Are you thinking about writing your own book? Curious about the self-publishing process?
I recently published my second self-published book and started to get a lot of questions about how I did it. So, I wrote a series of articles about the self-publishing process. They include what I did, what I learned, how long it took, and what I would do differently. Check out each article in my self-publishing series below.
- Drafting & editing your self-published book
- Creating a beautiful cover for your book
- Acquiring images & permissions for the book
- Building your manuscript
- Deciding where to self-publish your book
- Formatting your eBook on Amazon’s KDP
- Formatting your paperback & hardcover versions on Amazon’s KDP
- Uploading & publishing on Amazon’s KDP
- Self-publishing with Ingram Spark
- How to promote your self-published book
- My self-publishing timeline & lessons learned
And, in the spirit of continuous improvement, let me know what questions you still have after reading so I can go back and make all of these articles better!
Other Resources
I just discovered a new podcast about self-publishing that I love: The Creative Penn by Joanna Penn. She’s published well over 30 books and puts out highly relevant content on a regular basis. Definitely worth checking out. She’s also got an author blueprint if you’re just getting started, courses, and more.
Along the way, I got a lot of value out of articles from other self-publishing platforms like Reedsy and Scribe Media. I’d google a particular topic and more often than not, they would have an article on that subject. Just be aware that they are also trying to sell you on their platform and services.