Episode 171: Self-Publishing: A Choose Your Own Adventure for Business Owners

In this episode, Jodi uses the analogy of a "choose your own adventure" as it relates to self-publishing. Jodi highlights the numerous options and decisions business owners writing books face at each stage of the book process (writing, publishing, and marketing), emphasizing the importance of defining personal success and tailoring the process accordingly. She also offers practical advice on tasks that can be outsourced and encourages business owners to embrace the flexibility and control that self-publishing provides.

Time Stamps: 00:00 Invest in resources for your book's success.

03:37 Consider hiring help or manage book project.

07:30 Self-publishing offers control and personalization for authors.

Keywords: writing a book, book publishing, self publishing, hybrid publishing, traditional publishing, publishing options, book marketing, writing phase, publishing phase, marketing phase, cover creation, copy editing, book typesetting, book indexing, conscious language edit, book marketing firm, launch specialist, project manager, virtual assistant, book writing routine, writing productivity, beta feedback, Grammarly, business owners, entrepreneur books, North Star of success, book republishing, revised edition, self publishing control, book trends, author entrepreneurs

Resources Mentioned:

Ready Set Write Challenge: www.jodibrandoneditorial.com/readysetwrite

LINK TO FULL EPISODE (RAW) TRANSCRIPT:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eurD8_eLS9DK1_JwHepER5NXW9l1sSdxYdNIE9ssOTs/edit?usp=sharing