(This is from my writing craft series; you can read more on Patreon. Please note that these first posts are about things that aren’t strictly about the craft of writing, but the craft of surviving as a writer, if you will, because I want to get them out of the way first.)
The bare minimum of being ready to publish is as follows:
- You know how to legally make money at publishing books.
- You know how to legally write books.
- You know how to legally obtain art and other design material for your books.
- You are comfortable releasing the material.
These are the basic elements of what you need to be ready to publish. Everything else, from formatting to cover design to marketing to managing your social media, you can get help with. But if you don’t cover these four points, you will eventually have problems on a rather large scale.
The first time you address these issues will probably be uncomfortable. A lot of work and research are hidden in each item. Most people who aren’t already running a business will find some of the material difficult to learn (although which parts are difficult will vary).
The focus of the rest of this book will be on the last point: getting you comfortable releasing your material.
But before we can do that, let’s talk about making your business legal…
(Continued here.)