Publishing
You can find dozens of free articles here with a variety of helpful tips to help you on your publishing journey.
Where to Begin?
- Most new authors wonder which fonts can be used freely. The article, “Which Fonts Can You Use,” may help with this.
- In addition to helpful tips, some articles may help with other challenges, like confidence. Check out “Positive Visualization for Authors,” for example.
- Browse the dozens of free articles below on a variety of topics, such as why you should leave the publication date blank.
Free Articles
Which Fonts Can You Use?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/which-fonts-can-you-use/
Self- or Traditional Publishing?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/self-or-traditional-publishing/
CreateSpace & Kindle Keyword and Category Tips
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/createspace-kindle-keyword-and-category-tips/
Unpublishing, Republishing, and Updating Your Book
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/unpublishing-republishing-and-updating-your-book/
Publishing a Boxed Set
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/10/26/publishing-a-boxed-set/
KDP Now Supports HTML Descriptions
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/05/13/kdp-now-supports-html-descriptions/
The Indie Advantage
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/11/01/the-indie-advantage/
Turning Pro: Taking Indie Authorship to the Next Level
Where Are Your CreateSpace Sales?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/12/15/where-are-your-createspace-sales/
Should You Self-Publish?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/should-you-self-publish/
Indie Publishing Is Dynamic
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/05/01/indie-publishing-is-dynamic/
To Pre-Order, or not to Pre-Order
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/to-pre-order-or-not-to-pre-order/
How Many Books Should You Expect to Sell?
Publishing Tip: Change the Publication Date
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/publishing-tip-change-the-publication-date/
Kindle Countdown Deals—Better than the Original KDP Select?
Learn Much about Self-Publishing by… Blogging
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/08/03/learn-much-about-self-publishing-by-blogging/
The Multi-Book Strategy
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/the-multi-book-strategy/
Updating a Book at CreateSpace or Kindle
How to Put Your Book on Sale
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/how-to-put-your-book-on-sale/
Kindle Countdown Deal—Limit One Per 90 Days
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/kindle-countdown-deal-limit-one-per-90-days/
CreateSpace Discount Codes—Suddenly Better
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/createspace-discount-codes-suddenly-better/
Commuter Fiction: Making a Case for Short Kindle e-Books?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/commuter-fiction-short-kindle-books/
Changing Your Book Up
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/11/10/changing-your-book-up/
Amazon.com Sales Rank: How Does it Work?
chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/10/18/amazon-com-sales-rank-how-does-it-work-research-based/
Author Central Description Reverting to KDP When Republishing
Positive Reading Experience
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/12/14/positive-reading-experience/
“Pretty Good for Being Self-Published”—Insult?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/12/17/pretty-good-for-being-self-published-insult/
Why Don’t You Just Make Your Book Free?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/why-dont-you-just-make-your-book-free/
Should You Make a New Edition?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/should-you-make-a-new-edition/
The Vulnerable Author
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/the-vulnerable-author/
Don’t Just Throw Your Book out There
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/dont-just-throw-your-book-out-there-why-not/
How to Change the Publication Date at CreateSpace
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/publication-date-createspace/
Kindle e-book Prices and Royalties
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/01/26/kinde-ebook-prices-royalties/
CreateSpace Royalty Math
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/02/01/createspace-royalty-math/
Why You Want Fellow Authors to Succeed
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/04/06/why-you-want-fellow-authors-to-succeed/
International Kindle Prices & the 70% Royalty
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/international-kindle-prices-70-percent-royalty/
The Most Common Yet Critical Publishing Mistake (?)
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/common-publishing-mistake/
Series Changes with Kindle
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/04/03/series-changes-with-kindle/
Authors: You’re not Alone
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/authors-youre-not-alone/
Should You Publish with an Imprint?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/should-you-publish-with-an-imprint/
About the Author Section—What it Needs
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/01/11/about-the-author-section-what-it-needs/
How Special Editions Can Help Authors
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/special-editions/
Benefits of Publishing a Paperback
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/07/07/benefits-of-publishing-a-paperback/
Amazon Sales Rank—Why Does It Matter to Customers?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/amazon-sales-rank-why-does-it-matter-to-customers/
Positive Visualization for Authors
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/positive-visualization-for-authors/
What to Do When Sales S-T-I-N-K
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/07/14/how-to-improve-no-book-sales/
Meeting the Challenges of Self-Publishing
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/meeting-the-challenges-of-self-publishing/
Karma for Authors Who Self-Publish
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/karma-for-authors-who-self-publish/
Traditional vs. Indie Publishing: Which Is More Rewarding?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/traditional-vs-self-publishing/
Self-Publishing Success?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/self-publishing-success/
Self-Publishing Freedom (My Story)
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/self-publishing-freedom/
What Authors Need to Succeed
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/confidence-author-success-motivation/
Research: The Author’s Success Tool
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/07/12/research-the-authors-success-tool/
What Does Every Writer Need to Succeed?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/riddle-what-does-every-writer-need-to-succeed/
Wow, What an Amazing Book!
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/08/11/wow-what-an-amazing-book/
Authors: Dealing with the Downs
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/authors-dealing-with-the-downs/
To Be Traditionally Published, or not to Be
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/traditional-or-self-publishing/
How Do You Measure Your Self-Publishing Success?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/how-do-you-measure-self-publishing-success/
Don’t Write Books: Create a Whole New World
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/authors-dont-write-books-create-a-whole-new-world/
Three – the Self-Publisher’s Magic Number?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/three-the-self-publishers-magic-number/
Kindle MatchBook
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/09/06/kindle-matchbook-amazon/
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/kindle-matchbook-has-launched-at-amazon/
Meeting the Challenges of Self-Publishing
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/meeting-the-challenges-of-self-publishing/
Authors: How about a Mission Statement?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/authors-mission-statement/
A Model for Pricing Books
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/08/09/a-model-for-pricing-books/
Writing and Publishing Aren’t as Scary as They Seem
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/writing-publishing-arent-as-scary-as-they-seem/
Publishing Is not a Dog-Eat-Dog Business
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/publishing-is-not-a-dog-eat-dog-business/
Cross-Categories
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/cross-genres-categories/
Rush, Rush, Rush to Self-Publish
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/rush-to-self-publish/
Authors! Who Is Your Greatest Competition?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/authors-who-is-your-greatest-competition-bet-its-you/
Book Royalty Fantasy Fun
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/book-royalty-fantasy-fun/
Breaking the Genre Boundaries
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/breaking-the-genre-boundaries/
Book Proposals for Indie Writers… What?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/book_proposal_for_indie_authors/
Book Trailer Advice (Book Video)
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/09/29/valerie-alexanders-book-trailer-advice/
Self-Publishing Experiments
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/01/04/self-publishing-experiments/
Authors, Do You Know Jack?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/01/31/authors-do-you-know-jack/
How to claim a pen name at Author Central
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2015/05/10/how-to-claim-a-pen-name-at-author-central/
The Self-Publishing Lottery
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-self-publishing-lottery/
Is a Book Worth More than a Greeting Card?
https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2014/09/07/is-a-book-worth-more-than-a-greeting-card/
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This is extremely helpful as you seem to have a wealth of knowledge. I look forward to going through many of these. Thanks 🙂
You’re welcome. My hope is that it will be useful. 🙂