To self-publish by Fall 2011 - Do it right!

Planning to self-publish a book on a date between September and November 2011? Now is the time to finish your personal book proposal, finish your editing, and tune up your marketing plan. Your marketing plan should implementation six months before your release date. Writer's Bag Books: Editing, Self-Publishing, Book Proposals, Marketing.

Do it right!

BOOK PROPOSALS

Two first essential marketing tools for every author: outstanding query letter and outstanding book proposal-a Wow Proposal. Don't put editors to sleep or frustrate them with amateur work. Permission to go to the next step often follows the wow proposal; trashcan usually takes the one that does not wow. The chief Wow Factors? Good work, no frills, powerful words, efficient expression, excitement, thoroughness, no missing parts.

EDITING AND PROOF-READING

It's good practice to hire a professional editor to edit at least one chapter. You can learn from the recommended changes and the goof-ups that are found. Save your time and money by editing yourself before you put your writing into a professional's hands!