An Indie Author’s Best Kept Secret Part 2: The Ultimate Book Publishing Checklist

July 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
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You’ve checked everything off of your pre-publishing checklist and now it’s time to start building your books. Here’s the next installment in your checklist. Let us know what we missed!   First Things First Secure your ISBN via www.myidentifiers.com Secure your Library of Congress Control Number by opening an account with the Library of Congress Begin working with your book editor Review changes when they’re done. The editing and revisions process takes on average four to six weeks Start building your list of important contacts including friends, family, colleagues, media contacts, organizations, authors, and events coordinators Select your book designer Begin working with your designer to craft your book’s promotional materials (sell sheet, postcard, business card, and bookmark) Create your back cover… [read more]

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An Indie Author’s Best Kept Secret: The Ultimate Pre-Publishing Checklist

July 25, 2012 by 4 Comments
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Not quite ready to publish? Still tying up your loose ends? Here’s a checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything prior to jumping into publishing Whether you’re indie publishing or targeting agents, you should still establish a web presence, research competition, and network. Bottomline: it doesn’t matter how you intend to publish your book. Your foundation is essentially the same. Here are the basic tasks that you should add to your to-do list to give your book the best possible start.   Write your book and self edit Start interviewing and researching mentoring presses (DIY authors should interview editors, book designers, and proofreaders) or literary agents that compliment your book’s genre Draft a publishing plan to guide your publishing… [read more]

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