You’re thinking of writing a book and want to know how long it will take. Well, it depends on a number of factors.
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Do You Have a Book In You?
It’s no secret that a large percent of people want to be an author. But how many of those people actually do something about it by writing and publishing a book?
Why Do You Want to Write a Children’s Book?
I don’t know the exact statistic or if there is an accurate one, but from what I read, around 80% of people want to write a book. Well, I’m not sure if that many want to actually write a book, but around that many want to be the author of a book. So, what’s the…
Self-Publishing a Book – End of the Formatting Process
I’ve written about my process of self-publishing a book. This is the third instructional article in a four-part series. While I’ve ghostwritten a lot of children’s books, I haven’t followed the process after that. I have done some illustration reviews, but usually, I hand the polished manuscript to my client with a list of illustrators…
Self-Publishing a Book – The ISBN, the Barcode, and the LCCN
Self-publishing a book may seem overwhelming, but if you create steps, it will go smoothly. This article discusses the ISBN, the barcode, and the LCCN. All things you’ll need for your book.
One Last Edit – Rethink Before Submitting
Contributed by Linda Wilson Can you look through your completed book without making any changes? I tried it after thinking I had finished up the basic editing and even the polishing. There couldn’t possibly be anything more to “fix,” thought me. Wrong. I found more changes, important changes, many changes. Throwing caution to the wind,…
Book Synopsis, Book Description, Book Review – What’s the Difference?
The book synopsis, description, and review are three book marketing tools that your books will absolutely need. But, when do you need these marketing elements and how do you use them? Let’s look at each one in the order you would use them. The Book Synopsis You’ve written an amazing story – it’s traditional publishing ready…
Should You Really Write That Book?
I read an interesting article at The Outline. It starts off by demolishing two diehard myths: 1. Everyone has a book in them. 2. Any story can be turned into a book. We have to keep in mind though that there are two very different publishing models or paths. Let’s go over myth #1. The…
3 Reasons Why Editing Should Come Before Self-Publishing
Self-publishing is an amazing beast. It has brought the world of publishing into the hands of you, Joe, Beth, and everyone and anyone who wants to write a book. It has brought writing power and freedom to all. But, with writing power and freedom comes responsibility. This means that while it’s true that self-publishing has…
The Front Matter – Before the Story Text Begins
I get lots of questions from my clients as to what comes after the story is written. While a lot of the questions are about illustrations, what’s been coming up more and more is about the pages that come before the story text begins. The pages before the story are called the front matter. Just…