Introduction to Writing, Self-publishing & Marketing a Book

Welcome to the course, Introduction to Writing, Self-publishing and Marketing a Book, your detailed overview of the entire book creation process. From writing your initial manuscript through marketing your published book, this course covers it all. This course is intended for those new to the book writing, self-publishing and marketing process.

It is composed of new material and the best lectures from fourteen of my existing courses, updated and revised to fit together in this single overview course. In this course, you'll learn the following skills:BackgroundWhere and Why to Self-publish Your BookWhy to self-publish and where to self-publish (and why). Book Release Planning and SchedulingPlanning a Book Release with Book CalculatorIn this lecture, I demonstrate the use of my Book Calculator web page to estimate how long it will take to write and publish your book.

Writing a BookWriting a Fiction or Nonfiction BookSelecting a niche/genre, researching, outlining, writing and revising and copy editing a book for publication. Writing a Book with ChatGPT AIIn this lecture, I explain how I wrote and published an Amazon book in 4 hours using ChatGPT. Self-publishing an Amazon BookSelf-publishing an Amazon Book with Word, PowerPoint and KDPFormat your book for publication with Microsoft Word, create a professional-quality book cover with Microsoft PowerPoint and self-publish your book on Amazon with KDP.

Creating a Book CoverCreating a Book Cover with Microsoft PowerPointIn this lecture, I demonstrate creating a book cover using Microsoft PowerPoint. Creating a Book Cover with Artistly AIIn this lecture, I use Artistly AI and Microsoft PowerPoint to create a professional-quality do-it-yourself book cover in under 5 minutes. Creating a Book Cover with the GIMPIn this lecture, I demonstrate creating a book cover using the GIMP.