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muh younus's avatar

Thanks for this authenticity in the void of filters nowadays.the 4th idea is great

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Harry's avatar

hell fucking yeah.

love the reading by the fire and book tour idea

you have made it meaningfully more likely that I write a book

thank you for the way you share yourself!

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Rachel's avatar

Same!

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RedCaitlin's avatar

Like the illustrations idea with Brendan Leonard…

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Yekaterina O'Neil's avatar

Love this! I am kinda in similar shoes (just not as famous as you are ;), though I wrote my first manuscript in Russian. Turns out it's hard to publish books in Russian nowadays, even self-publish, who knew...My husband is pushing me to translate it to English (which I started on my Substack) and look for a real publisher, but I'm kinda still leaning towards self-publishing though I have no marketing skills. In any case, your post provided more food for thought. Thanks!

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Rachel's avatar

My mountain town would LOVE to have you💜 Check out Boone, NC- home of Appalachian State University.

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Patrick Boxall's avatar

Love this Blake. Embedding adventure, always.

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Will Kiely's avatar

Great post! Thanks for sharing your thought process and plans. I found it interesting despite not having any intention of writing a book myself.

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frances's avatar

Austin would love you. Try Book People. Best place and RIGHT next to the downtown REI. If you do any touring in EU, come to Leuven. One of the largest universities in EU, KU Leuven draws an international crowd. The cafe Noirbar is a university favorite, a cycling hotspot (you see professionals riders there regularly), and they have space to host events. The owners, Chris and Muriel, are cool.

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