So, I don’t know if you know this about me, but I actually have THREE websites totally dedicated to books, book publishing, and book marketing related things.
One of them is self-publishing focused: https://SelfPublishingChecklist.com. That one covers absolutely everything you could ever want to know about self-publishing, including whether or not self-publishing is right for you or if you might want to go with the traditional publishing route (yes, that is still a thing!). Many good resources over there.
The second is BookPromotion.com, which I have owned for a long time but have recently started updating again with new strategies and resources that were not available when the site originally launched. My strategy for book marketing and promotion is basically the same (build your email list!), but I have been reviewing some new tools and services over there lately, so check it out!
If low content publishing (and by that I mean notebooks, journals, coloring books, and stuff like that) is what you’re interested in, head over to LowContentPublishing.org. That one is still kind of a work in progress, but it’s a good place to start.
Finally, I will throw this out there—to answer these questions, I have at my disposal not just myself (having self-published and traditionally
published and having done so with and without an agent), but also a social media expert, a publishing person, several agents, a designer who used to work
at Chronicle Books, and several (like, more than one!) bestselling authors. I’m fairly certain that whatever publishing-related question or dilemma you have, we have either cried
about it before or know someone who has, and have a solution you probably haven’t considered.
So—what’s your issue?
Is it actually writing the book?
Are you wondering about how to self publish? Are you afraid of your website, or do you
just not understand social media at all?
Are you weighing the merits of self publishing vs. traditional, and are
you more confused by this every single day (like I am)? Are you afraid of the publishing industry in
general, or of writing, or of marketing yourself?
Oh, and if you’re feeling stressed, please look deeply into the Carmel/ Point Lobos image. I think it has soothing properties, even in photographic form.