How Much It Cost Me To Self-Publish a Book

Here in the U.S., it’s tax season which means I’m once again scrambling to find all the paperwork that says how much I spent on publishing a book and how much I made from said book. Since I did all that work for the government, I figured I’d share those numbers with the internet! IContinue reading “How Much It Cost Me To Self-Publish a Book”

How to Promote Your Book for Free: Self-Publishing Guide for Beginners (Part 5)

So you’ve got a book. It’s written to genre expectations and it’s edited. Now for the biggest question: how do you actually get people to buy it?

How To Find the Perfect Designer, Editor, and More: Self-Publishing Guide for Beginners (Part 4)

So, you’ve read the previous post, and you know what you’re going to pay for and what you’ll do yourself. But how do you find someone to hire? How do you make sure they’re any good?

Four Lessons I Learned When Self-Publishing

Even still, I wasn’t prepared for everything that goes into self-publishing. I mean, it’s hard enough to write a good book that you feel confident in. Then you have to make allll the decisions about how it looks and what to pay for and how to advertise and formatting and all the other things.

What to Pay for and What to Do Yourself: Self-Publishing Guide for Beginners (Part 3)

If you look at self-published books on Amazon, there is an astonishing variety of quality, to be frank. Some look like they could compete against traditionally published books. Others appear to be lumps of words someone wrote in a hurry and then uploaded immediately afterward. The key difference between these is what the author paidContinue reading “What to Pay for and What to Do Yourself: Self-Publishing Guide for Beginners (Part 3)”

Cover reveal for The Mistletoe Connection!

Hello! Today I have an exciting surprise for you: the official cover for my debut novel, The Mistletoe Connection! I worked with Kyle DeMarco to design it, and he knocked it out of the park. You can see his other work here. I had this vague idea of an illustrated cover with some scripty font, and heContinue reading “Cover reveal for The Mistletoe Connection!”

After You Write The Book: Self-Publishing Guide for Beginners (Part 2)

When you want to self-publish, the first step, naturally is writing a book. But once you’ve got a book that’s been edited by you and others…then what?

Self-Publishing Guide for Beginners: Part One

Welcome to the first part in my self-publishing guide! My first novel, The Mistletoe Connection, releases on November 10 (add it on GoodReads!) and as I work my way through the self-publishing world, I’m breaking it down for you in simple steps that are easy to understand and follow.