Michael’s Bio
Michael Dolan is the founder and editorial director of Winding Road Stories, an independent traditional book publisher that is home to 25 authors in a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres. In addition to being the author of several books, he has served as executive editor for many publishing companies, including Conde Nast. Michael was also the founder, owner and editor-in-chief of Athletes Quarterly, an exclusive print magazine for professional athletes throughout North America. Michael’s number one priority is to help writers find success through their passion for storytelling.
In This Episode:
- The New York Writing Community
- Why Michael got into publishing.
- How a querying authors’ word count can tell a publisher a lot about the state of their manuscript.
- Why beta readers and critique partners are integral in getting your manuscript ready for querying.
- Creating a writing community.
- How Vanessa Lanang is the not-so-secret sauce in Winding Road Stories success.
- The layers of creating covers that work.
- Upcoming Winding Road Titles: Nothing, Everything by Virginia Montanez, Rule 25 Don’t Fall for the Target by Charlie Frederick, ReInception Trilogy by Sarena Straus.
- Musical influences on Michael’s career.
- Submissions for the Crime Noir anthology loosely based on music by the Eurythmics.
- How short stories can help improve craft.
- Michael’s number one tip for writers!
Writing and editing your manuscript, finding a publisher and making it a reality may feel like a winding road that never ends. Welcome to your destination.
Amy Nielsen 
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