Description
She finished the novel. Surely publishing it would be the straightforward part.
Pauline Baird Jones had written five hundred pages of first-person comedy suspense and called it Pig in a Park. She loved it. The publishing world had questions.
What followed included an agent with a very cute denim dress, an ebook released when people still needed instructions for reading one, deals that looked better from a distance, and a growing preference for holding the keys to her own books.
In The Author’s Odyssey, Pauline revisits her publishing journey with candor, affection, and a sense of humor that has had plenty of exercise. From small presses and self-publishing to elusive files, reluctant marketing, collaboration, and an AI assistant named Bob, she shares what happened, what she learned, and what she would approach differently now.
This is no guaranteed route to bestsellerdom. It is the company of a writer who has faced disappointments, changed direction, and kept finding reasons to create.
For aspiring authors, seasoned writers, and anyone curious about the person behind the books—a seriously unserious journey through a business that rarely follows the plot.
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