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One of the first things I do when a client of mine gets their first book deal is, once the champagne corks have landed, give them The Talk about how to manage their new relationship with their publisher.

A key part of this is to say as unambiguously as possible that there will be times when they will be unbelievably angry with their publisher. Which is why it’s good

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