Self-Publishing the Hard Way: A Guide for New Authors

Self-Publishing the Hard Way is a help guide for aspiring authors to read and use when they're considering self-publishing their manuscript.  As a self-published author of a novel and a children's picture book, Brian Parker uses his experience to help authors achieve the goal of publishing their books for the first time in an easygoing and simple narrative.The guide takes writers through the basics of formatting their work for a novel and for a picture book, choosing a printing service, listing the work for sale and what to do after the manuscript has been published, including promoting their work and record-keeping tips.Self-Publishing the Hard Way is meant to be a holistic view of the self-publishing industry, as experienced by the author.  Throughout the guide, he uses examples of mistakes that he made during the process and what he did at each step to overcome those obstacles.  This book is a must-have for anyone who wants to know more about the self-publishing process from someone who has been there and done it.