Troy Lambert on Plottr and Pitching Your Book to Bookstores

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 096 / Troy Lambert, author, editor, freelance writer, and lead educator for Plottr joins us this week. We had a wide-ranging conversation including what he’s learned from interviewing authors who use Plottr. Troy also gives some out of the box tips for getting your books in bookstores.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Intro links: </span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePQbGq_NhSc"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jami’s talk, What I Wish I’d Known about Indie Publishing</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, at 20Books Vegas conference 2021</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdYbLIcSeDw"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Advance Reader Copies</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">panel at 20Books Vegas conference 2021</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTHhEjKrxpA"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Plottr interview with Sara</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">about writing a cozy mystery</span></p> <p><a href= "https://pod.link/1494794907/episode/54439862756119a0896a0bab74406a8b"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jami’s interview on Not Your Average Lives</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">podcast</span></p> <p><a href= "https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/11/spotify-expands-into-audiobooks-with-acquisition-of-findaway/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Spotify acquires Findaway</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(TechCrunch article)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">QOTW: Talk to us about conferences. What are your tips for having a good conference? Which conferences do you recommend?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Show notes:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why Troy works to educate the educators about writing careers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Troy’s tips for pitching your book to your local bookstore</span></li> <li s