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The Writing & Self-Publishing Process
www.TheComp l e t eSe l f Pub l i s he r. c om
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.
Your FREE copy of The Ultimate Self-Publishing Checklist is
available at: TheCompleteSelfPublisher.com