Write the Damn Book Already

Want to write, publish, and market your book, but feel overwhelmed by where to start?

Write the Damn Book Already breaks down the writing process, self-publishing, and traditional publishing so you can move from idea to finished book with clarity and confidence.

Hosted by Elizabeth Lyons—author, book writing coach, book editor, and self-publishing expert—this show untangles the often-confusing world of writing and publishing. From first draft to finished manuscript, indie publishing to traditional publishing, Amazon strategy to long-term book visibility, you’ll get practical guidance and honest conversations about what it really takes to get a book into the world.

Through solo episodes and interviews with both traditionally published and indie authors—across fiction and nonfiction—Elizabeth brings a well-rounded, no-hype perspective to the publishing industry. Whether you’re working on memoir, nonfiction, or a novel, you’ll walk away with clearer next steps and fewer mental roadblocks.

Guest

Alexandra Potter

Alexandra's childhood dream was always to be a writer. After graduating from Liverpool University with a degree in English Literature, she moved to London where she worked for various magazines. A chance article about novelists under the age of thirty inspired her to finally take the plunge and try her hand at writing a novel.

My first novel, What’s New, Pussycat? was published in 2000, a week before my 30th birthday and immediately made the top ten. To date she's written fourteen novels which have been translated into over twenty-five languages, including Confessions of a Forty-something F##k Up which has sold over a quarter of a million copies in the UK and been adapted into a major US TV series, Not Dead Yet, starring Gina Rodriguez.

Yorkshire born and raised, she lived for several years in LA before settling in London with my Californian husband and their Bosnian rescue dog.

https://www.alexandrapotter.com/

Guest appearance on:

Ep 158: Inside Alexandra Potter's Writing Process