Publishing Through Puberty: A Bestselling Teenage Author's Self Publishing Secrets Revealed

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Writing a book is freakin' hard as crap.

Brainstorming, outlining, writing, editing...it takes a chunk out of you. A piece of your soul.

But unfortunately, that's not the hardest part of the process. Once you've given your book all you've got, you've still got to give a little bit more.

Do you see where I'm going with this?

Marketing.

Marketing is a jerk. It's really hard. Especially as a teenager. If you're like me when I started out, you have very limited experience, no money, and a particularly crowded schedule. Oh, and you have to decide who you want to ask to Prom. Let me tell you, it's a lot to ask of anyone. But to ask this from someone struggling with severe acne?

It's no wonder that very few teenagers have ever published a bestselling book.

However, I just happen to be one of those few teenagers who HAVE published a bestselling book. And I want to teach you everything I know.

I published my first book when I was 13. It sold 5 copies. I published dozens of books after that. They all flopped. Until one day...they didn't. One day I started making bank. My books started to sell hundreds of copies a month. And then thousands. And then tens of thousands. Until eventually I was outselling people like Rick Riordan and Donald Trump.

And I want to show you how I did it. I'm going to take you through the entire process. A to Z.

Sound like something you want in your life?

Then don't hesitate. Let's do this thing.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: HowExpert
• Release date: Nov 20, 2018
• ISBN: 9781949531657

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Publishing Through Puberty

A Bestselling Teenage Author's Self Publishing Secrets Revealed

HowExpert with Mark Messick

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Table of Contents

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Chapter 1: My Story

Chapter 2: The Pros and Cons to Being a Teenage Author

The Pros

The Cons

Chapter 3: Prioritize!

Chapter 4: Be a Big Kid…Mostly

Chapter 5: Understand that it Takes Money to Make Money…Usually

Chapter 6: Make Sure Your Book is Okay

Chapter 7: How to Publish Your Book

Chapter 8: How Success Happens

Chapter 9: Here We Go

Chapter 10: Hey, Not So Quick, Pal

Time Management for Busy Teens

Time Management: The Two Most Foreign Words to Teenagers in High School

Hope (And Faith and Pixie Dust)

Decisions and Independence

For Parents of Publishing Pubescents

Follow the Passion

Be a Cheerleader Not a Coach

Don’t Put Fear in the Driver’s Seat

Watch Your Mouth

Focus on Success

Happiness (?)

Two Steps to being Happier

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Wanna Do Something With Your Writing, Huh?

If you’re reading this book, then you’re a writer.

More specifically, you’re a teenage writer. Which means that I know you really well. I know all about you. I know things about you that would probably surprise you.

How?

Because I am you. I am a teenaged author. And so are most of my friends. This is a group of people that I am very familiar with.

However, there’s one big difference between me and most of the other teenage authors that I know. I’ve actually published my books. And not only that, but they’ve done…alright. In fact, they’ve done more than alright. I’ve been super blessed. I’ve sold tens of thousands of copies and made more money that someone with the maturity level of a 15 year old should be allowed to have.

There was a time during the 2016 election that I was even outselling Donald Trump’s #1 bestselling book, right in the middle of his campaign.

If the idea of selling more copies than the President of the United States makes your mouth water, then you’re in the right place.

Because, like I said, I understand you. I know what it’s like to be a teenaged writer.

I know what it’s like to get a gee-whiz idea for a book. I know the indescribable excitement that grows and grows as you let the idea incubate. Let me tell you, there are very few things as thrilling as those first couple of days after you get a great idea. I understand the feeling perfectly.

I know what it’s like to sit down and draw up character charts and dump an outline or at least some plot points onto the page. I know what it’s like to work out all of the little kinks in your story, and how the more you plot the more excited you become. I know what it’s like to jump up and down and clench your teeth so you don’t scare the neighbors when you finally decide on the perfect ending to your book.

I know the exhilarating sense of fear that always accompanies writing the first sentence. I know the satisfaction of finishing your first chapter. I know the huge bag of emotions that comes with writing a first draft. So many highs and lows. I know what it’s like to have Writers’ Block. To sit in front of a blank page for hours, not knowing what to do, and too scared to try anything anyways, in case it winds up being terrible.

And finally, I know the intense rush that you get when you write the very last sentence of your book. There’s