Top Tips That Change My Life - Ultimate Guide To Self-Publishing Books 2020

Do you have dreams of writing the next, a great American or Awesome novel? Is publishing a book one of the items you’re longing to cross off your buying list?

Hy there, I am Muhammad Zia Khattak, the founder of HeadBeatop, CEO or Co-Founder of Zia Khattak's PC. 

Today I will teach you about how you can perfectly self-publish your own book in minutes or maybe in hours. 

Books, today is an awesome way to relax, when tired from Online World, so be sure that your writing skills are just like relaxers, full of emotions or simple, (I mean that your writing should be readable) and there shouldn't be any age restrictions.

While it takes both talent and discipline to write a book, it takes a combination of planning and strategizing to transform from writing to publishing.
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Let’s take a look at the top tips for self-published books.

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1.Commit And Schedule The Process

If you’re “waiting” to find the motivation to finish that book, you’ll find yourself waiting years…and years…and years. Instead of hoping for vague motivation to come, you must focus on discipline and commitment.

After all, successful authors block time for their writing and publishing because it’s a job. If you treat it as such, you’ll respect the work you need to do.

Maintain a productive workspace.  Track your progress and goals. Avoid (as much as possible) editing as you go, as this tends to only slow you down.

2. Determine If Self-Publishing Is Appropriate

For some authors, this won’t be the best course of action. You’ll need to identify your goals when choosing between traditional or self-publishing.

With self-publishing, you control most of the variables that come into selling your book. This control means that you choose the price, cover, and publication date. Thus, the potential for earning is limitless.

However, there are downsides to this approach. You are solely responsible for the editing, marketing, and selling of your book. Without a traditional publisher, you won’t have access to professionals who will launch the book into the mainstream for you.

3. Pay For Professional Editing

Sure, your mother may be your biggest fan. But if she doesn’t have a firm grasp of the nuances of syntax, language, and character development, your readers won’t be impressed.

Professional editing is non-negotiable. You need a nonbiased expert who can polish your writing to where it needs to be.

Of course, there are different types of editors. Manuscript edits overview the ‘flow’ of your story, which includes your plot and your narrative voice. Copyediting, on the other hand, focuses on technical issues like spelling and grammar.

4. Take Your Book Cover Seriously

Contrary to the famous adage, plenty of people do judge books by their covers. Thus, your cover design is an essential marketing tool for readers.

You want a design that’s aesthetically pleasing- it should balance both the typography and the image. The cover should also reveal the book’s genre, as this will most likely appeal to your target demographic.

This isn’t an area to DIY (unless you’re a graphic designer). You should set aside between $400-$1600 for just your cover. 

5. Maintain The Industry Formatting

No matter how creative you are, it pays to follow the standard formulas. This means including an introduction, forward, copyright page with a disclaimer and ISBN, and acknowledgments.

6. Research Your Market

You should know the competition as well as you know your own writing. Why? Because, with self-publishing, you’re on the hook for marketing and positioning your book to readers.

This means you’ll need to know what your readers are currently, well, reading! Better yet, how is your book different from what’s already out there?

Get familiar with your genre. Read the top-selling authors and learn their formulas. The idea isn’t to replicate- it’s to do it better.

7. Write An Irresistible Description

With over 1 million self-published books on the market, you need to capitalize on every opportunity you can find to stand out from the competition.

An irresistible description is essential. This is the hook, and it’s the text that often represents the deciding factor as to whether or not a reader chooses to buy your book over someone else’s. 

Not sure where and how to start? Engage in your research! + Read and learn from the top overkill book title or descriptions in your category and analyze for any patterns.

8. Be Realistic With Your Goals

Of course, you want to publish your book and retire on a tropical island courtesy of the extravagant royalties. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case.  

Publishing continues to remain a highly competitive industry. If this is your first time on the market, be realistic and cautious. You may not start out selling thousands of copies right away.

9. Embrace Social Media

Readers don’t want just to read a particular author. They want to know the personality behind the author. In other words, they want to know who you are and what you stand for.

Social media provides the most straightforward platform to engage with your audience. From writing amazing articles on LinkedIn to creating awesome pins on Pinterest, the social media platform offers an invaluable funnel for online marketing (click for more info).

10. Do It Again!

Did you cross off that bucket list item? Is your name in print? A big congratulations are indeed in order!

However, most authors will agree with this sentiment: don’t stop at the first book! Like with most art forms, writers can often get better with time, practice, and persistence. That means you can look forward to writing better books in the future.

Furthermore, marketing can be much simpler once you’ve already built a substantial following. 

Readers are bound to follow and support their favorite publishers and authors. 

If your first book was a smashing success, keep giving the readers more of what they love to read!

Thoughts On Self-Published Books

Self-published books continue to dominate the industry and for a good reason. 
They benefit both the author and the reader with their convenience and widespread accessibility. 

How to Turn Your Blog 

Into a Top Selling Book

Building an awesome and successful blog is hard work. You have to become an expert in the blogging field, learn about web design and search engine optimization, spend a lot of time on marketing, and hope you have a post or two go viral. 

Once you’ve built a solid platform, it’s natural to start looking toward the next steps in your writing career.

Many successful bloggers have been able to take their business to the next level by writing a book. You already have an established group of readers, several hundred thousand words written on a subject, and a reputation as a relative expert, so it’s a natural fit. 

If you’re thinking about taking your writing from blog to book, read on to learn how.

Find a Unique Angle

When I was starting the process of turning my blog into a book, the first thing I want to do is find my unique angle. 

One of the advantages of starting out as a blogger is you already have some expertise in your particular subject. 

You know what’s on the market, what readers are looking for, and which questions still need to be answered in your field.

Try to find a book topic within your wheelhouse that presents a unique angle. Think about what it is about the blog that keeps readers coming back and sets you apart from the millions of other websites. 

If you’re looking for inspiration or ideas, you can find some great choices here. 

Create a Content Plan 

Once you’ve figured out your angle, it’s time to map out the content plan of your book. This should at the very least be a general sketch of the topics you’ll cover in the book, if not a detailed table of contents. 

This will serve as the skeleton you’ll build your book around.

It can be tempting to put together a book with blog posts you’ve already written, but that won’t fly in the publishing world. Why would readers pay $25 for a book when they can read the whole thing online for free? 
Instead, use your blog as a guide for ideas when you’re developing this content plan.

Mine Your Blog Posts

With your content plan in place, it’s time to dive into the process of writing your book. And while you shouldn’t copy any of your blog posts directly, they can still be a huge resource in writing your book.

Go back through blog posts related to the chapter you’re working on and mine them for information. 

You’ve already done a huge amount of research, thinking, and writing on the topic, so use that to inform your book chapters.

Pull relevant factoids and ideas, and revise old statistics and information that’s changed since you published older posts.

Create the Missing Content

Your book content plan should contain brand-new topics that aren’t on your blog. Once you’ve written everything that you have already blogged about, it’s time to start filling in the gaps. 

Research the new topics the same way you would for a blog post and start adding those into your draft. 

It’s not a bad idea to put out some blog posts related to the missing content after you’ve written the chapters. This can start priming your audience for your book. 

Once you get closer to the release date, you may even want to release a chapter or two of the new content as a sort of teaser.

Hire an Editor

Once everything in your book has been written, it’s time to start the editing process. Read through the book several times, and change everything you can to make it as perfect as possible. 

Once you’re convinced the book is as good as it can get, it’s time to bring in an editor.

A good editor will help you make your book even better than you thought it could be. They’ll correct the grammar mistakes you’ve missed, suggest changes where things may be unclear, and help you improve the overall flow of your manuscript. 

You only get one chance at a good first impression with an agent or a publisher, so it’s worth every cent to hire an editor who will make your manuscript shine. 

Assemble a Solid Platform

One of the biggest things publishers look for in potential authors is a solid platform. Your platform is the specific thing that will help your book sell; in some cases, it may be that the author or writer is a celebrity or that the book covers a topic that’s been making news lately. 
In your case, your platform will be your established body of readers.

If you can go to a publisher with a guarantee that you already have 13,000 people who will buy your book because those people read your blog every week, you’re much more likely to get a publishing contract. 

Get together your blog’s readership data to include in your publishing submission. The more detailed information you can give about the readers you’ve already garnered, the better.

Start the Publishing Process

Edited manuscript and platform presentation in hand, it’s time to launch into the publishing process. You have two choices for how to publish your book: with a publishing house or through a self-publishing service.

If you have an extremely well-developed readership and don’t mind doing a lot of legwork for marketing, a self-publishing book may be a good choice for you. 

Self-publishing allows you to keep a greater percentage of your royalties, but the trade-off is all marketing for the book will be on you.

You may choose to work through a professional publishing house as well. 
If you want to submit your book to the Big Five publishers (Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, Simon and Schuester, and the rest), you’ll need to work through an agent. Be sure to find an agent who specializes in your genre.

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