Writing a Book Series

Sue Heilbronner shares a detailed, authentic account of her journey to writing and publishing a book with a major global publisher.

Her book, Never Ask For the Sale: Supercharge Your Business with the Power of Passionate Ambivalence was published by Hachette Balance on September 9, 2025. Order it now from your favorite retailer in your preferred format.

The complete list of posts outlining the journey is here:

1. The Prequel: Self-Publishing a Different Book
2. Landing the Idea for a New Book
3. Writing, Actually Writing, a Manuscript. And Then Getting Some Help.
4. Weighing the Publishing Options: To Self-Publish or Pitch the Book to Traditional Publishers
5. Getting An Agent: Contacts and Query Letters, Oh My
6. Writing a Compelling Nonfiction Book Proposal is Tougher than Writing the Manuscript
7. Selling My Nonfiction Manuscript to a Publisher
8. From Draft to Submitted Manuscript – A Hard Slog With a Great Outcome
9. Copyediting, Proofreading, and Reading Aloud FTW
10. Recording an Audiobook. One Hard Question and Many Cough Drops.
11. Marketing My Book: If a Tree Falls in the Forest, Hear It
12. Launch Day: My 3,751st Reminder of My WHY