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Annabel Youens's avatar

I'd suggest joining the Alliance of Independent Authors. They are a FANTASTIC resource and so friendly. 🌟

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A Life of Prose's avatar

Absolutely worth the price of admission 🙌

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Kristen Weber's avatar

Great recommendation!

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Michael Banks's avatar

Hi Kristen. Thank you for the list. It mimics a lot of what I've read and heard as I begin my own self-publishing journey for my debut novel. It's been great to see how willing other self-published authors are to share their triumphs and trials. Keep up the good work.

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Kristen Weber's avatar

Thanks so much for the kind words! And I’m so glad you found it helpful.

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Toby Neal's avatar

Great summary! And I 💯 agree with an ISBN. I always do one each for print and digital; it means my books are discoverable across platforms and retailers. I think it's one of the reasons i have a lot of books in libraries, for an indie.

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Kristen Weber's avatar

Oh, that’s great to hear! It might take a little bit more money, but it’s worth it to get more placement!

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Becca Behnke's avatar

Kristen, thank you for this concise and succinct list. My writing coach gives our little writing group a template and courses on this topic, but she does not cover formatting. so bonus. I scribbled down Atticus, Reedsy and Bowker. Thanks a ton! :)

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Kristen Weber's avatar

So happy to help! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many more resources out there, but once you start researching ideally you’ll find more.

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Charisse Flynn's avatar

Great info! I flagged the post for when I republish my first novel, now that I have my rights back from the small press that originally printed it. Having been published before, I can’t expect an agent to represent this novel, but I do want to give it a second chance at finding its place in the world, so self-publishing is my best bet. Thanks!

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Kristen Weber's avatar

Happy to help! If you have any questions when you embark on the process, I am here!

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Andrew Stevens's avatar

Excellent list! Fortunately, I pieced most of this together over the past couple of years, but I sure wish I'd had a more comprehensive and to-the-point list earlier. Still, I was wondering about copyright, so that's another box checked. Thanks!

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Kristen Weber's avatar

So happy to help! And if you have any advice to share on your own journey, please do!

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Andrew Stevens's avatar

So, it's kind of implied here by giving people this list, but maybe worth mentioning that if people want to be successful in publishing, they need to have a plan. Writing a book is hard enough, and marketing it and getting people to be interested is an entirely different beast. It's not impossible, but you MUST have a plan. Do your research, use the tools available, and find as many lists like Kristen's as you can to piece your tailored plan together so you're not releasing your book to the wind and praying it takes off. Because most likely, it won't, unless you're incredibly lucky.

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Vicki Warner's avatar

Thank you!! Great recommendations. I love that you emphasized marketing and how it’s not super simple or super fast. I liked that you presented it without any rose colored glasses.

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Kristen Weber's avatar

So happy to help! And I’ve been in this business for too long to sugarcoat anything. Although I do wear glasses, totally editor stereotype over here!

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Kristen Weber's avatar

Sorry, I accidentally deleted your comment. I don’t know of any, but you can always publish it yourself. Readers do not care how books are published. They just care that they can read them.

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