School Time Books Self-Publishing Experience
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My first adventure in self-publishing
Taking the mystery out of self-publishing
• An idea
• Reverse engineer your way from the end
– Proof
– Illustrate
– Write
Having an itch
• Always enjoyed writing, but never inspired.
• Became a father, started reading all these fun books to my son.
• Got the itch to write, but never made the time.
• Added a book to my whiteboard to keep it in front of me.
• Couldn’t seem to get past my writer’s block.
Clearing my writer’s block
• Stayed on my whiteboard until January 1, 2009• I changed my focus from “I don’t know where to start” to “what do I enjoy”
o I love watching my son interact with the world
o Started thinking about his typical day
o My creative juices instantly triggered
I started writing, and didn’t stop…6 hours later, the first version of School Time was done!
Umm…I can’t draw!?
• Uh oh…this needs to look good!
• Not very artistically inclined (I can make things look “not ugly”).
• Followed Wayne Morgan’s approach.
• Posted a status on Facebook that I was looking for an illustrator.
• I was pleasantly surprised from all the feedback.
Thank you Facebook!
Like magic, Holley appeared!
Started with a sketch
That turned into color
That turned into storyboards
That turned into sketches
That turned into art
Printing• Checked out many online options (outlined
http://www.schooltimebooks.com/blog)
• Got a print prototype from createspace.com
Revisions
• Printing a couple iterations helped flesh out the book some more.
• Something about holding the book, turning the pages, that made it more real.
• Didn’t like the createspace.com rates, so ended up using 48hrbooks.com
Done!
Thanks for watching!
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