Pip Harry on the secrets to success in book publishing
About this episode
This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne chat with writer Pip Harry, an award-winning children's author, journalist and copywriter. Pip talks about:
- all the different marketing channels that a modern author needs to be across
- how awards make a huge difference to sales (especially with children's fiction)
- how she juggles writing her novels with journalism and copywriting
- how rejection is part of the writer's journey
- how long she had to wait before she could create a picture book
Find Pip here: https://www.pipharry.com/
Where to find us:
Rachel's website https://rachelsmith.com.au/
Lynne's website https://lynnetestoni.com/
Rachel's List https://rachelslist.com.au/
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