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Self-Publishing the Hard Way: A Guide for New Authors
Self-Publishing the Hard Way is a help guide for aspiring authors to read and use when they're considering self-publishing their manuscript. As a self-published author of a novel and a children's picture book, Brian Parker uses his experience to help authors achieve the goal of publishing their books for the first time in an easygoing and simple narrative.
The guide takes writers through the basics of formatting their work for a novel and for a picture book, choosing a printing service, listing the work for sale and what to do after the manuscript has been published, including promoting their work and record-keeping tips.
Self-Publishing the Hard Way is meant to be a holistic view of the self-publishing industry, as experienced by the author. Throughout the guide, he uses examples of mistakes that he made during the process and what he did at each step to overcome those obstacles. This book is a must-have for anyone who wants to know more about the self-publishing process from someone who has been there and done it.
The guide takes writers through the basics of formatting their work for a novel and for a picture book, choosing a printing service, listing the work for sale and what to do after the manuscript has been published, including promoting their work and record-keeping tips.
Self-Publishing the Hard Way is meant to be a holistic view of the self-publishing industry, as experienced by the author. Throughout the guide, he uses examples of mistakes that he made during the process and what he did at each step to overcome those obstacles. This book is a must-have for anyone who wants to know more about the self-publishing process from someone who has been there and done it.
104 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 20, 2014
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About the author
Brian Parker
6 books36 followersA veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan war, Brian Parker was born and raised as an Army brat. He moved all over the country as a child before his father retired from the service and they settled in a small Missouri town where the family purchased a farm. It was on the farm that he learned the rewards of a hard day's work and enjoyed the escapism that books could provide.
He’s currently an Active Duty Army soldier who enjoys spending time with his family in Texas, hiking, obstacle course racing, writing and Texas Longhorns football. His wife is also an Active Duty soldier and the pairing brings its own unique set of circumstances that keep both of them on their toes. He's an unashamed Star Wars fan, but prefers to disregard the entire Episode I and II debacle.
Brian self-published four books before signing a 4-book contract with Permuted Press. His novels Enduring Armageddon and GNASH were previously self-published and will be re-released by Permuted beginning in May 2015 along with two previously unpublished works, REND and SEVER.
He is also the author of The Collective Protocol, a paranormal thriller that shows how far people will go to gain power; Zombie in the Basement is a children's picture book written to help children overcome the perceived stigma of being different than others; and his how-to guide Self-Publishing the Hard Way is for writers looking for pointers to self-publish their manuscript.
Follow Brian on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BrianParkerAuthor and on his blog at www.BrianParkerAuthor.com where he posts small, unedited sections of his works in progress.
He’s currently an Active Duty Army soldier who enjoys spending time with his family in Texas, hiking, obstacle course racing, writing and Texas Longhorns football. His wife is also an Active Duty soldier and the pairing brings its own unique set of circumstances that keep both of them on their toes. He's an unashamed Star Wars fan, but prefers to disregard the entire Episode I and II debacle.
Brian self-published four books before signing a 4-book contract with Permuted Press. His novels Enduring Armageddon and GNASH were previously self-published and will be re-released by Permuted beginning in May 2015 along with two previously unpublished works, REND and SEVER.
He is also the author of The Collective Protocol, a paranormal thriller that shows how far people will go to gain power; Zombie in the Basement is a children's picture book written to help children overcome the perceived stigma of being different than others; and his how-to guide Self-Publishing the Hard Way is for writers looking for pointers to self-publish their manuscript.
Follow Brian on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BrianParkerAuthor and on his blog at www.BrianParkerAuthor.com where he posts small, unedited sections of his works in progress.
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April 14, 2017
As I am nearing the completion of my first book, I have been reading quite a few books about self-publishing. This one is by far the best I've read so far. Lots of very simple tips and a detailed discussion about how to navigate the problems of cover design and formatting the book.
This one almost made me think I can do all this myself without any professional assistance. The 10 other self publishing books I've read recently didn't leave me with the same feelings.
This one almost made me think I can do all this myself without any professional assistance. The 10 other self publishing books I've read recently didn't leave me with the same feelings.
August 24, 2015
I found this book very helpful. It has many interesting tips on book publishing and promotion for the authors who are going to self-publish for the first time.
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