We live in a world where people google all day long. If they come across you and/or your book, and they’d like to know more, they’re going to google you—and that’s your opportunity to make a connection with them.

If you are thinking about self-publishing, one of the first things you must do is determine which genre your book belongs in.

Before you publish your book, you must consider everything very carefully: your book title, your genre, even your name.

The editorial process is a long and complex one in which the manuscript is passed back and forth between a writer and her editors. Read on for a detailed explanation of the different types of editing and where they stand in the overall scheme of things.

You’re a writer, and if you want to publish, you need a manuscript. As a matter of fact, nothing is more important than your manuscript, and you must pour all of your creative energy into it before you so much as dip a toe into the pool of decisions that comes with self-publishing.

How did it happen? How did I go from being dead set against self-publishing to completely excited about the prospect of self-publishing? It was not a quick turn-around, I’ll tell you that much.