Megan Davidhizar
@megandavidhizar.bsky.social
Author of SILENT SISTER (Summer ‘24). PitchWars ‘21. Believer. Wife. Mother. Teacher. Reader. Rep: Molly Ker Hawn
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Does Twitter sell books? Do book tours improve sales? How do readers actually find authors? Across a 15-year-career, NYT best-selling author Gail Carriger talks hitting list, collecting data on her readers, and walking away from bad deals.
Please do check out the show notes for Gail's resources!
Please do check out the show notes for Gail's resources!
S1 Ep29: Readerships, Sales, and Discoverability
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October 14, 2023 at 7:02 PM
Does Twitter sell books? Do book tours improve sales? How do readers actually find authors? Across a 15-year-career, NYT best-selling author Gail Carriger talks hitting list, collecting data on her readers, and walking away from bad deals.
Please do check out the show notes for Gail's resources!
Please do check out the show notes for Gail's resources!
Hear me out. Instead of flowers…get me a bouquet of books.
September 28, 2023 at 10:44 PM
Hear me out. Instead of flowers…get me a bouquet of books.
Querying was torturous. I was terrible with queries. My 2nd MS got 0 requests.
My 3rd MS got one request in Pitch Wars.
My mentor helped me revise it to hook a star agent, and she used it to grab a stellar editor.
I’ll share the progression on my blog Thurs if it’s helpful
My 3rd MS got one request in Pitch Wars.
My mentor helped me revise it to hook a star agent, and she used it to grab a stellar editor.
I’ll share the progression on my blog Thurs if it’s helpful
September 26, 2023 at 1:46 AM
Querying was torturous. I was terrible with queries. My 2nd MS got 0 requests.
My 3rd MS got one request in Pitch Wars.
My mentor helped me revise it to hook a star agent, and she used it to grab a stellar editor.
I’ll share the progression on my blog Thurs if it’s helpful
My 3rd MS got one request in Pitch Wars.
My mentor helped me revise it to hook a star agent, and she used it to grab a stellar editor.
I’ll share the progression on my blog Thurs if it’s helpful
There’s a reviewer on goodreads who is generous with her fives, so when I see a four, even if the review is positive, I know it wasn’t QUITE as good.
Today, I saw her first three, and it was RUTHLESS.
Today, I saw her first three, and it was RUTHLESS.
September 23, 2023 at 1:09 PM
There’s a reviewer on goodreads who is generous with her fives, so when I see a four, even if the review is positive, I know it wasn’t QUITE as good.
Today, I saw her first three, and it was RUTHLESS.
Today, I saw her first three, and it was RUTHLESS.
I have scrolled here for ten minutes and not seen that adorable sister hair cutting video, and this is why I haven’t been able to leave Twitter yet.
September 17, 2023 at 12:01 AM
I have scrolled here for ten minutes and not seen that adorable sister hair cutting video, and this is why I haven’t been able to leave Twitter yet.
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As I work on my September newsletter, I realized I should let folks here know that I HAVE a newsletter! It's an actual paper newsletter that I mail out four times a year and it's called Snailed It! If you're interested, you can sign up for it here: forms.gle/UsQzgGEMe4c6...
September 6, 2023 at 9:18 PM
As I work on my September newsletter, I realized I should let folks here know that I HAVE a newsletter! It's an actual paper newsletter that I mail out four times a year and it's called Snailed It! If you're interested, you can sign up for it here: forms.gle/UsQzgGEMe4c6...
I had a really easy time drafting the notoriously dread sophomore book…so that pretty much guarantees my editor will hate it and require a rewrite, right?
September 4, 2023 at 3:59 PM
I had a really easy time drafting the notoriously dread sophomore book…so that pretty much guarantees my editor will hate it and require a rewrite, right?
I have copy edits to do but also a football game to attend, and it’s really hard to decide which one I want to do less….
September 2, 2023 at 10:18 AM
I have copy edits to do but also a football game to attend, and it’s really hard to decide which one I want to do less….
Me on social media: Yay! I can’t wait for everyone to read my book!
People I know irl: Yay I can’t wait to read your book!
Me: Oh. Not you. Strangers. People I never have to face. Them.
People I know irl: Yay I can’t wait to read your book!
Me: Oh. Not you. Strangers. People I never have to face. Them.
August 29, 2023 at 12:19 AM
Me on social media: Yay! I can’t wait for everyone to read my book!
People I know irl: Yay I can’t wait to read your book!
Me: Oh. Not you. Strangers. People I never have to face. Them.
People I know irl: Yay I can’t wait to read your book!
Me: Oh. Not you. Strangers. People I never have to face. Them.
This week my newsletter will share my book’s cover process including:
-Timeline
-Input
-Managing expectations
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-Timeline
-Input
-Managing expectations
If you’re interested, subscribe! www.megandavidhizar.com/newsletter
August 27, 2023 at 7:35 PM
This week my newsletter will share my book’s cover process including:
-Timeline
-Input
-Managing expectations
If you’re interested, subscribe! www.megandavidhizar.com/newsletter
-Timeline
-Input
-Managing expectations
If you’re interested, subscribe! www.megandavidhizar.com/newsletter
I found this post about sharing online love for books super practical to share with people outside the publishing world:
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dianaurban.com/get-favorite...
August 22, 2023 at 5:40 PM
I found this post about sharing online love for books super practical to share with people outside the publishing world:
dianaurban.com/get-favorite...
dianaurban.com/get-favorite...
Non writer friend: idk thrillers just never have satisfying endings. They’re always good, BUT…there’s always a but.
Other non writer friend: Yeah! I don’t really like thrillers
Me, a thriller writer: …
Other non writer friend: Yeah! I don’t really like thrillers
Me, a thriller writer: …
August 22, 2023 at 2:02 AM
Non writer friend: idk thrillers just never have satisfying endings. They’re always good, BUT…there’s always a but.
Other non writer friend: Yeah! I don’t really like thrillers
Me, a thriller writer: …
Other non writer friend: Yeah! I don’t really like thrillers
Me, a thriller writer: …
All the stores have Halloween decorations out, and it has me thinking about my costume this year.
I can’t decide if I should dress up like my first draft or my deadline.
Both are terrifying on their own. Maybe I can convince my husband to make it a couple’s costume.
I can’t decide if I should dress up like my first draft or my deadline.
Both are terrifying on their own. Maybe I can convince my husband to make it a couple’s costume.
August 20, 2023 at 7:17 PM
All the stores have Halloween decorations out, and it has me thinking about my costume this year.
I can’t decide if I should dress up like my first draft or my deadline.
Both are terrifying on their own. Maybe I can convince my husband to make it a couple’s costume.
I can’t decide if I should dress up like my first draft or my deadline.
Both are terrifying on their own. Maybe I can convince my husband to make it a couple’s costume.
I think (maybe, possibly, don’t wanna jinx it) my cover is getting close.
August 19, 2023 at 11:34 PM
I think (maybe, possibly, don’t wanna jinx it) my cover is getting close.
Preteen: We had indoor recess today. I tried the hula hoop.
Me: Oh yeah! We should get one. I used to have one growing up.
Preteen: that’s because it was the nineteen hundreds.
🫠🫠🫠
Me: Oh yeah! We should get one. I used to have one growing up.
Preteen: that’s because it was the nineteen hundreds.
🫠🫠🫠
August 17, 2023 at 7:52 PM
Preteen: We had indoor recess today. I tried the hula hoop.
Me: Oh yeah! We should get one. I used to have one growing up.
Preteen: that’s because it was the nineteen hundreds.
🫠🫠🫠
Me: Oh yeah! We should get one. I used to have one growing up.
Preteen: that’s because it was the nineteen hundreds.
🫠🫠🫠
If fighting to bring dystopian books back into publishing burns some bridges, I HAVE MATCHES AND WE RIDE AT DAWN
August 17, 2023 at 1:44 AM
If fighting to bring dystopian books back into publishing burns some bridges, I HAVE MATCHES AND WE RIDE AT DAWN
This is the perfect dream.
I feel like most authors don't rly want Stephen King levels of stardom, where we can't grab a meal w/o people crying at the table. Most of us just want to support our families, afford health care, have 30 people show up to a book signing, and write books that mean something to those who need them.
August 13, 2023 at 9:59 PM
This is the perfect dream.
Me: Yes! These revisions are making the book so much better.
Me reaching the first ripple plot hole: Oh no. What have I done?
Me reaching the first ripple plot hole: Oh no. What have I done?
August 13, 2023 at 9:56 PM
Me: Yes! These revisions are making the book so much better.
Me reaching the first ripple plot hole: Oh no. What have I done?
Me reaching the first ripple plot hole: Oh no. What have I done?
Help. I sat on the couch and can’t get up.
-The Memoir of a Teacher After the First Day of School.
-The Memoir of a Teacher After the First Day of School.
August 9, 2023 at 9:20 PM
Help. I sat on the couch and can’t get up.
-The Memoir of a Teacher After the First Day of School.
-The Memoir of a Teacher After the First Day of School.
ProseCraft news has a different vibe depending where you go.
August 8, 2023 at 1:23 AM
ProseCraft news has a different vibe depending where you go.
Oh no.
It was bad learning these are called skeets.
But there are also quoteskeets?
This was supposed to the The Good Place.
It was bad learning these are called skeets.
But there are also quoteskeets?
This was supposed to the The Good Place.
August 7, 2023 at 10:22 PM
Oh no.
It was bad learning these are called skeets.
But there are also quoteskeets?
This was supposed to the The Good Place.
It was bad learning these are called skeets.
But there are also quoteskeets?
This was supposed to the The Good Place.
Being a writer means having acquaintances send you book ideas, pretending to understand them, and replying, “yeah! That could be good!”
August 7, 2023 at 10:19 PM
Being a writer means having acquaintances send you book ideas, pretending to understand them, and replying, “yeah! That could be good!”
Half of being a good writing friend is knowing how to hype with all caps!
August 7, 2023 at 6:26 PM
Half of being a good writing friend is knowing how to hype with all caps!
I only had to wait 9 months for my kid to be born.
But I have to wait two years for my book?
But I have to wait two years for my book?
August 6, 2023 at 9:36 PM
I only had to wait 9 months for my kid to be born.
But I have to wait two years for my book?
But I have to wait two years for my book?
Just watched an incredible author work a crowd and thrive with the children in the audience.
Kid highlights:
-“I’m just raising my hand to raise my hand.”
-“But what IS a fairy tale?”
-“Can I turn Minecraft into a fairy tale?”
-“I would make the dad in Rumpelstiltskin buy a bed and go to sleep.”
Kid highlights:
-“I’m just raising my hand to raise my hand.”
-“But what IS a fairy tale?”
-“Can I turn Minecraft into a fairy tale?”
-“I would make the dad in Rumpelstiltskin buy a bed and go to sleep.”
August 5, 2023 at 6:11 PM
Just watched an incredible author work a crowd and thrive with the children in the audience.
Kid highlights:
-“I’m just raising my hand to raise my hand.”
-“But what IS a fairy tale?”
-“Can I turn Minecraft into a fairy tale?”
-“I would make the dad in Rumpelstiltskin buy a bed and go to sleep.”
Kid highlights:
-“I’m just raising my hand to raise my hand.”
-“But what IS a fairy tale?”
-“Can I turn Minecraft into a fairy tale?”
-“I would make the dad in Rumpelstiltskin buy a bed and go to sleep.”