LCJ 1031 asked Graham Johns:

What are your top tips for anyone planning to self publish a book?

Graham Johns Hi LCJ1031

Thanks for the question. I'd never done it before so it was a bit of a minefield. From a process perspective, reading Amazon's guidelines pretty well is vital (and asking them questions if you aren't sure) and looking at books you already own to see how they do it is useful.

Also, be very careful about using friends and family to give you feedback as they aren't always the most reliable critics. Taking the time to thoroughly proof read and edit is a must to try to ensure that readers are getting the best quality product you can give them.

Living abroad to my native shores meant understanding the tax implications also as Amazon are based in the USA so I had to work out what that meant to me as a UK national living in NZ. Crazy rules but ultimately simple enough to accept.

Anyone thinking of writing their first novel and self-publishing should give it a try! How about yourself?

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