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By: Kimberly J Fuller

Kimberly J Fuller — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 17:46:04 +0000

This is a great information. I appreciate you sharing your wisdom—especially since I am terrible at the marketing aspect of being a writer.
I will take these and see what I can do for my next release.
Janet Angelo, thank you for sharing your thoughts on a time frame. I’ll have to see if I can find a happy place between yours and Michael’s advice.
Thanks!

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 00:10:59 +0000

In reply to Janet Angelo. Thank you, Janet. There will be no re-write, but you might have given Michael an idea for a product he can create and sell. Thanks! Sandy

By: Janet Angelo

Janet Angelo — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:29:24 +0000

This is great information, and it’s so true that a wise author lays the groundwork long before the book is published.

As a long-time editor for independent authors (more than ten years now) and as an indie publisher since 2011, I think what would tremendously help this checklist would be to mention at what stage of book production these steps should be done.

For instance, would you suggest having the book cover (at least the front) designed FIRST so that you can use it in all the buzz-building?

Then, which steps should be done during the month or two it takes to edit, design, and format the interior of the book? (The process varies according to the length of the book, meaning word count, and whether there are lots of photos and images to be inserted.)

Since most authors are now managing that process themselves or they’re hiring someone like me to do all those steps for them, your fantastic advice would be complete if you included the book production timeframe in each block of marketing steps mentioned in this article.

I look forward to your reply, and possibly and revised article with this very helpful information included!

Thanks 🙂

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:27:13 +0000

In reply to Kathy Otten. I'm glad it was helpful, Kathy. Michael is so generous with his wisdom! Sandy

By: Kathy Otten

Kathy Otten — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:09:42 +0000

Lots of helpful information. Thanks for posting and good luck with your sales. 🙂

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:40:01 +0000

In reply to Deedee Davies. I'm glad it was helpful, Deedee. Michael Murphy rocks! Sandy

By: Deedee Davies

Deedee Davies — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 18:58:13 +0000

This is a fantastically useful resource. Thanks ever so much for sharing. On with the plan!

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:28:35 +0000

In reply to Marian Rothschild. What a GREAT tip, Marian! Thanks! So what was the right category for your book? Sandy

By: Marian Rothschild

Marian Rothschild — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:11:06 +0000

Thanks for the great tips, as usual.
The single thing that helped my award-winning book Look Good Now and Always become a best-seller was to put it in the correct category. Authors might want to ask advanced readers what category they think it belongs in before their launch, and really fine tune that for best sales.
Best wishes for much success!