On Good Authority: Publishing the Book that Will Build Your Business
There are people who launch books and end up just having a nice thing to put on their shelves. Then there are people who launch books that transform their careers—and lives. As a former member of the first group, Legacy Launch Pad publisher and New York Times bestselling author Anna David strongly urges you to be part of the second.
In this show, she talks to entrepreneurs and authors about how to intentionally launch the book that will serve as the best business card and marketing tool you’ve ever had—and then how to use that to build your business even more.
Named one of the best publishing podcasts by LA Weekly, Feedspot, Podchaser and Kindlepreneur, On Good Authority features solo episodes as well as interviews with best-selling authors, entrepreneurs and publishing insiders. It has had over a million downloads, regularly appears on the top 100 career podcast list and manages to make discussions about publishing funny. Popular episodes include interviews with Chris Voss, Robert Greene and Lori Gottlieb.
Latest episodes
Sep 29, 2021 • 19min
Party Girl Excerpt, Chapter 3
In this episode, I read the final excerpt from my recently re-released first book, Party Girl. WANT TO WRITE AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM
Sep 22, 2021 • 14min
Party Girl Excerpt, Chapter 2
In this episode, I'm giving you another excerpt from my recently re-released first book, Party Girl. WANT TO WRITE AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM
Sep 15, 2021 • 14min
Party Girl Excerpt, Chapter 1
In this episode, listen to the first chapter from my recently released first novel, Party Girl. WANT TO WRITE AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM
Sep 8, 2021 • 29min
Mimi MacLean on Being a Bad Ass Entrepreneur and Author
Mimi MacLean is an angel investor who focuses on female-led companies with something to say. A mom of five, she’s also a CPA, a Columbia Business School graduate and the host of The Badass CEO, a weekly podcast where she interviews entrepreneurs and high-level executives to discuss business strategies, life experiences and what a Badass CEO needs to know. And I'm proud to say that Legacy Launch Pad has just released her first book, How to Be a Badass Female CEO: Slay the Competition and Reach the Top! Inspired by the statistic that fewer than two percent of female-led companies reach over a million in sales, How to Be a Badass Female CEO packs all of MacLean's myriad experiences into a guidebook for the female CEO's of tomorrow. On this episode, we talked about her process of deciding to do a book as well as the fear that you're not even conscious of which creeps up right before the launch. WANT TO LAUNCH A BESTSELLING BOOK OF YOUR OWN? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM FOR A CHEAT SHEET THAT BREAKS DOWN HOW YOU CAN.
Sep 1, 2021 • 13min
What to Do 60 Days, 30 Days and 7 Days Before Your Launch
What you do after you've written your book can be just as crucial to its success as writing it. In today's episode, I'll walk you through what to do 60 days, 30 days and 7 days before your launch. WANT TO LAUNCH A BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM
Aug 25, 2021 • 33min
Sarah Alaimo on Going From "I Can't Write a Book" to Launching Her Book
Career happiness coach Sarah Alaimo wasn't planning to write a book, let alone release it. So how did she come to launch her debut memoir? Listen to this episode to find out! WANT TO WRITE AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM
Aug 18, 2021 • 15min
How Do I Re-Launch a Book?
Re-launching your book once it's been traditionally published can be more complicated than you may imagine. In this episode, I walk you through how I did it for my first book, Party Girl. WANT TO LAUNCH A BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM
Aug 11, 2021 • 10min
How Do I Throw a Book Launch Party?
Your party, no matter how awesome, won't help with book sales. Chances are, you'll actually be giving books away! So why do it? In this episode, we explain why it's worth it. WANT TO WRITE AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM
Aug 4, 2021 • 18min
10 Free Ways to Promote a Book
From creating graphics to reaching out to the media, there are numerous ways to bring attention to your book without spending a dime. We go into a bunch of them in this episode. WANT TO WRITE AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM
Jul 28, 2021 • 14min
What Are the Exact Steps to Publishing a Book?
The crucial steps to publishing a book are writing, editing, cover design, layout and back end Amazon wizardry. This episode walks you through them all. WANT TO WRITE AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM
