The publishing industry is broken, but it doesn't have to break us
There are three words that can help, but you're probably gonna gag when you hear them. In fact, you are likely gonna have a lot of feelings reading this one.
Yes, some authors can just write the next book and release a new book every month for months, or sometimes even years...
...but then they almost always burn out.
My friend says that you have to push hard for three years to break through, and I think that's about the limit somebody can push their body to write that much before it rebels on them.
I think most people start burning out at six months at this pace and they just can't keep it up after two years, maybe three if they are really stubborn.
If they don't burn out, then they either transition to co-writing, transition to running a publishing company, or transition to building their brand in other mediums.
There are so many well intentioned and helpful humans in this industry. You can basically walk up to any author and they will spill every secret they have to you at any time.
The industry is in the best shape it's every been...
...and everyone is still broke.
On top of that, everyone is burned out from writing and writing and writing and…
