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Once an author finishes a manuscript, they have many publishing options available to them, and one of those options is a vanity press, which is a publishing house that charges for their services. In fact, you’ve probably seen some of their commercials. They usually say something like: “Are you an author? We can get your book published today!” Exciting! Right? Well, maybe not. It depends on your goals and your wallet.
Read more: What Writers Need to Know About Using a Vanity Press
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By: Merry Monteleone
In today’s day and age you might wonder why any author would choose to write under a pseudonym. It’s easy enough to figure out who the author really is, so it can’t be to hide their identity. There’s relatively little that the voracious sleuths of the interwebz can’t discover.
Look at JK Rowling, for example. Her effort to publish under the pen name Robert Galbraith was uncovered by use of software to analyze the writing style. (1)
Of course, not every author will elicit the kind of scrutiny that Rowling does. The fact remains that anonymity is not guaranteed by the use of a pen name.
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When creating your own book cover, it’s unlikely that you are going to find a single image that works. Instead, you’re going to have to source multiple images, cut out bits and pieces and stick them all together. While that may sound complicated, it’s really not.
1. Find Your Images
I like to use a combination of Pexels and Pixabay, but if you want alternative sources, you can search “Royalty Free Images” in your search engine. If you’ve got a few dollars to spend, Adobe actually has a good stock of images, and both Pezels and Pixabay allow you to donate to the photographer. However, it’s important to note that regardless of where you get your images, you are still going to manipulate the hell out of them because they will not be exactly what you need.
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Are you finished with your current fiction or non-fiction book and ready to find an agent? If you answered yes, you may be wondering how to find an agent that would be most likely to join your author team and be the driving force behind your book’s publishing success and getting that all-important royalty check. The good news is that there are some things you can do to help find the right agents for your current book.
Read more: How to Search for a Literary Agent for Your Latest Book
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Are you ready to format your book for publication but aren’t sure how, and think you may need to hire a professional ebook and print book formatter in order to perform this final step? If this sounds like you, you are not alone. Many authors focus on the writing and drafting of their books and less on how to get it ready to publish, and while book formatting is one of the least expensive services you can purchase, you can save yourself between $100 and $200 and perform this step yourself.
Insert Your Front Content
Your front of the book content is everything that isn’t part of your novel. This includes:
- Your Title Page – Title, Author, website, city on its own page
- Contributors, Disclaimer and Copyright info – Separate page
- About you, Other books by you, how to contact you, another mention of your website – separate page
- Dedication – If you have one, separate page
- Table of Contents – Hyperlinked for your ebook. Amazon will automatically remove links for the print book (start this on a separate page. May encompass more than one page
- 4 Reasons Why You Should Setup Your Agent List At the Beginning of the Submission Process
- Understanding Why You Can't Be Found on Amazon
- What is a Vanity Press and should you ever use one to publish your book?
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