Self Publishing Tips

By Brenda Mohammed

SELF PUBLISHING TIPS is a simple writing and publishing guide for new and aspiring authors who want to be independent and learn the art of self-publishing.
The author, Brenda Mohammed has successfully self-published 59 books to date.
Many of her books attained bestselling rankings on release, and she won several international literary awards.
She has simplified the process of self-publishing for new writers and has added helpful topics on marketing and author events.
The book is useful for new, as well as seasoned writers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brenda Mohammed
• Release date: Mar 6, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224086030

Brenda Mohammed

Brenda Mohammed, a former Bank Manager from Trinidad, is a renowned, multi-award winning, and bestselling author who has published 52 books. Her genres are memoirs, romance, science fiction, mysteries, psychological thriller, children’s books, Christian books, poetry, self-help, magazines, and anthologies. She is Founder of the How to Write for Success Literary Network and is President CIESART INTERCONTINENTAL - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, a legally registered company in Spain. Her superb writing skills won her several literary awards in the USA, Peru, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Nigeria, India, Romania, Argentina, Morocco, Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, and the UK.

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Contents

WHY SELF- PUBLISHING

THE MANUSCRIPT

THE BOOK TITLE

EDITING YOUR MANUSCRIPT

THE BOOK COVER

CRAFTING AN AUTHOR BIO

THE BOOK DESCRIPTION

METADATA

COPYRIGHT YOUR WORK

PRICING YOUR BOOK

CREATE ACCOUNT

PUBLISHING YOUR BOOK

PAPERBACK

MARKETING

THE BOOK LAUNCH

AUTHOR EVENTS

DRAFT2DIGITAL

RECOMMENDED READING

BOOK REVIEW

ETHIOPIAN HERALD

BIOGRAPHY OF AUTHOR

BOOKS BY AUTHOR

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

WHY SELF- PUBLISHING

I have published 59 books to date, and if I tell you it was easy to do so, I would not be telling the truth.

With each book there were new challenges, but I learned something each time.

What I can tell you is when you learn to publish your own books, you not only save a lot of money, but you become self-sufficient.

The first benefit of self-publishing is, there are no literary agents or publishers standing in your way. This allows for diversity to flourish.

There are no contracts to sign and you are free to make changes to your book at any time.

Not only are the barriers to entry lower, but the royalties are higher. When you work with a traditional publisher, they have to take their cut. By self-publishing your own book, you can earn more for each book that you sell.

When you self-publish, you own your work and have complete control over the publishing process. For a lot of authors who have poured their hearts and souls into writing a book, it’s very important for them to have power to make decisions throughout the publishing process.

As technology has improved, self-published authors now have access to high-quality printing and book distribution networks similar to traditionally published authors. Your self-published book will look like the other books on the pages on the platform.

If you are considering publishing a book of poetry or even a fiction novel, let us look at the steps to get your book in front of readers.

1. Preparing a Manuscript 

2. Choosing a Book Title

3. Editing your Manuscript

4. Importance of a Book Cover

5 Crafting an Effective Author Bio

6. Writing a book description.

7. What is Meta Data?

8. Copyright your Work

9. Pricing your Book

10. Create an account on your favourite platform.

11. Publishing on any platform.

12. The Publishing Process

13. Marketing and Distribution

14. Book Launch

15. Author Events

16. Publishing on Draft 2 Digital

17. Recommended Reading

In this book, I have tried to simplify the procedure and I hope it will be of help to you.

THE MANUSCRIPT

Many poets wish to publish poetry books. In this chapter,