What a great week and I hope you’ve had one too.
I had a double no. 1 on Amazon in huge categories and then hit the Top 100…which is all fantastic even if Amazon’s rankings have been hit by some glitch ever since.
I didn’t break it, I promise!
There is such delight in seeing a book you’ve written engage so many readers that I thought this week I would devote your newsletter to some self-publishing and writing resources so you can do the same.
First up – and as I recommended a course on this earlier in the week – here is some excellent advice on self-publishing your own children’s books on Amazon:
https://self-publishingschool.com/how-to-publish-a-childrens-book/
Along with equally great advice on publishing children’s picture books:
Prefer writing and self-publishing for a more general market? No problem – here’s how to do that successfully right now:
With some more good advice here:
https://selfpublishing.com/self-publishing/
And to help you really nail what the market wants, here are the current trends:
https://miblart.com/blog/self-publishing-trends-2023/
Maybe you don’t want to do it all on your own but would like to partner with a self-publishing company and benefit from their expertise.
In that case, here are the best:
https://blog.reedsy.com/best-self-publishing-companies/
Then again, perhaps you yearn to be traditionally published…in which case, you need to read this:
And if you’re wondering if self-publishing is worth it, read this:
While if you’re not sure which model to choose, this may help:
Your TED talk this week is all about three anti-social skills that can actually improve your writing:
