I found it was easier to organize and visualize what I needed to do to publish an ebook if I made a checklist. It’s a good way of checking on my progress, and of ensuring that I don’t forget something.
One good thing about this checklist is that some of the steps don’t need to be done in order. I can work on them simultaneously with other steps, or I can jump around and tackle whichever one I’m in the mood for that day.
If you adopt this checklist for yourself, I encourage you to adapt it. Tweak it so it suits you.
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- Come up with a good title
- My book What Should I Write About? can help you with that.
- Choose a pen name (optional)
- Amazon lets you use multiple pen names under one account.
- Commission a cover
- Or create a cover if you’re good at that.
- Write the book
- Yes, just that simple! ‘Write the book’ :)
- Format the book
- If you’re submitting to Smashwords and Kindle, you’ll have to do this twice.
- Pick categories
- Drill down as far as you can go. Choose […]
