Hey Bleeders,
It’s my very first pub day! Girl Gone Wild is officially out in the world!!
To celebrate, I’m sharing yesterday’s conversation with TrioHousePress editor Lili Gourley—a behind-the-scenes look at how this book came together, from early drafts to final edits to the wild ride of begging you to buy it.
We get into:
The surreal full-circle moment of being published by a Minnesota press after all the time spent fantasizing about leaving home
The emotional whiplash of pub week
What I wish I’d known about revision
How I balanced humor with the harder stuff
My real writing routine
Marketing the book: what I could control vs. what I couldn’t (100 days of video, PR, podcasts, local press)
Why building a platform before your book comes out actually matters
How community (classes, interviews, collaborations) made this book possible
The influence of Cheryl Strayed and Tiny Beautiful Things on my memoir
If you share the big dream of wanting to write a book—or are in the messy middle of writing or launching one—you’re gonna want to tune in.
And if you’ve already ordered Girl Gone Wild: thank you. Thank you SO MUCH.
If not, today’s the freaking day! 💋
XO,
Courtney
Thank you Mallary Tenore Tarpley, Sophie Baker, and many others for tuning into my live video with Lili Gourley! Join me for my next live video in the app.
I’m teaching some upcoming workshops you might be interested in:
How to Build a “Platform” for Writers Who Shudder at the Thought
Start a Newsletter to Supercharge Your Platform, Network & Business
So… ROLL CALL! 🗣️
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