| Writer’s scour around for the perfect ending | | | | submitting them to the publisher. The editing part |
| to their story and sometimes beat around the | | | | is crucial considering that you might need to go |
| bush because they are in dire need of a bottom | | | | back to your book a couple of times to reassure |
| line. The truth is writers are just waiting for the | | | | yourself that you did not miss anything. |
| best solution to their finished project – which | | | | Third, is to come up with a final book cover. If |
| is of course, to publish what they have slaved | | | | editing is crucial, your book cover is pivotal to |
| over for years. | | | | your book’s success. Book cover sets the |
| Writing a book is the easiest part of the process | | | | tone, the impact and the force that will make a |
| and getting them published may impugn one’s | | | | librarian, reviewer, bookseller, distributor, and |
| patience and bank account. When authors give up | | | | customer to pick up the book long enough to |
| hopes of ever being picked by a traditional | | | | read a few sentences in it. It takes about two |
| publisher, they turn to self-publishing. | | | | seconds for a customer to glance at your |
| Authors who have made it big in the industry | | | | book’s cover. Make certain that those two |
| have chosen to self-publish at some point in their | | | | seconds is all worth it. |
| careers: Rudyard Kipling, Ernest Hemmingway, | | | | Fourth, is to check for quality control. |
| Margaret Atwood, Stephen King, Carl Sandburg, | | | | Self-publishing companies print on demand and |
| and James Redfield just to name a few, and one | | | | seeing that your book is going to be priced by the |
| can see how they all fared in the industry. | | | | publisher’s own printers, you might need to |
| If a writer is looking for self-publishing companies | | | | request for a sample copy of how they print their |
| to publish a book, there are a few companies that | | | | books. Binding, text, and paper quality is key and |
| practically hold court to everything a book needs | | | | if it misses out on of any of those, then it is not |
| from book cover design customization, layout | | | | qualified at all to produce the kind of book you |
| consultation, copyediting and even marketing. This | | | | have in mind. |
| brings the writer then to the process of going | | | | Average publishing timeline is within two to three |
| through production and seeing the actual product | | | | months and by that time, your book will already |
| in book form already. | | | | be available in market for sale. Self-publishing gives |
| Primarily, as the writer, you would need to assess | | | | you full control of the publishing process and no |
| your book’s publishing plan. Ask yourself if | | | | one will tell you what to do. |
| you need editing, marketing, book cover layout | | | | Now, publishing is one thing – selling a book is |
| consultation, interior design customization and all | | | | another. The main crux is to publish the book and |
| that jazz. After mapping out your book’s | | | | translate it into book format. |
| requirement, find a self-publishing company that | | | | Perhaps any writer needs to ask himself: have I |
| will cater to all of your needs. Xlibris is one | | | | investigated the industry thoroughly before |
| self-publishing company who practically has | | | | launching? Producing and marketing may instill |
| everything an author requires. The company has | | | | unforeseen investments that he might not be able |
| been in business for over a decade and they | | | | to handle. If all authors believe that the book will |
| already to know what they are doing. They have | | | | succeed by adding their own effort, then |
| programs that have all the inclusions that will turn | | | | self-publish. They’ll even have fun. |
| your manuscript into a book. | | | | Now let’s get that book published first, shall |
| Second, is to edit and polish your book before | | | | we? |