Links – Evesham Festival of Words

Writers’ handy hints:

From Tom Bryson (https://tombrysonwriter.wordpress.com): Tom’s ‘How to kickstart’

From Sue Johnson (www.writers-toolkit.co.uk): Sue’s Top Tips

From Amanda Reynolds (www.amandareynoldsauthor.com): Amanda on how to get published

Writers’ Tips (from Tracey Bryant):

Helpful site to show you how the process of self-publishing what to do and good to contact them for help and advice: https://www.clays.co.uk/indie-publishing/lets-get-started/indie-publishing-metadata/

Successful Self- publishing by Joanna Penn (Author self-publisher): https://www.thecreativepenn.com/

Accredited Proof-reader, Copy Editor and Author Helen Baggott: http://www.helenbaggott.co.uk/

Alison Shakespeare Copy Editor, Proof reading, word press website, copywriting, formatting, design and publishing: http://shakspeareeditorial.org/

to Buy ISBN: https://www.nielsenisbnstore.com/Home/Isbn

To register your book ISBN: https://www.nielsenisbnstore.com/Account/Register

To self-publish print on demand service: http://www.ingramspark.com/plan-your-book

First steps to self-publishing (by Tracey Bryant)

1. Have an idea for a story and talk to a friend or relative about the idea.
2. Start to write.
3. Make sure you have funds to pay for the ISBN numbers, editor, proofreading, formatting, design of book ,artist, title setup fee for self-publishing.
4. Keep writing even if only half an hour a day.
5. When you think you have written a good bit get another person friend or a close family member to have a read of it.
6. Find a copy editor, design, formatter or artist.
7. Ahead of time buy your ISBN numbers as it can take up to a month to register.
8. When you have completed your book get a close friend to read.
9. Find a copy editor to read your book. When they come back to you, you might have to alter some bits.
10. Have another copy edit of your book.
11 Proof read of book.
12. Formatting, design of book and final proof read.
13. Double check read it over the finished format before downloading.
14. Self-publishing with Ingram or whoever you decide.
15. Well done you did it.

A Rough Price Guide (updated March 2018)

(a) Editor fees from £25.00 upwards.
(b) Formatting to EPUB, layout fees from £100 upwards.
(c) £124 for 10 ISBN numbers.
(d) £35 for uploading your book for publishing on the internet Ingram self-publishing print on demand service for print and EPUB.
(e) Formatting and design £200 upwards.
(f) £35 Ingram print on demand download EPUB printed book.
(g) Ten ISBN numbers cost c.£124.