Publishing Tips

Publishing Tips

Publishing tips are abundant and can be found all over the web. Every author is on their own literary journey, and a part of that path is to learn. We all have different skill levels depending on how we’ve developed en route. Here are some of the main publishing tips that I’ve gleaned from the past years of publishing my work.

I’ve split the publishing tips into a series of articles below, highlighting the main topics covered.

Here is also a previous blog post I wrote about my journey – Lessons I’ve learnt from writing my first novel

Part 1 – Get the perfect book cover

Look around for covers that you like

Find a cover designer, study their published work

Send a synopsis + a few of your thoughts

Part 2 – What route to market

Self-publishing

Traditional Publishing

Hybrid

Part 3 – Get it read before you publish

Print a small run if you can

Beta-readers

ACR (advanced copy readers)

Part 4 – Final steps before publishing

Complete book blurbs and descriptions

Get your own author website with book pages

Decide on the price – stand alone or series

Decide on the online markets and outlets

Part 5 – Publish – Hitting the Button

Soft release (upload to get ACR feedback)

Blog about the release

Social media

Mailing list

Part 6 – Post Publication

Change book front and back matter

Update keywords online

Change price points

Adverts and promos

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