Tag: coaching

Day 6 – Seven Days of Christmas

Happy Cyber Monday!

Thank you for connecting with me thus far. I’ve actually had a lot of fun sharing each offer with you these past few days.

For today’s offer, this one is good for December 2024-December 2025.

If you know that you have a great nonfiction book to write but you aren’t sure how to get it out “on paper,” let’s connect!

For this special offer (which expires on Saturday, December 14, 2024), you will receive FOUR customized Zoom calls with me individually to flesh out your manuscript for a discount of $400 off!

I assign homework and will expect completion of assignments for this process to work as designed.

To register for this one-time offer that expires on Saturday, December 14, visit https://bit.ly/authorconsults to schedule a quick call to confirm that we are a good fit. You will receive an invoice after the call. Payment plans are available.

Once you pay the invoice, you will be added to my calendar for the dates you indicated so we can begin working together! I will open this offer to THREE individuals to ensure that we have enough time to work together.

Schedule your call TODAY! See you on Zoom very soon!

So…there’s this debate…

Hi!

I’ve tried to stay away from this debate that I’ve seen in writers’ spaces, but I decided to stop by and share my thoughts on this question: Should anyone pay to publish a book?

There are different ways to handle this question, but I will start here: You absolutely CAN publish a book without paying one dime, but everyone is not skilled or patient enough to do it. Some may have the skills but may not want to do it.

If someone wins a publishing contract to publish traditionally, they do not pay to publish (unless they hire editors or beta readers). If someone decides to self-publish (there are different reasons why authors choose this route), there’s the daunting task of figuring out how to self-edit, how to create a book cover, how to ensure that everything is formatted and lined up just right for the publishing platform to approve the files, and how to set everything up on the platform to ensure that all the moving parts fit correctly to produce the book of your dreams.

This is where the hybrid publisher comes on the scene. Authors will pay for certain packages to get their books completed without surrendering their rights. (Traditional publishers purchase the author’s rights when a contract is signed.)

Over time (since 2015) I’ve evolved from one-on-one writing coaching, manuscript editing, to publishing – mainly because clients have asked (and asked….) and I decided to give it a try. To be honest, it was not very difficult because I have 5 books listed, but it was different doing this for someone else. Now with several clients on my publisher’s list, I am preparing to get more into this space. This means becoming more educated on the finer details and preparing to offer clients high-quality service as needed in a timely manner.

So, do you have any questions about hybrid publishing? Do you believe it’s a necessary service, like several of my clients believe?