Again, modern authors have many publishing routes from which to choose. There’s no one “right” way to publish a book — so the steps in this guide should be seen as be… See more

The greatest gift any author can give their manuscript is a thorough edit. Yes, this is true whether you’re self-publishingor submitting your book to agents: either way, people will … See more

Whether you hire an editor or not, thoughtful third-party feedback is invaluable. So throughout the editing process (most authors go through multiple rounds of r… See more

Having come this far, you may have already chosen your book’s title. But if you haven’t quite settled on it — or if the editing process changed your manuscript so much, you feel lik… See more

Now that you have your manuscript fully polished, you’re ready to format your bookwith chapter headings, aligned text, and page numbers. Again, this is crucial whether yo… See more