Big news on the future investment round and the basics on selling to educational institutions. It's time to learn how to sell in the school distribution world.

2023 is going to be the most exciting year of your life. Join me on a journey to the biggest investment round ever held for an independent publisher. We are going to raise $1.5 Million dollars and you are going to learn every single step in the process to make this historic feat.

If you haven't signed up for patreon, you absolutely must now! Go to Patreon.com/blacksands and be apart of the movement. Learn from the best, and prepare to make history!

This last part of the beat sheet series explains the ways you finish a story strong. This is the moment the hero decides to take command of their life. It is make or break time!

Support the podcast at patreon.com/blacksands

In this episode, we breakdown the elements of act 2 and why it's important to nail this part of your story. A boring Act 2 is a disaster for the entire story because this is where the promise must be kept. This is where the A story goes crazy.

We break down the first act of your story through the beats. By understanding what you need to tell a compelling story, you can avoid weeks of writer's block.

In this special episode, we interview Jacob Suggs to learn what it really takes to scale your career in publishing. This information is hard to find because this is a world foreign to 97% of all business owners.

Only the best will ever get this far. Will it be you?

Support the podcast at http://patreon.com/blacksands

Manuel Godoy shares the facts about the platform Kickstarter and what to do to succeed in your first campaign.

Manuel Godoy explains how he ended up with one of the largest patreon communities in the world. This gritty episode explains in detail all the pros on cons of the platform, and even the downright ugly.

Want to support the podcast? Leave a review and subscribe at patreon.com/blacksands