New year resolution: write and publish a book!
Most people have a book in them. Self-publishing your book has never been easier. Do it now! Here is a step by step guide to self-publish on Lulu.
HOW TO GET STARTED
It does take commitment to write a book.
Why not start anyway? Aim initially for a booklet of say 32 pages of A5 page size.
You soon find that it grows. The problem becomes: what to leave out, rather than what to include.
Treat the task as a job of work. Be sure to get up, have breakfast, and be sitting in front of your computer by a fixed time, say 8:30 am. Don’t be distracted by other things, and assume inspiration will come - it probably won’t. You won’t achieve it that way. It is a task, and as with any task, breaking it into smaller chunks does help.
My own preference is to first think: what is it intending to achieve? And then sketch out a structure - chapter titles. And then fill in the chapters. You can easily insert chapters, and move them around later, but laying down an initial structure is helpful.
And importantly: do not brag to all your friends that you are writing a book. Your reward is their premature praise, rather than the reward being the achievement of completing the book. Having received premature praise for something that you have not in fact done, you are unlikely to then do it. I have seen this several times. A year later I ask how the book is coming along, and they give me a whole list of excuses.
WHO WILL PUBLISH IT?
In the first instance: you will self-publish.
The barriers to self-publishing are very low. Apart from your time, and the cost of electricity to run your computer, there is no additional cost! Other than the cost of a proof copy.
HOW DO YOU SELF-PUBLISH?
I use Lulu.com print on demand. I find them reliable, and produce good quality prints. There are other book printing companies available, but I started with Lulu and saw no need to change.
I generally produce the book as a paperback. And also as an ebook. Ebook production is a separate topic, but most of the steps are the same.
There are a number of steps, which may seem daunting, with a couple of potential pitfalls. And so I have produced a guide. It is free to download:
DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE
And enjoy the process!
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