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    So You Finished Your Masterpiece Now What : A Guide to Self Publishing On a Budget
    So You Finished Your Masterpiece Now What : A Guide to Self Publishing On a Budget
    So You Finished Your Masterpiece Now What : A Guide to Self Publishing On a Budget
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    So You Finished Your Masterpiece Now What : A Guide to Self Publishing On a Budget

    By Janice Brantle

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    Have you slaved over a book that you’ve written, made sure it’s perfect and then had no idea what to do next? If you are a new author you have various options for publishing, however the traditional publishing game has changed. This book will give you an overview of publishing and provide you with options to publish your masterpiece.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateDec 8, 2017
    ISBN9781387421770
    So You Finished Your Masterpiece Now What : A Guide to Self Publishing On a Budget

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      So You Finished Your Masterpiece Now What - Janice Brantle

      So You Finished Your Masterpiece Now What : A Guide to Self Publishing On a Budget

      So, You Finished your Masterpiece – Now What? A Guide to Self-publishing on a Budget

      By

      Janice Brantle

      Copyright © 2017 Janice Brantle

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      Poetry in Motion

      So, You Finished your Masterpiece – Now What? A Guide to Self-publishing on a Budget, Copyright © 2017 by Janice Brantle. All rights reserved. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book. No parts of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing form the copyright owner except by reviewer who may quote brief passages to be included in a review.

      ISBN: 978-1-387-42177-0

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1. Introduction

      Chapter 2. What The Heck Is Publishing?

      Chapter 3. Traditional Book Publishing

      Chapter 4. Self Publishing

      Chapter 5. Editing

      Chapter 6. Conclusion

      Chapter 7. Marketing

      Blogging

      Facebook

      Book Festivals

      Meetups

      Continuing Education and Training

      Chapter 8. Appendix

      Query Letter

      Editing Tips

      Editing Checklist

      Blog

      Big 5 Publishers

      Dedication

      To all of the dedicated independent authors who are striving to make their work come to life and who are persevering in making their voice heard.

      Introduction

      Now what, you ask yourself.  You’ve just finished your masterpiece, and you have perfected it.   But now, you are sitting there scratching your head wondering what to do next. This is how I felt in 2008 when I wrote my very first novel.

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