Gatekeeping Can Save a Fandom. So Can Small Press Publishing | Author William Miller

Read the Jake Noble series by William Miller https://amzn.to/4uhzhB6 Did publishing kill male readers — or just stop writing for them? Author William Miller, the man behind the Jake Noble spy series, the Mackenzie and Cole paranormal mysteries (an autistic FBI agent written as a love letter to his wife), and the sword-and-sorcery magazine Savage Realms Monthly joins us to argue the audience never left — the industry simply stopped catering to them. He traces the path from fashion photography to firefights, the faith element that got his breakout novel rejected by secular and Christian publishers alike, and the ThrillerFest moment an agent tried to sign the very book she'd once told him was unpublishable. He also discusses why genre-hopping is a bad business he can't quit, what AI writing still can't fake, the case for healthy gatekeeping, and the one piece of advice he'd give new writers a year out from publishing. 🎬 Love this video? Get early access to all my content and priority in the comments by becoming a channel MEMBER. (Hit JOIN on my channel page) OR you can leave a one-time TIP by hitting the $THANKS button below the video 📚 WANT TO WORK WITH ME ON YOUR BOOK?: https://nonsensefreeeditor.com/ 📩 Join my e-mail list: https://www.kristinmctiernan.com 📖 See my Amazon storefront for the best writing craft books and writers' tools: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thenonsen... #bookeditingadvice #novelwriting #indiepub #noveleditor