Well, new York is a good place to make connections in the publishing world, so good luck. As for making money from a book, it's all a crap shoot. Two of my 27 were total surprises. My memoir My Germany (Terrace Books) garnered me several book tours and many very well paid speaking gigs and made me more money in 5-6 years than any other book in a similar time frame. And another has over time sold 300,000 copies and is in a 3rd edition. Conversely, a novel that looked to be a breakout success given a BookSense pick and a rave from the Washington Post wasn't.
This is inspiring, Josh, thanks for sharing.
Well, new York is a good place to make connections in the publishing world, so good luck. As for making money from a book, it's all a crap shoot. Two of my 27 were total surprises. My memoir My Germany (Terrace Books) garnered me several book tours and many very well paid speaking gigs and made me more money in 5-6 years than any other book in a similar time frame. And another has over time sold 300,000 copies and is in a 3rd edition. Conversely, a novel that looked to be a breakout success given a BookSense pick and a rave from the Washington Post wasn't.
Worthy goals!