My Rationale for Self-publishing by Neill McKee

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My Rationale for Self-publishing by Neill McKee

Please enjoy this guest post by Neill McKee as part of his WOW! Women on Writing blog tour.

As is documented in my travel memoir, My University of the World: Adventures of an International Film & Media Maker, early in my career, I became a filmmaker and later a multimedia producer. I also wrote three books and many articles through specialized academic publishers/journals, focusing on the role of communication for behavior and social change.

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How I Published Ten Books in One Year

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How I Published Ten Books in One Year

About two years ago, I was chatting with Becca Syme, creator of the Better Faster Academy while taking the course “Write Better Faster.” The course—which I highly recommend along with Becca’s “Dear Writer” books and super helpful YouTube videos—uses CliftonStrengths to determine what will work best for writers based on their individual strengths.

When I had my one-on-one session with Becca, I remember saying, “I have no desire to write a book a month. That’s just not me.” Well, two years later, I’ve continued learning about my CliftonStrengths report and it turns out, it is me!

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Why I Chose to Self-Publish My Memoir and Forgo the Traditional Route

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Why I Chose to Self-Publish My Memoir and Forgo the Traditional Route

* The following is a guest post by Linda Jämsén

When I first began writing my newly released book, Odyssey of Love: A Memoir of Seeking and Finding, I wasn’t sure I wanted it to see the light of day. My father had recently died, and writing was solely a therapeutic refuge in which I would escape into the manuscript. Did I really want to share parts of my personal life, including the demise of a long-term relationship, psychic sessions, and my romantic encounters overseas?

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Self Publishing on Amazon and Beyond with Publish and Thrive

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Self Publishing on Amazon and Beyond with Publish and Thrive

Self publishing on Amazon is a great goal, but as someone who’s tested publishing books strictly on Amazon as well as on all the other platforms, I recommend publishing wide. One of the first indie authors I heard use the term “publishing wide” was Sarra Cannon.

I talk about Sarra’s resources for authors in my book The Prosperous Authorpreneur because she has a lot of awesome information for authors who are self-publishing. Many of her resources are also free! (More on those resources below.)

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How to Save Money While Self-Publishing

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How to Save Money While Self-Publishing

There is a lot of information available online regarding how much it costs to self-publish. It varies widely between authors, especially if you have additional skills like design and formatting that you can use to your advantage.

You can find everything you need to self-publish (mainly editing, cover design, and file formatting) in a wide variety of price ranges. The key to saving money while self-publishing lies in doing your research. Here are a few things to think about if you want to save money on your self-published books.

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How Does Supporting Your Local Library Support Your Favourite Authors?

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How Does Supporting Your Local Library Support Your Favourite Authors?

Since April is Drop Everything and Read month, it got me thinking about how supporting my local library supports my favourite authors. I love using the library it saves me a ton of money every year, but I also want to support my favourite authors so they keep creating amazing stories.

Best I can tell, there are two main ways supporting your local library helps support my favourite authors: royalties and exposure. When authors sell books they receive royalties. This goes for both traditionally published authors and self-published authors. Libraries buy books through publishers, therefore traditionally published authors receive royalties from those sales to libraries.

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