Mistake #10: I’m an Author! My Student Days are over! I imagine you put a lot of research into writing your book. I know I did. I spent more time reading than I did writing. At almost every turn in my writing, I had to stop, research the topic, find a fact or confirm...
Bonus Mistake #11: It’s ‘Foreword’ not ‘Forward’ You’ve read through this e-book. Congratulations! As a prize, here’s a bonus tip for you: This mistake I didn’t list in Ten Biggest Mistakes Self-Published Authors Make, but it’s a...
How do I find my book’s potential audience and how do I reach them? Remember last week we talked about how technology has changed the publishing world. The publishers, distributors and bookstores aren’t in control anymore. The consumer (your reader) determines which...
Question 3: Have I chosen a publisher? Choosing the right publisher can, and often does, mean the difference between the success and failure of your book. Just like you shouldn’t wait until your book is in print to begin marketing, you shouldn’t wait until your...
Question 7: What is my publishing budget? Publishing costs money. Have you created a budget for the financial investment of bringing your book to market? Professionally publishing, printing, distributing, marketing and selling a book can cost $20,000 or more....
Self-Publishing is up. Book sales are down. Hmmm…. The number of self-published books entering the market each year has exploded. According to Bowker (the company responsible for issuing ISBN’s – a book’s identification number) more than 725,000 self-published...
