Today, I’m launching a new podcast series about the journey of making a book, from initial idea to bookstore shelves.
There’s a teaser for it in the new Scriptnotes that’s up this morning. But if you’re not a regular listener, I didn’t want you to miss the news.
The backstory: Two years ago, I decided to write my own novel. It turns out, I didn’t know much about how books are actually made. So I began recording interviews with everyone involved in the process.
The result is Launch.
Behind-the-scenes of making a book
Over the course of six episodes, we’ll be following how my first novel, Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire, was written, sold, edited and printed. We’ll visit Colorado forests and Virginia printing plants, talking to the people responsible for every decision along the way: editors, agents, artists and booksellers.
Plus a ton of great authors, without whom I would be very lost.
As I’m writing this blog post, I know how it all started, but how will it end? You’ll find out when I do. That’s part of what’s exciting about this podcast. There’s no way to know how this will all turn out.
Please take a listen and subscribe. The first two episodes are available today on Apple Podcasts and everywhere you like to listen.
And if you like the show, a rating and review would help a lot.
I’ll be answering questions in a later episode, so if you have one, just use the normal email: ask@johnaugust.com.
In February, I’ll be traveling on a two-week book tour, with live events in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, New York and Chicago. If you’d like to say hi, you can find the full schedule here.
And don’t worry. Launch isn’t replacing Scriptnotes. Craig and I will keep doing the show every Tuesday like always.
But really: Please subscribe. I think you’ll like it.