing and marketing their books across North America. Their clients have been featured in The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, US Weekly, Vanity Fair and Global TV (to name a few). TSPA Authors frequent bestseller lists and “staff picks” at Chapters/Indigo. It’s TSPA’s innovative publishing model that got them to the finals of the Small Business BC Awards and have facilitated four TSPA authors to sign agreements with Film/TV producers.
Megan Williams is the award-winning author of Our Interrupted Fairy Tale. She is also the co-author of two children's book with her award-winning, 13-year-old step-daughter, Madison.
Company TSPA bio:
Based in Vancouver, Canada, The Self Publishing Agency Inc. is the country’s premier indie-publishing house, serving authors around the world.
Turning writers into authors, books into bestsellers and stories into screenplays, The Self Publishing Agency Inc. professionally publishes titles of all genres, in all markets. TSPA titles often go on to become national bestsellers, award winners and have their books optioned for tv/movies.
Social:
@TheSelfPublishingAgency
@MeganDubs
About the Host:
@unapologeticanna on FB and Instagram
UnapologeticStories.com
Anna was born with a deep fascination for letters - a fascination that deepened when she discovered those letters could turn into words, those words into sentences and those sentences into stories. Not surprisingly, Anna graduated from The University of Victoria, with a Degree in both English and Gender Studies, fuelling her eventual mission to put the power of words back into the hands of women.
Despite multiple other certifications along the way, including one with world-renowned author and personal transformation pioneer, Deepak Chopra, it was ultimately her personal battle with post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety that became the catalyst for the work she does now, as she helps pave the way for others to live with vulnerability and courage whether they are online, offline or on stage.
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