Writing Lite Tip 36: If this is your first self-published book, learn the business before you publish.

Writing Lite Tip 36: If this is your first self-published book, learn the business before you publish.With the explosion of Self-publishing, there are so many people and organizations willing to take your money that your inbox is probably as cluttered as mine. Among the emails are announcements from companies who will produce my book, discover my book, buy my book, review my book, and more.

Before you jump into any arrangements, though, you need to learn the business. Read blogs. Learn the steps of self-publishing. Then decide what you can do yourself, and what you want to delegate. Join the Kindle Forums (The Writers Café) to begin. Then branch out to individual blogs. There are a lot of people offering sound advice, but there are also a lot of shysters. Be careful.

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