There is a certain perception from the outside that the publishing industry is a near insurmountable fortress, with gatekeepers and naysayers manning the turrets looking for any way to fire a flaming arrow at the dreams of an aspiring writer. Funny You Should Ask, based on the popular Writer's Digest column of the same name, assists to deconstruct, inform, and illuminate the path to publication and beyond, all while dispelling the rumor that those in the industry are better than thou. And even though each writer's publishing journey is like a game of PLINKO--you can drop the chip in the same slot every time and get a different result--there are still common constructs and confusions that can be shared and explored together in order to help inform all writers. From understanding the nuts and bolts of a query letter, to learning how to process the soul-searing envy of watching someone else's career flourish, to how to talk to your editor, veteran literary agent Barbara Poelle covers the approach and execution of the common and uncommon bumps along the traditional publishing path. Includes • More than 100 questions answered including expanded answers to topics that didn't get the full treatment in a column • Writing exercises, submission checklists, and publishing BINGO for every publishing milestone

Learn How to Publish Your Book! If you've dreamt of holding your book in your hands, sharing it with friends, or even selling it to people across the country and the world, this guide is for you! Amazon best-selling writer Lori Culwell (author of the Funny You Should Ask guides, as well as the novel Hollywood Car Wash, and a ton of other books) breaks down the self-publishing process step by step, making you laugh along the way.

Learn How to Publish Your Book! If you've dreamt of holding your book in your hands, sharing it with friends, or even selling it to people across the country and the world, this guide is for you! Amazon best-selling writer Lori Culwell (author of the Funny You Should Ask guides, as well as the novel Hollywood Car Wash, and a ton of other books) breaks down the self-publishing process step by step, making you laugh along the way.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A restless young journalist with big dreams interviews a Hollywood heartthrob—and reunites with him ten years later to discover exactly how he feels about her in this sexy and engrossing novel “You will absolutely devour this book. It’s filled with delightful banter, hot romance, and a love story that’s worthy of the big screen.”—Kate Spencer, author of In a New York Minute and host of Forever35 ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Cosmopolitan, NPR, The Washington Post, Book Riot Then. Twenty-something writer Chani Horowitz is stuck. While her former MFA classmates are nabbing high-profile book deals, all she does is churn out puff pieces. Then she’s hired to write a profile of movie star Gabe Parker: her number one celebrity crush and the latest James Bond. All Chani wants to do is keep her cool and nail the piece. But what comes next proves to be life changing in ways she never saw coming, as the interview turns into a whirlwind weekend that has the tabloids buzzing—and Chani getting closer to Gabe than she had planned. Now. Ten years later, after a brutal divorce and a healthy dose of therapy, Chani is back in Los Angeles as a successful writer with the career of her dreams. Except that no matter what new essay collection or online editorial she’s promoting, someone always asks about The Profile. It always comes back to Gabe. So when his PR team requests that they reunite for a second interview, she wants to say no. She wants to pretend that she’s forgotten about the time they spent together. But the truth is that Chani wants to know if those seventy-two hours were as memorable to Gabe as they were to her. And so . . . she says yes. Alternating between their first meeting and their reunion a decade later, this deliciously irresistible novel will have you hanging on until the last word.

This financial joke book (full of all original accounting and finance "dad" jokes) is the perfect gift for any businessman or businesswoman who loves telling cheesy jokes, corny jokes, or just plain awful dad jokes! A fantastic novelty gift for an Office Party, Corporate Event, Fathers Day, Dads Birthday & Christmas. All the jokes in this book are clean family friendly jokes. When you open it up, you'll see that the first page has space for a "TO:" and a "FROM:", a cool alternative to a card. Wikipedia describes a Dad Joke as a short bad joke, typically a pun, presented as a one-liner or a question and answer. That means you end up with a lot of groaners and headshakers during gatherings. Your friend/coworker/parent who works in accounting/finance/business will be laughing for the rest of the day after you give them this joke book!

Learn How to Make Money Publishing Notebooks, Journals, and More on Amazon! Heard about publishing no-content and low-content books on Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing), but don’t know where to start? Are you curious about selling notebooks, journals, planners, logbooks, sketchbooks, or other types of books on Amazon KDP? In Funny You Should Ask: How to Publish Low-Content Books, Amazon bestselling author Lori Culwell provides a start-to-finish blueprint for breaking into the low-content publishing business. You'll discover how to generate ideas, validate niches, research your competition, and promote your work in this highly lucrative and ever-expanding publishing field. With the help of a blank practice journal included in the guide, you’ll also learn how to create the ideal low-content book, honing your design skills and focusing your areas of expertise, so that when you find your "hit niche," you'll be off and running! In Funny You Should Ask: How to Publish Low-Content Books, you’ll learn: — What, exactly, is low content publishing? — The one big mistake most low-content publishers make when first starting out — Where to find low-content book templates — How to come up with book ideas — The difference between no-content and low-content publishing — How Kindle Direct Publishing fits into all of this — How to start low-content publishing for free (or at a very low cost) — 13 of bestselling low-content books (some of which might surprise you!) — How to expand your brand once you find your “hit niche” — How to advertise and promote your books And so much more! PLUS, you’ll receive a BONUS of 30 days of researched and verified niches! Funny You Should Ask: How to Publish Low-Content Books is for anyone who loves books and wants to earn extra money selling them. Whether you’re an author trying to branch out, a designer or artist trying to repurpose your designs, a student who wants to publish notebooks for extra income, or a teacher with a ton of great ideas for homeschooling material, the strategies described in this book will get you started earning passive income on Amazon’s KDP platform. Part of the “Funny You Should Ask” series, in which Lori Culwell makes everything easy to understand in her trademark “snarky yet informative” style!

Finished your book, but don’t know where to start with the marketing? The answer is: here. You start with this book. In Funny You Should Ask: How to Market a Book, Amazon bestselling author Lori Culwell provides a start-to-finish blueprint for getting your book out there in a big way.. You'll discover what goes into an ideal author platform, how to optimize your book’s metadata to show up in the Amazon algorithm, and all the steps of a perfect book launch. In Funny You Should Ask: How to Market a Book, you’ll learn: — How to get your head on straight when it comes to marketing your work. — What to put on your website — What to put on your social media — How to claim your work on book sites — What to look for in a competitive analysis — Why it’s so important to be super-specific about your genre/ subgenre — How to research keywords and categories — How to get reviews — How to get people onto your email list (newsletter) and what to say to them once they’re on there — What “promo stacks” are, and how to make them work for you — What Amazon’s “honeymoon period” is and what it has to do with your book And so much more!