Self Publishing : How To Write, Print & Sell Your Own Book

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Self Publishing Table of Contents

 1 – Getting Started – Know Your Genre

 2 – Research Your Book

 3 – Fiction Or Non-Fiction?

 4 – Completing The First Draft

 5 – Rewriting

 6 – Proofreading Your Book

 7 – Finding A Self Publisher Online

 8 – Printing Your Own Book

 10-Your Book Is Printed – Now What?

 11-Online Marketing To Sell Your Book

1 – Getting Started – Know Your Genre

If you have always dreamed of being a writer, you can live your dreams by writing your own book and then self publish. Self-publishing is the way that many writers today are choosing to get their book out to the public. Self publishing today is not the same as it was years ago when you had to spend thousands of dollars to publish your book. You can self publish a book for as little as $500 ( Less than R 5,000.00) when you choose a good self publishing service online.

The first thing that you need to do is to know your genre. (1) The one rule of writing is that you should write what you know. If you have a specific genre that you read, chances are that this is what you will want to write about. Take a look at your interests and the type of books that you read before you decide on your genre. (2) Your book should never be just about making money – it should be about something for which you have a passion. There are many different genres available in both fiction and non-fiction. (3) Before you start your book, have a plan of what it will be about and the genre it will fill.

You need to have a specific genre when you are writing a book so that you will be able to market it properly. Some books will cross genre lines – such as paranormal and romance. Some books will fit neatly into a specific genre. It should be clear what the book is about to the reader so that they will be interested in what you have written enough to buy the book. Most readers have types of books that they like to read and tend to stick with one or two genres.

If you are writing a non-fiction book, there are also genres. You need to make your book stand out among the rest in a way that will set it apart from other books of the same genre. If you are writing an Italian Cookbook, for example, how do you make it stand out from the other Italian cookbooks that are on the market already?

Once you find your genre and know what you are writing about, you should start to think of marketing your book. Make it something that readers will choose when they see it in bookstores or online. This will set it apart from other books of its kind and entice readers to buy it. Many book authors are finding that they can make a career out of self publishing their books and marketing them to the right audience.

After you have figured out what you are going to write about and what will make your book stand out among others, you can then start to outline your book. You should write down a synopsis of the book and the point that you are trying to make. Good books carry a message, make sure that your book has a message to the readers that they can take away from the book at the end.

While you may like free-form writing, which is writing without doing any sort of outline, you should still have an idea of the ending of the book in your head. When you are writing fiction, characters tend to come to life as you write. Your ending may change as you rewrite, it is important to be flexible. The way that you write depends on the type of person that you are. If you prefer to have everything ironed out for your book, then you should do an outline that will tell you where you are going. This is like having a roadmap on a car trip.

There are some people, however, who do not want to use a roadmap on a trip, they just want to go. If this sounds like you, then just start writing and the ideas will start flowing in you. You can rework characters and plots as you move on in your book. Everyone has a different style when it comes to writing books. Over thinking the book and too much planning can bog you down and keep you from writing. Too little thought can keep your book from reaching a conclusion. It takes a lot of creativity as well as some structure in order to write a successful book that people will want to read.

You should read books in the genre that you are interested in so that you get the feel for this type of writing. Reading is a good way to improve your writing skills. Before you start writing your book, read the genre that you like and have a good idea of what you want to say in your book.

3 – Fiction Or Non-Fiction?

Most people equate writing a book with writing a novel, which is a fiction story. This is not the case when it comes to writing, especially writing today. There is a very big market for non-fiction books as well. Cookbooks, how-to books, motivational books and biographies are all examples of non-fiction books that sell very well and are often self published. In order to get a book published by mainstream press that is non-fiction, you have to have a well known name or a very unique idea. You also need to be extremely lucky as there is heavy competition in the mainstream press for authors, especially unknown authors.

Fiction books tell a story and have a conflict and resolution. Non-fiction books do not follow along the same lines. There is no conflict in writing a cookbook, for example. There is a calling for all types of non-fiction books and this can be an easy way to publish your first book.

If you are writing a non-fiction book, you need to do heavy research and be very well versed on the topic of which you are writing. You should also have an angle to your book that makes it unique from others. Motivational books are a good example as there are many of them on the market right now. What can you do to make your book different?

One example of a different type of motivational book is the Laws Of Attraction series books. This took an old idea, put a new spin on it and created a series of very successful motivational books.

Biographies do not always have to be about famous people. You can write a biography about anyone who has led an extraordinary life or influenced many people. Cleverly crafted biographies about ordinary people who prove to be inspirational to others are very popular today. You need to have permission of the person about whom you are writing or their estate in order to write a good biography. There have been unauthorized biographies that have made a sensation, but still required the person to do a lot of research on the subject, although they are not given the same amount of respect as biographies that are done with the consent of the author. You also risk running into a lawsuit, such as is the case with Kitty Kelley who wrote a slew of unauthorized biographies about famous people and found herself being sued by the late Frank Sinatra.

Cookbooks are very popular, especially when it comes to self published books. Your cookbook needs to have something different, a unique angle, in order to sell. Why would anyone buy your book of French recipes when they can get the same from Julia Child’s cookbooks? One way to make yours unique is to add a bit of the French countryside and perhaps some fiction in with the recipes. This will prove to be entertaining to the reader as well as informational.

If you are going to write a novel, then you have to prepare as outlined in the previous chapter. Your novel should be of a genre that you like and most of all, something that you would buy yourself if it was available in the bookstore. You can put a lot of creative passion in your novel and turn it into something that will stand out. Many people self publish novels because the competition is so great to get a novel published by an unknown author in the mainstream press.

When you self publish, you do not need an agent to help you get your book to the publisher. Working with an agent is a good idea if you are trying to publish in this way, but the Catch 22 is that some mainstream press companies will only work with an agent. And most agents will only want to work with a person who has a previous novel published. Needless to say, this makes it very difficult for someone to break into mainstream press with their book.

Even if you did manage to get a book published by a publisher, you would still have to market the book on your own. If you self publish, you can do the same type of marketing. Because so many people today buy books online, self publishing is quickly becoming the publishing form of choice for authors writing fiction and non-fiction.

Whether you write fiction or non-fiction is up to you. If you have a lot of creative energy and can make up plots and characters in your head, fiction writing may be for you. If you consider yourself an expert in a certain field, non-fiction writing is for you. You can use self-publishing for both non-fiction and well as fiction books.

7 – Finding A Self Publisher Online

Years ago, if someone wanted to get a book self published, they had to pay thousands of dollars. A press would publish the book for the individual and give them a certain amount of copies. All of the copies, plus the fees that were involved in setting the press and printing, were paid for by the author of the self published book. Those who did seek to have their books self published were not thought to be good authors. The name used for self publishing then was vanity press. It was thought that those who got their books published this way just had the money, not the talent, that was needed to be a writer.

The same is not true now. Because so many people purchase books online, more so than at the bookstore, self publishing is seen as much more respectable. And because mainstream press takes very few authors and is so competitive, it is also seen as a way for a writer to have their voice heard.

There have been stories of those who submitted, just for fun, a first chapter and query letter of a great novel to publishers to see if they actually read them. They were returned with standard rejection letters. Many publishing houses will not take writers who are not represented by agents. This makes it very difficult for someone to get their book published as most agents who deal with these publishers only deal with established authors.

There are now many more options open than ever before for those who want to self publish their books. Because of internet technology and computer technology, it is easy for any writer to get their book published through self publishing. An increasing number of writers are seeking out self publishing to make money and get their books out to the public who are eager to read them.

 

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