Costly Mistakes New Authors Should Avoid
As a new author, publishing a book is exciting yet challenging but before sending your book to the printer, you must avoid the costly mistakes addressed in this article.
Now, let’s get right into it.
- Skipping Professional Editing: Without professional editing, your book is doomed to be abandoned, hence, its importance. Professional editing enhances the clarity, coherence, and overall quality of your book. It makes your book more appealing to readers, so don’t just rely on self-editing, meet a professional.
- Choosing a Random Book Cover: To save cost and time, many new authors opt for this and later regret their choice. Let me burst your bubbles here, book covers matter in publishing, unlike the popular adage that says, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’.
Instead of choosing a random picture for your book or scribbling something on a design application, invest in a high-quality cover design that reflects your book’s genre and tone. Also, not every designer can create the perfect cover for your book, choose wisely!
- Neglecting Formatting and Layout: This is like brushing without toothpaste; they go hand in hand. The same is the case with formatting and publishing. Most times, new authors don’t pay attention to their book’s layout and formatting, and this results in a bad reader’s experience. Therefore, new authors, do not skip this process, meet a professional.
- Skiping the Publishers: As a new author, don’t do this. Why? You ask. Simply because you don’t want to neglect your ISBN or copyright, or even place your book in the wrong location. With a publisher, you can easily access this information and avoid these costly mistakes.
- Neglecting a Marketing Plan: Why publish a book when you don’t have a marketing plan? How then do you plan to sell your book? Working with a publishing house to create a marketing plan is the best choice to get out of this pickle; it is crucial for your book’s success.
In conclusion, avoid these common mistakes as a new author as they can limit your book from reaching your desired audience and diminish your publishing experience.
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