The Writing & Self-Publishing Process

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This presentation will help you identify what is needed to write

and self-publish a book. This takes you from the initial idea of

your book, all the way through to promotion ideas for your

book. “

Before You Start Writing 1

Do research and ident i fy a market

for your book (Amazon and Google).

Determine a unique angle and voice

for your book.

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Plan Your Book

2

I t was Benjamin Frankl in who said, “I f

you fa i l to p lan, you plan to fa i l .”

Create a p lan for your book,

chapter by chapter.

Calculate a budget for your book.

Decide where you’re going to se l f-

publ ish.

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During Writing

3

Create the out l ine of your book.

Ident i fy the graphic images you

need: cover & inter ior (non -f ic t ion).

Dec ide where you wi l l source the

images from.

Wr i te the f i rst draft .

(Non-f ic t ion) Create your

b ib l iography ( i f required).

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Review & Permissions 4

Review your f i rst draft and add

addit ional informat ion (as required).

Have your consent and re lease forms

s igned ( i f necessary).

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After Writing (First Draft) 5

Have your manuscr ipt edited/proofread.

(Non-f ic t ion) Create an a lphabet ica l

index ( i f required).

Ident i fy the formats you want to

publ ish (e.g. PDF, hard copy, K indle,

Smashwords).

Des ign and format your book

inter ior, according to the onl ine publ isher ’s

requirements.

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Groucho Marx

“I find television very educating.

Every time somebody turns on the

set, I go into the other room and

read a book.” “

Promotional Materials 6

Wr i te your back cover copy, or

outsource th is task.

Have a qual i ty author photo taken.

Wr i te your author b io.

Wr i te a Press re lease (opt ional) .

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Book Cover

7

Des ign your book cover (hard copy)

to the requirements of the onl ine

publ isher(s), or outsource th is task.

Des ign your e-cover ( for use on

your websi te), or outsource.

Create a f lat thumbnai l cover

image.

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Admin

8

Obtain your book’s ISBN’s ( for each

book vers ion).

Obtain your bar codes ( i f required).

Obtain your L ibrary of Congress

number (opt ional) .

Register your copyr ight (opt ional) .

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Book Trailer

9

Create a book tra i ler for YouTube,

and your websi te (or outsource).

Research other p laces to use your

book tra i ler.

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Oscar Wilde

“If one cannot enjoy reading a

book over and over again, there is

no use in reading it at all.” “

Reviews & Testimonials 10

Ident i fy book rev iewers.

P lan your mater ia ls to contact book

rev iewers.

Ident i fy who to contact for

test imonia ls .

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Book Launch

10

Determine the launch date for your

book.

Create a launch plan.

Contact book rev iewers.

Contact onl ine book tour websi tes.

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Although th is i tem is p laced here, you

can never start too ear ly to promote

your book.

Promotion

Add a “Coming Soon” page to your

websi te.

Change the “Coming Soon” page to

“Now Avai lable” when your book is

launched.

Update your s i te/blog with your

new book’s deta i ls .

Update your soc ia l media accounts

with deta i ls of your new book.

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Upload v ideos to YouTube.

Send out a newsletter to your

mai l ing l is t announcing your new

book

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Never Stop Looking for Ways to Promote

Your Book

Remember, “one book does not a

career make”. Get started on wr i t ing

your next book.

A l l the best!

Rinse & Repeat

Thank You! I hope that th i s p resenta t ion was use fu l

i n p rov id ing you wi th the wr i t ing & se l f -

pub l i sh ing process fo r your book .

I wou ld rea l l y apprec ia te i t i f you share

th i s w i th anyone you know.

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