The way I like to view self-publishing is, you're paying to create a product to sell and market in a similar way you would if you decided to sell your own range of clothing or beauty products. With self-publishing you are the one who's investing in creating the product (your book).

With Traditional you wait for someone to choose you, to choose your book. With self-publishing you choose yourself!

Does it feel like your designer speaks in another language sometimes?

Here is your guide to 5 common things designers say, and what they mean.

When you’re dealing with artwork that’s going to be in your book and represented by you (not to mention artwork you have paid to have created) – It’s important to know how that work was created and whether it was ai generated or created by a professional Illustrator (with all the human qualities and emotion).

Here are 5 things to look for if you want to check the Illustrations are not ai generated.

Full transparency - I once had someone tell me that the reason they were going to pay a Self-Publishing agency to produce their book opposed to working with me, was because the agency services included “additional distribution services” as part of their pricing. 

So I did some digging, and discovered that the majority of the services they had included were all, what I’d call “Admin-y Things” that you can totally do yourself online - for free! 

Here’s the list for you 💛

I’ve put together a bit of a checklist with a few things you can get started on while you’re waiting for your illustrator, photographer or designer to work their magic on your book.