Alexa Bigwarfe – Self-Publishing 101 – the Mechanics

This is a course designed for the person who wants to do most of the work of creating and publishing their book on their own. It is a beginner to the intermediate level course – perfect for the first time author or maybe 2nd time author who realizes they missed some steps the first time around. It’s okay – publishing is a big, big, big world, and after years and years, I am STILL learning. So be kind to yourself!

This is a mini-course. So I’m not going to teach you everything in the world about self-publishing. If that’s what you are looking for, I do have that option. If you want to be taught everything I know about Self-Publishing, check out the Success Publishing Academy – a six-month program with coaching.

Included in this mini-course:

• The tools and resources so that you know the timeline, process, and places to self-publish your book
• Connections with other freelancers who can help you with the production of your book
• Basic distribution & book launch

By the end of this course you will:

• Understand the timeline for self-publishing
• Have a good understanding of all of the key elements for having a professionally self-published book and how to make those things happen
• Have knowledge of the places you should be publishing your book
• Have a Rolodex of places to go for professional support in the preparation and publication of your book

What You’ll Learn In Self-Publishing 101

Instructions for this course

• Welcome to Self-Publishing 101 – Please Read!
• Self-Publishing 101 – the Mechanics – Overview
• How to use this course
• Before we begin…
• Need live support?

Module 1: Understanding the Publishing Timeline

• What’s the end game?
• Module1Checklist-SP 101 The Mechanics
• Understanding the Publishing Timeline
• The Publishing Timeline

The Elements of a Published Book

• An overview of publishing your book
• What do you actually need to publish your book?
• ISBN, Copyright, and Library of Congress Control Number
• Editing
• Stacey Aaronson – Working with an Editor
• Cover Design
• Getting the barcode for your book cover
• Panel on Cover Design
• Melinda Martin – cover design and good graphics
• Melinda Martin’s interview {audio file}

Planning & Writing Your Book

• The Essentials for a powerful book
• Planning Your Book {Timeline}
• Front & Back Matter – they MATTER
• Research

The fundamentals of interior layout

• Interior layout and design
• Hiring a Professional Formatter

Ebook conversion

• What you need to know about ebook conversion
• ebook conversion tutorial – from Word

Where and HOW to publish your book

• Where should you publish your books?
• Should you put your book on Pre-order?
• {VIDEO} Loading your book to IngramSpark
• {Video} Loading Your Book to KDP

Understanding the importance of Key Words & Categories

• Keywords, Categories, and why they matter

Preparing for Launch

• Smash Your Book Launch
• Basic Marketing Strategy
• Blogging & Social Media for Book Marketing
• Twitter for Writers with Guest DJ Paris

Post Launch

• What about post launch?

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