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@ServicingInternationalKicks

2 жыл бұрын

I seen a Lady on twitter asking for advice, Due to having trouble with her editor. Apparently who ever she was going through another guy didn't have a very good review for the Company Brand. So I shared your video in a direct message.

@b.miller2799

2 жыл бұрын

I dont have time to see the video. Can you write here the total amoubt you soent? Thabks

@muntahaahmad6659

2 жыл бұрын

Please make a video on ISBN

You should totally make a "Things I Have Learned since Song of the Dryad" video, that way you can cover copyright and formatting and the tips. I'd definitely appreciate it! Also can you go into how to market a book?

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for the request! I made a video on this topic that you can watch here if you're interested: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jIqVl9WPabCqnJc.html

This video was so incredibly helpful. I'm 17 and strongly looking into self-publishing the novel I've been working on for two years, thanks to having heard a thousand different horror stories from some acquaintances who published their books traditionally. Like you said, no one does it perfectly their first time, but I am really trying to explore my options and find out what would work best for me. As a teenager who has no idea where to start, this video pointed out some things I hadn't even considered. Thank you. Now, I'm off to binge your videos.

@theverseshed

Жыл бұрын

I'm at the other end of the age-scale. I'm 77½ looking to publish a first collection of poetry written for young people . . . very much a niche market.

@Mojothepyruttarrr

11 ай бұрын

How did you get on

Thank you so much! This video was so helpful, and informative. I’m a 24 year old paralyzed quadriplegic, and currently writing my first novella as an introduction to the world. Thanks again 🤘🏼

@shubhamupman7260

9 ай бұрын

Hey let me know, when you get it published. Would love to check it out!

I bought the ebook of Song of the Dryad, because I live outside the United States and shipping is a fortune. But I'm seeing the hardcover in your hand and it's so beautiful!

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I mostly buy e-books as well, but there's something so magical about a hardcover book!

@BPRINC1

4 жыл бұрын

I did the same, not because I live over seas though, it was because I was short on funds and needed the budget option, and i've finally just started reading it, and now that I see how even more fantabulous the cover looks, I've fallen in love and plan to buy as an (next) xmas gift for myself.

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

@@BPRINC1 I hope you enjoy the story, and thank you so much for your support! 💙

@asrelle

4 жыл бұрын

@@NataliaLeigh I live in Germany und bought the paperback via amazon, which looks also very nice. Unfortunately I really don't like reading ebooks 😅. My hands need to feel the pages.

I ended up buying the pack of 100 ISBNs for $595. Big one-time expense, but each one only cost $5.95, and I am set for ISBNs for the foreseeable future. (I needed 24 ISBNs for one series, 8 books in paperback, ebook, and audiobook, so I had little choice.)

@shanikae6855

2 жыл бұрын

Will you also barcodes as well?

Can you go into the nitty gritty details of self publishing, such what exactly to send in a manuscript to the copyright office especially when you are dealing with a cover designer...and how to format like a pro?

Finally someone talks about it!! Thanks so much! I'm intending to self-publish so this was interesting. Thanks

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Fee! I hope it'll help you budget and plan for your own self-publishing journey :)

You're right on with the copyright. As for the non-registration vs registration distinction, as of a recent Supreme Court case, you can actually no longer file a copyright lawsuit until you've registered the work with the copyright office. Saw a few cases get thrown out this year because of that ruling. But, it's a procedure thing. You don't have to have the work registered at the time it gets infringed, but before you take your case to the court, you'll have to get around to registering it, anyway. So you might as well up front. Plus! When you register your copyrighted work completely changes what types of compensation you can get in court if someone copies your stuff. If they infringe a registered copyrighted work, the copyright holder can go after them for up to $150,000 per infringed work in court. If they infringe when your work isn't registered, then you register it so you can sue them, your damages are limited to pretty much what it would have cost them to pay you to license your work for their purpose. All that aside, there's some movement right now at Congress for more options for smaller artists to enforce their copyright, because the average cost of a copyright lawsuit is upwards of $250k. Yikes.

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Instead of Writing Thank you so much for sharing all that information! It’s incredibly helpful and makes me glad that I decided to officially register with the copyright office 👍🏻

@pauligrossinoz

2 жыл бұрын

This is a special case for the United States only. Here in Australia there is no formal copyright registration system. The copyright owner has full rights immediately and automatically when they create anything, and this is also the way it is in the rest of the developed world. If the US wishes to fix their silly copyright system, all they have to do is _remove_ the requirement to register copyright, and it's done and dusted. Also, the International Copyright Treaty means that somebody in the US violating the copyright of an Australian citizen automatically gets Australian law applied, which becomes very painful - financially - for that idiot because our courts take a very dim view of copyright violations.

@TexanUSMC8089

Жыл бұрын

@@pauligrossinoz The US Copyright system isn't all bad. It's like insurance. When something is filed and officially copyrighted, you have proof and a date. Otherwise, you can have two people right a similar song, but how do you prove who was first and who copied? This way, we have an official documented event that's filed and registered. I can write a song without copyright by mailing a copy to myself and not opening the package. Then it's officially dated by the post office. It's not as strong in court, but it's better than nothing. If you don't copyright your work in Australia, how do you prove the date it was written? Our system doesn't sound so silly to me.

@pauligrossinoz

Жыл бұрын

@@TexanUSMC8089 - in the rest of the world, not just Australia, you can simply produce your own dated copies of the earlier revisions. And today, electronic versions are valid in a court. You don't need to post any hard-copies anymore. Server logs can be accessed as necessary. The actual author of the book will be constantly producing new revisions to their manuscripts and sending them to people for review, not the plagiarist, so it's a simple matter for the judge to decide who is lying. No judge is going to believe that a completed, polished manuscript materialised in the first revision. It's basically not ever been a real problem for authors. And the best part is that by International Treaty, any copyright cases are decided in the author's jurisdiction, so if a US person decides to try to steal my manuscript(!), the Australian Judge will make the decision. And obviously they will decide in my favour, because I've already emailed heaps of people my revisions so far. The US system takes a non-issue for authors, and turns it into a barrier with a price tag. It's worse than pointless.

As far as I'm aware, using free KDP ISBN means that Amazon is the publishing house rather than (e.g.) Enchanted Ink, or our own publishing house/LLC. I also know/as far as I'm aware in the UK at least (don't quote me if I'm wrong 🙈) you have to register (when you copyright, pre-publication) your book with 5 different places - Book Depository* British Library Library of Congress (Other 2 I cannot remember off the top of my head). *Only 1 that's mandatory, the other 4 are good to have.

Every time I hear people talking about having to buy an ISBN, I’m amazed and horrified. They are free in Canada.

@adrianpillai6645

Жыл бұрын

What are the limitations of a Canadian ISBN? Is it only limited to distribution in Canada / only available to Canadian residents?

@TricommStrategies

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianpillai6645 they are the same as any other isbn but only Canadians can get them

Thank you for this. I received an offer for publishing from a company based out of the UK (I live state-side) and this confirmed for me that the prices they pitched me, along with the equity split they brought, were hugely unfavorable to me. I would actually go ahead and describe them as downright predatory. Best of luck to you with your future books as well.

Your cover is exquisite. I went to 8 little pages to check them out because I liked it so much and they'd gone out of business. I'm not shocked with how badly they treated you. It sounds like with Pistol Daisy you'll be spending a lot less money and hopefully your profits will be a lot higher! You have to sell a lot of books to even break even at $2800, plus ads etc. Good luck with your new book.

Thank you, Natalia. Your videos are always so helpful!

With the copyright, if you register you can seek legal options if someone plagiarizes you, but you can’t if you don’t register.

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Krysteen Damon Thanks for the additional info!

@charleshuguley9323

Жыл бұрын

What's the point of it, then?

@kungfuhusler

Жыл бұрын

All works are automatically copywritin without registration. Copywrite just allows you to be very specific about what is protected such as character names and titles.

Great video. Thanks for breaking down costs...helps me as I'm thinking of self-publishing a children's book. Your information is invaluable.

This was really helpful, thank you! I'm so excited to be at the publishing stage!

Such a great resource for new authors to learn more about the nitty-gritty behind Self Publishing! Thank you for sharing your experience and your knowledge. The cost certainly veries depending on what self-pub avenue you take, and sometimes the investment is present in the outcome. The world of publishing is a fun one!

Great video! It was all very honest and detailed, as usual.

Great video and I relived some of my pains. I learned from the experience with my cover designer that I will always make sure to get the source files included in my contract.

Thanks, Natalia. This is helpful! I've been in touch with Greg on your website regarding formatting my book. I'm happy I found your company!

Love this. I'm thinking of self publishing. This is so helpful. You're a god send. ❤️

This was such an interesting breakdown! I'd love to know what copyediting courses you're taking/where you're taking them? I have a similar background to you (BA in Creative Writing with a minor in Publishing & Editing) but I'd really like to take some refresher courses just to stay on top of things!

That was very informative. Thank you for sharing! I might be going this route, but we'll see! I love the cover, as well as the illustrations.

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Heather! I'm glad you enjoyed it - I never realized how expensive self-publishing could be before I just jumped right in. Hopefully this will help people get more of an idea about pricing, budgeting, etc.

That was the best and most informative video I have ever seen. You are the best! I will definitely be subscribing and signing up for your newsletter.

Great information, thanks for sharing! My budget is a bit higher as I am paying for a developmental edit before I work on my last draft, and then paying for the copy edit. But given this is my debut, I don't want to mess it up, so I feel it's a good investment.

Thanks for sharing! You always have such great content which is very helpful!!

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Monica! I'm happy to hear you've been enjoying my content 💙

Thank you for sharing that with us! That actually doesn't seem so scary. There are a few people in my local writing group that have said they spend more than that on their covers! It's nice to be able to see what that looks like.

I watched a vide or two of yours and now you keep coming up in my feed. That's it. I subscribed :) great content.

Thank you for such a open and honest video! So informative.

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Rue!

Thank you! This is helpful to know!

Great video! I really did enjoy seeing the illustrations in Song of the Dryad when I read it! It was a great touch!

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

green tokyo That makes me happy to hear! 😍 I really do think the illustrations help bring the book to life 🌱

This video is a big help. Thank you.

Well done video, lots of good info. The cost in and of itself did not scare me, but that would also be base upon income revenue. I would have liked to hear the outflow versus inflow. I will check out your other videos.

This was helpful, thankyou!X

You inspire me so much

Bless you for this, helped so much.

@NataliaLeigh

2 жыл бұрын

Very happy to hear it! 😊

That cover design is so nice. Even at a distance on KZread it's very eye catching. Money well spent I'd say!

Another great video. Thanks so much! Wondering if you could tell us where you’re taking editing and proof reading classes.

This video is really helpful thank you so much! I was curious what kind of courses you were taking/have taken on editing?

your book cover is absolutely beautiful

Thank you, very helpful.

Love the books, plants, candle and lights in the background, lol. That is so me...*

Really informative and I love how you deliver information. This is the first video of yours I've seen, but I'll be back for more! Xx

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Lucy Cairns Hi Lucy! Welcome to my channel! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and hope to see you around 🥰

@RunwrightReads

4 жыл бұрын

Same here

Thank you!

Your videos are so amazing and helpful and motivating, thank you! Do you have any videos on finding a publicist on a budget? or any publicists and marketing consultants that you would recommend?

Natalia, that is actually not a bad price. The prices I've seen were all FAR ABOVE what you paid so I'm very much impressed! Great job on the book. It is beautiful!

Anosther excellent video... but yes the cost was a little intimidating. I appreciate the "Pistol Daisy" follow up video....with lower costs, but I appreciate how you broke all the costs down. It has been an intimidating process trying to get through all the "self publishing" services "sales pitches" - to find a true breakdown of the wheres, whats, and whys. This video clarified it very well. Thank you.

Thanks for breaking it down, Natalia. It's good to know all of this upfront and shows your dedication to the process. Hoping the process with Pistol Daisy goes smoothly for ya :0)

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Katlyn! Pistol Daisy has been MUCH cheaper so far 💙

@authorsnation8078

3 жыл бұрын

check this out publishyourfirstbook.blogspot.com/2020/11/self-publishing-vs-traditional.html

Thanks for tips!

Your book cover looks so nice

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love how it turned out.

@authorsnation8078

3 жыл бұрын

publishyourfirstbook.blogspot.com/2020/11/self-publishing-vs-traditional.html

I'm at the halfway point of my book and am beginning to investigate my options so to have an idea of my next step after the book is finished. I already have people who want to beta it and someone helping me look for errors in my writing as I go. But, even though I want to go traditional with my writing, I am aware that indie publishing might be a better option. This video is a huge help.

Hi natalia. Found your channel. Love the contents. So I gladly subed and gave you a mighty thumps up. Looking forward to more videos on this same topic but a little more in depth. Thanks. Have a fantastic week.

Yes - a copyright exists as long as it is an original idea put down in some kind of physical medium. That is, when you write it as a Word file, and email it to yourself, you have total copyright protection with a date stamp under the law. If you want to file with The Library Of Congress you get a number which can help in the event of a legal dispute.

Very informative video, would love to see those more in depth videos too

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Tirill Writes Glad you enjoyed it. I can definitely make those videos in the future.

Thank you so much! This helps tremendously! I have two copyrighted books that I am seeking the publishing process for.

@netteleverett4871

3 жыл бұрын

@@authorsnation8078 Thank you!

I find copyright the most confusing thing ever haha I'm pretty sure you're right in the fact that everything you write is copywritten. I'm pretty sure you have to email/mail it to yourself to give it a "timestamp" so to speak. But if you ever want to bring someone to court, you'll have an easier time winning your case if you filed for copyright and paid for it. On my bucket list is to just talk to a legit lawyer about it and really find out whether or not it's worth it to pay.

Hi Natalia, I am a new writer in the middle of a book. Thank you for the info which I found so valuable and instantly saved it to my book research playlist to refer back to. I might have missed this off but if going for copy editing would you go for proof reading also and vice versa. Im still trying to work out the difference? Thanks again for the info.

Is the "FREE Self-Publishing Budget and Costs PDF" still available to view? I signed up for your newsletter but could really use the list to go over costs. Thanks! Great video! I have saved several of your other videos to watch later. You really break things down into a way most of us new writers can understand.

I am a senior always wanted to write & publish a few books was always too busy making a living, now retired and the whole ball game has changed, its much more complicated, expensive and more of a delusion to get your book a best seller only because their are so many authors out there! I am happy with my two new books fiction & non-fiction.

Glad to hear you

Very informative. I definitely rushed my process and now I am having to go back and make my first book better. Guess it’s a good thing I didn’t do hard copies yet. Lol. I’m grateful to those who have read my book though and enjoyed it.

@heatherkirchhoffwritesya

4 жыл бұрын

I did that too. 😬 At least we can go back and fix it. 🙂

@latishaaustin3740

4 жыл бұрын

@@heatherkirchhoffwritesya Yup. Lots of grammar things. Should have had that professional edit done. Live and learn, do better and better as you go!

@heatherkirchhoffwritesya

4 жыл бұрын

@@latishaaustin3740 Exactly. :) That's all we can do. Learn and keep going.

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

I feel ya! I've rushed some things in the past that I wish I hadn't, but it's all part of the process. 💙

I'm almost done with the first draft, and I'm getting character art, and merchandise set up to begin promoting while the book is in beta, rewrite, and begins beta II. I'll be doing the beta process three times and then a manuscript critique and the editing process. Itll take about a year, so that's plenty of time to promote, and get the word out as well as prepare for the book launch and the other slightly more fun stuff for the book.

Great videos!~

Love this! How many copies have you sold so far for Song of the Dryad?

song of the dryad has a gorgeous cover!!!

Your book design is amazing. How did you publish both a hardback and paperback? Most self publishing options don't seem to offer hardback.

Yes! I would love to see a video regarding kdp why and why not?! Thanks

Hi Natalia, thank you. Very informative, do you have any video for marketing it as well?

Congratulations! The book is amazing. Who did the cover design?

Yes, please do an ISBN video!

I really enjoyed your video. It’s one of the best ones I’ve watched. I am writing 30 page reading and writing strategies books for teachers. I am trying to publish them in a series. Where did you take your courses to learn copy editing and proofreading? I would like to take those courses so I understand the process and get rid of my fear of trying any service.

Thank you

I would love a video on how you put in interior pictures or fancy chapter headings and cutsey scene/chapter breaks in your book document 😊. Also, do you have any good guides for formatting? Thanks for this video, it was very helpful and interesting ❤.

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

I plan to make a whole video about how I format in Microsoft Word - inserting photos and backgrounds, scene breaks, basic page setup, etc. :) Keep an eye out for it! I think it'll be quite helpful.

@Artraive

4 жыл бұрын

@@NataliaLeigh Yay! I'll definitely look out for that one. Not that I ever miss your videos, but that one is one I've been wanting to see and learn from for a while. Thank you so much Natalia ❤🎁😊 Hope you have an awesome week!

Thank you for sharing this. What about costs of printing the copies you sell?

Thanks for this!!! How do I get I touch about content editing? I need one! Also, I wonder if you would mind being open about how much your book brought in sales? Did you come out even or make money? Thanks!!!

Even though i did my own covers for my Finding the Sky series, I'm facing having to set up a custom photo shoot for the character image i want to use for the cover of Kenzie Adrift. I'm sure that won't be cheap. I finished my latest round of editing and turned Kenzie Adrift over to my CP. Hey, good news, my long delayed first AuthorTube video will be coming soon. happy writing.

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Charles' bookshelf Hey Charles! A photo shoot sounds like fun. I’d love to see a video on how it goes! Looking forward to your authortube channel!

@bgchaz

4 жыл бұрын

@@NataliaLeigh Thanks for giving me the idea of making a video about the photo shoot when it happens. i haven't even contacted a photographer about it yet, so it could be a while. That said, I hope to have my Kenzie Adrift novel published by mid August if everything goes well. Thanks for all the hard work you put in keeping us going. Happy writing.

a question for character art: how many times is your art placed throughout the book and is it the same little drawing, or did you use various characters? I like what you did there.

Registering your IP with the US Copyright Cffice has one advantage. But first...the law stipulates that your creative works (writing, broadcast, song, score, etc), is protected the instant that it is created. (Example: Ever watch TV news and it says, "This broadcast is copyrighted?" That's how they do it. So...the advantage is THIS: I'm a composer and an author. Say someone rips off my song and is making money with it. If I want to sue them, a judge will not take my case if I have not registered my song. So...just because your work is copyrighted by law, it does you no good if someone rips you off anyway! So--if you want to take the chance of going without registering your IP, just don't blab it out there, "I don't register my books/music, etc." Because if someone does hear that and rips off your creative works, you likely have no recourse in a court of law. A judge will say, "It's not registered? Then it's not 'legitimate'". or, you won't be taken seriously, etc. OK...there it is.

I don't want to know any specifics -- because it's really not my business ♡ -- but have you made most of that money back?

@LaPtaVerdad

3 жыл бұрын

Was asking exactly the samd thing myself D:

@boxingchampfd

3 жыл бұрын

I asked that to lol

@planetaryPoem9

3 жыл бұрын

Same question here.

Thank you so much for letting us in into the financial details behind the book! I was wondering, are your in-book illustrations available in the e-book versions and how does that work exactly? Or they are only present for the printed versions?

@NataliaLeigh

3 жыл бұрын

The images are in both the printed and e-Book versions :) That way everyone can enjoy them!

@andreyandrov7810

3 жыл бұрын

@@NataliaLeigh Amazing! This gives me so many ideas haha!

Excellent. Where can I learn formatting my book in Word? Thanks.

What sort of classes did you take?? I would loveeeeeee to know them so that I could check them out!

Very interested in hearing why you recommend buying own ISBN #s

I'd be curious why you chose Ingramspark, versus Lulu, versus Createspace, versus Bookbaby, etc.

@NataliaLeigh

4 жыл бұрын

Todd Warner I’d be more than happy to make a video about why I chose IngramSpark over the others, if you’re interested 😊

@RunwrightReads

4 жыл бұрын

Yes please

@tinkerbell4161

4 жыл бұрын

@@NataliaLeigh That would be really helpful

@djwarrior1421

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love this topic too. I notice Ingraham Sparks says they make the books available to Amazon. Does that mean an author doesn't need a KDP account?

@lechanneldemysterieuxmante1807

Жыл бұрын

I would like this vid too. Please make it, it would be very useful.

Who did you go with for your book cover artists this time around? Also, why did you not decide to use KDP?

Thank you for your wonderful video. I'm just getting into writing books. When you paid Ingram Spark for the set up fee, how do those books get printed and is that on demand? Also, does the buyer go to them or you to buy the book? Thank you

What website did you go to for copyrighting your book? My other question is did you choose matte or glossy?

Very interesting, Thanks. Greetings from Colombia. The Venezuelan Immigrant writer 🌎

Did I understand you correctly about your fees for copyediting? I think you mentioned that one factor in determining cost is how much editing has to be done. In other words, if a writer's work needs fewer edits your fee is lower? Please clarify, and thanks for the videos.

Hello! I just found your channel! Thanks for this video. I was wondering if you made the money back on your book that you put into it to self-publish? Thank you.

Please continue to make videos.

where did you get your book copy edited? Any recommended site?

How much did you spend on actually *marketing* and *promoting* your book, "Song of the Dryad," in addition to the expenses you listed in this video? And how much time and effort did it take you to promote and market that book, and how many copies, if you don't mind me asking, did it sell?? Would you still recommend self-publishing over traditional after your journey?

So you spent what like $3 Grand to get everything started and $2 Grand to actually publish the book....that's it? Sign me up! Take my money! If I would've known that writing a book and publishing it yourself was that easy I would've done it years ago. Beautiful content thank you!

Looked at your editing services l am halfway through formatting my book as l go, l am using word, but might try Google doc's.

I've started writing recently. Can i ask you did you do farely well in sells?

Where would you look for a copy editor ? Fivver?

I am publishing my book in Spanish. I would like info about your service about formatting. Thx

Well, that's been an education! Q: To put your tally of costs in context, how much money have you *made* to-date by self-publishing Song of the Dryad?