Hi!
Twenty-something aspiring children's author from London here.
So, earlier this week I re-discovered my old teenage diaries, that explicitly document my mental breakdown in the midst of a whirlwind of personal and family issues, as well as regular teenage dramas. Reading it back again for the first time in years was cathartic, occasionally cringeworthy but above all amusing - in spite of my mania I maintained an overwhelmingly dark sense of humour about it all!
I've since resolved to self-publish the chapters of my diary spanning from when I was nineteen.
I've decided to go with Amazing KDP Select, and I've set myself a 4 week deadline! Thus, my ebook realease date will be Halloween 2017 - my favourite holiday!
The past few days I've been binge reading/watching all the self-publishing articles/blog posts/forum threads/YouTube videos I can find.
My plan as it stands, is to hire a professional book cover designer and an interior designer/formatter, edit myself (changing all names etc), create an author website/blog and start marketing my ebook and building my author platform on social media - I'll be using a pseudonym, which is a shame since I already have a small following on my current Twitter/Instagram/blog, but I don't want to reveal my identity right away...
I know I'm completely bonkers (d'uH!), but any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
Anonymous Girl
Twenty-something aspiring children's author from London here.
So, earlier this week I re-discovered my old teenage diaries, that explicitly document my mental breakdown in the midst of a whirlwind of personal and family issues, as well as regular teenage dramas. Reading it back again for the first time in years was cathartic, occasionally cringeworthy but above all amusing - in spite of my mania I maintained an overwhelmingly dark sense of humour about it all!
I've since resolved to self-publish the chapters of my diary spanning from when I was nineteen.
I've decided to go with Amazing KDP Select, and I've set myself a 4 week deadline! Thus, my ebook realease date will be Halloween 2017 - my favourite holiday!
The past few days I've been binge reading/watching all the self-publishing articles/blog posts/forum threads/YouTube videos I can find.
My plan as it stands, is to hire a professional book cover designer and an interior designer/formatter, edit myself (changing all names etc), create an author website/blog and start marketing my ebook and building my author platform on social media - I'll be using a pseudonym, which is a shame since I already have a small following on my current Twitter/Instagram/blog, but I don't want to reveal my identity right away...
I know I'm completely bonkers (d'uH!), but any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
Anonymous Girl