Three Day Intensive: August 19-21

10:00 – 1:00 EST

Online or In Person 

Join the author of over twenty self-published novels, novellas, and anthologies for a three-day self-publishing intensive that will prepare you to publish your book with confidence. Self-publishing, while it may seem daunting, gives authors a high degree of control over their finished product and can even be fun! Each day of the intensive will combine informative slides and hands-on walkthroughs with plenty of time for individual questions. We will go over how to DIY most aspects of self-publishing as well as discuss when it’s best to outsource a task, who to hire, and how much everything costs.

Day 1: Packaging Your Book

We will cover editing, formatting, cover design, blurbs, front matter and back matter, and copyrights for ebook and paperback editions.

Day 2: Distributing Your Book

We will cover uploading your book to retailers, metadata, sales pages, pricing, selling direct, and working with bookstores and libraries.

Day 3: Marketing Your Book

We will cover newsletters, social media, pricing strategies, the benefits of writing in series, getting reviews, managing ARCs, working with a PR firm, advertising, in-person events, and more.

This workshop is for writers looking to expand their knowledge about self-publishing in any genre. You will leave the intensive with current, actionable information about how to self-publish from a technical standpoint as well as how best to approach self-publishing with your specific goals in mind.