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#160: Tori Dunlap – A transparent look at writing a New York Times best-selling book. The process, numbers, and lessons learned.

Aug 15, 2023

55:14

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Strategic Planning for Product Launches

00:50

The Importance of Diversity and Independent Bookstores in Best Seller Lists

01:29

Best Seller Lists and Marketing Campaigns

00:49

The Importance of a Literary Agent in the Book Writing Process

01:11

Introduction

2min

Financial Feminist: A New York Times Bestseller

2min

How to Write a Book

3min

How I Met an Editor in New York in 2019

3min

How to Get a Lit Agent

3min

Finding a Literary Agent

2min

The Different Types of Agents and Publishers

3min

How to Negotiate a Proposal With an Agent

3min

The Book Proposal Process

4min

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How to Write a Good Book

2min

11.

How to Write a Book in Nine Months

4min

12.

The Pre-Order Campaign

2min

13.

The Pressure to Write a Book

3min

14.

How to Launch a Book in December

3min

15.

Star Wars: Ahsoka on Disney Plus

2min

16.

How to Be a Successful Author on Presale

5min

17.

The Importance of Pre-Order Campaigns

2min

18.

How to Track Your Book Sales Over Time

4min

19.

The Importance of Public Relations

4min

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Tori Dunlap was originally on episode #88 of this show back in January of 2022, and a lot has changed for Tori. Now Tori is the founder of Her First $100k. This is something that she built after saving a $100,000 herself by age 25. She quit her corporate job in marketing and founded this company to fight financial inequality by giving women actionable resources to better their money.

Tori started on TikTok – or at least that's where she first had her breakthrough. She has two and a half million followers on TikTok, and she has almost a million followers on Instagram.

Not only has Tory launched a podcast called Financial Feminist since being on the show and has one of the top business shows out there, but she has also launched a book by the same name, Financial Feminist, and it is a New York Times bestseller.

In this episode, you’ll learn: