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Knowing where you fit in the publishing spectrum will help you successfully navigate the process, so let’s consider the different publishing models available to authors. The industry has changed rapidly in recent years and the lines between the different publishing models are now sometimes a little (or a lot) blurred. Still, you can publish a […]

The publishing industry (just like TV, music, accommodation and many others) has changed rapidly in recent years, and the growth in self-publishing has seen it advance to the point where it’s impossible to distinguish a well-produced self-published book from one produced by a major publishing house such as Penguin.   Self-publishing used to have kind […]

I am a published author. But it wasn’t all plain sailing, let me tell you. I wrote drafts of two whole books before I wrote my draft of The Mentor Within. Both had value, but I couldn’t quite get to the stage where I was prepared to send them to an editor and move through the […]

Your IngramSpark account setup is complete – now what? The first step in moving forward is uploading a book into your account, so here’s how you would go about doing that! You can add a new title by selecting “Add a New Title” on your Dashboard, or you can add a new title from the […]

As a book-writing coach who has helped over 600 people to write their first book, I’ve seen many new and aspiring authors hit a brick wall during the writing process. There can be lots of reasons for this; it shouldn’t be something you beat yourself up about. Writing a book isn’t an easy task and […]

I often find myself working with new authors who are somewhat conflicted over the book they want to write. They have a logical book to write, which I call the ‘NOW’ book. This tends to be one that they can leverage the most, it probably feels fairly logical, and it will be relatively easy to […]

When you’re at your next conference, networking event or seminar, while everybody else is handing out business cards, how would you like to be handing out copies of your professionally-published book? Too hard? Think you can’t write well enough? Don’t know where to start? Not moody enough to call yourself a writer? Don’t worry, none […]

It’s important to understand at least the basics of copyright, because using someone else’s material when you don’t have the right to can cause problems. Here’s a brief overview of some copyright issues to be aware of: Including details of where you sourced material from does not mean you are free to use it. An […]

Publishing a book for your small business can bring all sorts of marketing, promotional and business opportunities, some expected and some not. I’ve been working in this area of publishing for over 20 years, and I’ve seen all of these things and more happen many times over as the result of writing and publishing a […]