There are multiple steps in this self-publishing checklist, but they fall into 5 broad stages:
· 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
· 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
· 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
· 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
· 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟭 — 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸
1. Create an outline
2. Complete your first draft
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟮 — 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸
1. Reread your draft
2. Complete your second draft
3. Complete your third, fourth, and fifth draft
4. Send it to an editor
5. Finalise your manuscript
6. Write your author biography
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟯 — 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
1. Decide on your book format
2. Format your book
3. Get a book cover design
4. Do your Amazon KDP & Ingram Sparks research
5. Submit your book
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟰 — 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
1. Make a marketing plan
2. Promote your book on social media
3. Launch your book website
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟱 — 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸
1. Plan a launch event
2. Launch your book
𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 '𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯'. 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 '𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬' 𝘦𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬.
