Go Indie – May 4, 2024
Click here to purchase live webinar including video replay
You CAN get your book in print!
"For such a time as this" God has provided the technology to indie publish. But is this the best option for you? How can you avoid making a costly mistake? Click here to purchase this 90 minute video webinar. If you prefer not to use PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account), you can mail a check payable to Marlene Bagnull to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446.
Go Indie Webinar Outline
Traditional vs Indie?
Advantages / Disadvantages
Why go indie?
Cautions
https://victoriastrauss.com/writer-beware
https://justpublishingadvice.com
Cooperative, Subsidy, Hybrid?
Go Indie – Do it yourself or build a team?
Christian Indie Publishing Association - https://cipa.podia.com
How-to & cost – See https://writehisanswer.com/booksforwriters, Indie Publishing
Study the craft
Books, courses, coaches
Don’t run ahead of the Lord
Critiquing
Christian Writers Market Guide
Write His Answer Ministries – Thursday morning & evening group meets every other week
Editing
Self-edit - Christian Writers Manual of Style and Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors
Create a style sheet / check-off list
Hiring a professional editor is NOT optional - Christian Writers Market Guide
Typesetting & layout
Tips
https://www.bookdesigntemplates.com
Scrivener, Vellum (MAC), InDesign, Quark . . .
Books - How to Format Your Book in Word (Important to use Word’s “Styles”)
Amy Deardon - https://www.ebooklistingservices.com
Proofreading - Multiple eyes needed!
Book - Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors
Cover design (front and back)
Do it yourself cautions
Recommend https://99designs.com and do Google search
Obtain ISBN & bar code
Bowker Identifier Services - https://www.myidentifiers.com
Set price – Factor in cost of above plus
Printing - https://kdp.amazon.com, https://www.ingrampublisherservices.com
eBook, POD, offset printing
Binding – saddle stitch, perfect bound, wire bound
Shipping
Distributor cost / discount
And critical to include cost of marketing
Marketing – Important, do NOT wait until publication to build your platform
See https://writehisanswer.com/booksforwriters, Marketing
Website, blog, flyers, postcards, trailer, ads . . .
Courses - Obscure No More – Thomas Umstattd Jr.
Q & A
Writing Personal Experience Stories
Click here to purchase video replay and PowerPoint slides.
In addition to publishing 13 books, I praise God for the over 1,000 sales I've made to Christian periodicals. The bulk of my writing has been from personal experience. In this 90-minute webinar you'll learn the essentials and pitfalls of writing life-changing personal experience stories God can use to change lives.
Click here for the note-taking handout, and click here to print the writer’s checklist below.
If you were unable to be with us, click here to order the 90-minute video replay and PowerPoint slides. Only $17.95. If you prefer not to use PayPal, you can mail a check payable to Marlene Bagnull to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446.
Go, Grow & Write through the Hurts
Video replay of 60-minute Zoom webinar
including PowerPoint slides and handout.
Click here to purchase for only $17.95!
As the director of Christian writers' conferences for 39 years, I've found many come because they want to write about the heartache they have experienced. This 60-minute webinar provides biblical principles for those times that stretch our faith and later become grist for our writing mills. You'll discover how to use your life experiences to help others.
If you prefer not to use PayPal, you can maill a check payable to Marlene Bagnull to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446.
Coming soon
Hook Your Readers from the Get-Go;
Hold ’Em to the End
90-minute Zoom Webinar
With other 1,000 sales to Christian periodicals, I have developed a checklist to help you create, rewrite, and edit your nonfiction (articles and first chapters) so you can be certain you’ll hook ‘em from the get-go and hold ‘em to the end. Early price of $14.95 extended through opening of webinar. Click here to register and pay via PayPal. To pay by check, email me at mbagnull@aol.com to let me know you’re coming. Mail your check to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446.
BONUS: As time allows, I’ll invite participants to paste the first 50-100 words of their article or nonfiction book chapter into the chat. Will you hook me?
The video replay, PowerPoint slides, and checklist will be available afterwards.
Put Your Best Foot Forward
To make a good impression on an editor, start on your best foot by using the proper manuscript format, knowing the twelve rules for the use of Scripture, and writing effective cover and query letters.
You'll be encouraged by Marlene's hilarious how-NOT-to examples.
Someone has called mistakes "unplanned learning experiences." Marlene has made many, but she persevered and has sold over 1,000 manuscripts to Christian periodicals.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT
