For all the aspiring writers out there, and especially those who are looking to delve into the world of self-publishing, here's one for you! Catherine Ryan Howard penned the fantastic memoir Mousetrapped about her year working in Orlando. Surprisingly, the brilliant book was self-published - and now Catherine is sharing her expertise on the world of self-printing in a new book released on the Kindle.
Self-Printed: The Sane Person's Guide to Self-Publishing is packed with hints and tips on creating a professional self-published book. Being a fan of Catherine's writing (and being interested in the various ways of author self-promotion), I had to check this out. Watch this space for a review!
Read on for the blurb, or click here to check ut Catherine Ryan Howard's blog.
Do you think that no one has the right to stand between you and your published writer dreams? That the publishing industry is going down in flames and self-publishers are going to rise like a 99c phoenix from the ashes? That all literary agents are interested in doing is blogging sarcastically about the rhetorical question at the start of your query letter, that editors will just use your submitted manuscript for kindling and that you'll be senile before you hear back from either of them? That once you've uploaded the book you finished yesterday afternoon to Amazon, it'll be mere minutes before the money starts rolling in and you can quit your day job? Do you say things like gatekeepers, The Big Six, Dan Brown, legacy publishing and indie authors a lot? Are you self-publishing to "show them all"?
If you've answered yes to one or more of these questions then I do apologise, but this isn't the book for you.
This book is for writers who consider self-publishing to be a good Plan B, or even a sideline to traditional publication. Who want to do it the cheapest and easiest way possible while still producing a quality product. Who understand that much like Starbucks outlets and Nespresso coffee machines, traditional and self-publishing can peacefully co-exist. Who know that they don't have to sell a million copies of their book to start earning a living from their writing, but that they do have to work hard and treat it like a business. Who are blessed with common sense and live in the real world at least most of the time. Who find my jokes funny.
If this sounds like you, then Self-Printed: The Sane Person's Guide to Self-Publishing may be just the "How To..." guide you were looking for. It will tell you everything you need to know in order to publish a Print On Demand paperback and e-book, and - crucially - sell them, without sounding like anti-Big Publishing propaganda produced by the Ministry of Truth.
Be warned: you are now entering a No Saying "Gatekeepers" Zone...
