How To Self-Publish
writing·@richq11·
0.000 HBDHow To Self-Publish
 I'm writing this because of a request from a friend here on Steemit who is also an aspiring writer. I publish on Lulu.com, a self-publishing site and I have to admit I was more than just a little bit intimidated, not being what you would call technologically inclined. My first book, the Night Gods, I had the help of @marty-art who handled the artwork (which was magnificent), the layout and helped with the editing. For my second book I was determined to go it alone... and it was much easier than I thought. First, naturally, you have to start an account. Then there's a toolbar of sorts where you choose "My Projects." Then you choose whether or not you want a hardcover, paperback or ebook. There are a variety of sizes to choose from. Then it's pretty much follow the directions... "it's so easy a caveman can do it," to quote the old commercial. They'll ask you to upload the chapters, or if you have the whole thing laid out you can upload it all at once. If need be, they will convert your text to pdf for you. Then it's time for your cover design. It basically works the same way as creating the text- you choose a style and upload whatever cover art you wish to use. I was able to complete the uploads and set up the entire book in an hour or two. There is also a professional service where you can hire them to take you through the process and they will also market the book for you- BUT- it's pretty expensive. The lowest price for their service is $999.00, which for me was out of the question. I hope this has been useful for any budding authors out there who are interested in publishing their own material. Once again, the way Lulu is set up makes it very simple- even for those of us that are intimidated by advance technology. This is a link to their site... https://www.lulu.com/ 
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