I write about self-publishing a lot and I thought I’d condense everything into one easy to follow post. Most of the items I’ve linked to more in-depth step-by-step guides to help you with self-publishing. If I had a time machine this is how I would have self-published my first novel.
Here is your self-publishing checklist:
Step One: Write book
Step Two: Begin interacting with bloggers, bookstagrammers and twitterers
Step Three: Pay Editor to edit book
Step Four: Edit book once more
Step Five: Send to a couple of beta readers, preferably ones with large social media following
Step Six: Edit one last time
Step Seven: Have book copy edited
Step Eight: Set-up author website
Step Nine: Add author page and book on Goodreads
Step Ten: Have cover designed
Step Eleven: Do a cover reveal
Step Twelve: Have book proofread
Step Thirteen: Send out ARCs (advanced reader copies) to bloggers
Step Fourteen: WAIT for reviews
Step Fifteen: Make any changes you see necessary after reading reviews (or just ignore reviews, you can’t please everyone but if everyone is saying that chapter 3 needs to go, get rid of chapter 3)
Step Sixteen: Announce release date
Step Seventeen: Set-up Goodreads giveaway to coincide with release
Step Eighteen: Contact more bloggers and bookstagrammers to send copies to
Step Nineteen: Focus on talking about impending release on social media
Step Twenty: Release book
