10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Self-Publishing | Terrible Writing Advice

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Self-publishing your book can feel like enrolling in Arizona State: your last option after endless rejection.
But it doesn't have to be that way. Great authors can self-publish and it can be a great way to ensure your creative freedom and avoid the headaches of traditional publishing. At least, that's what I'd tell my friends and family.
In this video, I'll take you through my self-publishing journey to help you avoid the same mistakes I made. For example, I'll you need to have a concrete marketing plan before hand, you need to use an editor and you need to send out advanced copies before publishing. Obviously, if you do these things you'll be very successful because so few people do it.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:42 - Title Sequence
00:53 - Product Placement
01:25 - My Publishing Journey
02:56 - Step 1: Get a Good Editor
03:28 - Step 2: Have a Marketing Plan
04:18 - Step 3: Start PR Campaign Early
05:25 - Step 4: Send Out ARCs
06:12 - Step 5: Act Like a Best Seller
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[@xx-vy4mg]

Disliked for clickbait thumbnail. Doesn't matter what you have to say.

[@kessler2797]

Liked for clickbait thumbnail. Doesn’t matter what you have to say.

[@Yatukih_001]

Rule number 2 in self - publishing. Don´t be Terrence Howard.

[@v.w.singer9638]

Sending out ARC to reviewers doesn't work so well when you write action/adventure/(very explicit) s&m erotic novels. Even reviewers of erotica tend to turn pale and shudder at the sight of my work. Fortunately my indie publisher does do a bit of marketing on my behalf.

[@garykotowski2622]

Pardon the typos on my previous comment.

[@mrchristian0457]

I'm aware of the Gaiman stuff but what about Rowling? I'm not a fan of Harry Potter anyways but what about her is so bad?

[@martind2520]

She said that men shouldn't be allowed in women's changing rooms, which is as bad as grape, obviously...

[@mrchristian0457]

@@martind2520 Oh yeah that's right. I remember that.

[@bhoenix3213]

@@martind2520 Intellectually dishonest transphobe spotted.

[@myaccount0000]

But what if I want to become a sex offender AFTER I publish..?

[@Yatukih_001]

Nonononono. You write a new story and leave that to the villain. You do not have to be a clone of your villain. You can for example base the protagonist on your character and write a protagonist who hates all these offenders.