Understanding Self-Publishing

This section of the site aims to demystify the process around self-publishing. For those writers, unsure as to whether this is the best option for their book, we’ve pulled together advice articles that offer things to consider about the self-publishing process as a whole.

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3 min read

Can You Sell Your Book?

Alison Baverstock

27th July 2012

Edited

29th September 2020

If you decide to publish yourself, you must be doubly sure of the answer to any question a commercial publisher would want to ask. And two of the...

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5 min read

Writing Promotional Copy

Alison Baverstock

27th July 2012

Edited

29th September 2020

Promotional copy consists of words that aim to sell. Writing it is not the same as writing an essay, or a memo to explain a proposition. You should...

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2 min read

Match Your Vocabulary To The Market

Alison Baverstock

27th July 2012

Edited

29th September 2020

Promotional materials supporting a title should be written in a style that is appropriate to the book. Do not make a beach-read sound like a literary...