281 / Shannon Lynn, middle grade sci-fi author and educator, shares how she found time to write while working full time, insight on launching your first book, and small marketing steps that add up over time.

• Balances a day job with writing
• Tips for middle grade authors: marketing to parents and kids
• Lessons learned about pacing
• Print formatting and getting set up with Ingram Spark
• Making strategic choices–and sometimes saying no–to new opportunities
• How Shannon found her editor, cover artist, and illustrator
• Adding skills as you need them
• Building an audience without burning out

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