Stop being Naughty & Get Creative

Many aspiring authors have heard the horror stories of how difficult it can be to get published. These stories help make self publishing seem very appealing. There are many successful self published authors out there.

Before deciding if self publishing is the right thing for you, be sure to learn everything you can about publishing first. You alone will be in charge of making sure your manuscript is its very best, promoting and marketing your book, formatting the layout, designing the cover and all the other steps involved in publishing your book.

The growing popularity of self publishing has also lead to a growing list of businesses providing services to writers. Each company has its own services, pros and cons. researching each one will help you choose what will work best for you. There are print on demand companies that will print your book as needed. So if your customer orders one, they only print one, if your customer orders 50 they will print 50. There are also companies that require you to order a minimum number of books each time you order.

Most of these companies are fairly inexpensive. In my research I found that most of the cheaper companies own the ISBN number assigned to your book. That makes them the listed publisher of your book and they pay you in royalties. You can buy your own ISBN number and be listed as the publisher of your book. This truly gives you full control over your work.

Before starting out on your big publishing adventure, do your homework and draw yourself a map. Creating a solid plan for getting your book published and what you need to do afterward will help you be more successful at self publishing.

After all the hard work of getting your book in print is done, what will you do next? Research and planning will help you answer that question. Remember you will be in charge of getting you book into stores and in front of readers.  There may be a learning curve in self publishing, but the education is worth it. So roll up your sleeves and dig in!