Interesting thing about deadlines - most (good) editors book months in advance. Booking with an editor is a great way to create a hard deadline. It's a lot of pressure, but it works.

Honestly, this video has tons of useful info for us, newbie writers! It is interesting that you suggest putting your book out there for free, before you get feedback and fix all your mistakes - and then put it back again with a price.. But, don't you lose many potential buyers that way? I mean, once your book is out, it is easy for someone to copy and paste it and spread it all over the net. I don't know why people would still buy the book, if they could find it for free online (from some illegal source). Thoughts? Thank you for your time!

This is some of the most helpful information I've seen on the self-publishing process. I've published one book and did some things right, but most things wrong. This will help me do most things right from now on. Also, the idea to put books on pre-order to have a deadline is gold!

Amazing amount of info crammed into this video. Thanks for talking fast. Love the intensity.

Great video Murphy. Very helpful and informative and I thank you for this. I appreciate you have done your hair professionally cause most people on KZread look like they just came out of bed without scripting while their cat just pressed the record button. They have no idea about erase and do overs.

When you said you gave yourself 30 days to write a book I thought, man does this dude hate himself? xD Great info, thank you for making this video series! I am so excited to start looking for publishers, even if it means rejection haha. EDIT: I wrote that halfway through, you've convinced me to self-publish haha.

@theredloro2138

7 жыл бұрын

breezter i think it's stupid to give yourself 30 days. I'm been writing my book for over a year and I'm am proud of it. It you give yourself a time limit your work quality decreases. I am personally proud of my novel.

This is the second time I've watched this one and I have learned some things I missed the first time about Amazon!!! You are a winner and on to the next one👍

One of the few good guys on the net. Gives genuine advice. How do you get the word out and sell?

Always learning valuable knowledge from Derek!

damn, you are soo right about deadlines. Thanks for the insight man!

Thanks for all the advice, Derek! I'm starting out and I've found your tips to be a great help!

Determination and motivation should work together in writing a book

I just subscribed to your channel. Your videos are like GOLD to me. Thank you for the insight and inspiration!!!

Subscribed! I'm just gong to keep pushing myself! Thank you for the encouragement and info!

This is great Thanks man!

Great video!

Great stuff Derek, I'm going to try using Draft2Digital going forward.

Thanks!

I would be helpfull if you include the links for all the websites or tools you are mentioning.

Thank you so much for this!

You should put the subtitles on. Personally english is not my native language, and I don't understand everything you say. Please. :/

@fabian8813

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers for this, I been tryin to find out about "epublish a book" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Quonor Publish Peneplanation - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my m8 got great success with it.

@rachelpastors

6 жыл бұрын

That's rude as hell- KZread isn't just for Americans, and not all Americans speak English. Troll.

really great and helpful videos!

A book in 30 Days? Wow! Does that include editing? I actually wrote my book very quickly, but the editing took the longest. Great videos, btw!

@shamekiajenkins6329

7 жыл бұрын

I didn't have a lot of money for a professional editor, but I sent out a memo to several local universities with good writing programs asking if there were any grad students interested in editing. I was lucky enough to find a great guy who went above and beyond for very little money because he wanted the experience. I also sent a sample to an actual professional editor and found her feedback to not be as helpful and it was more expensive. Just an idea for those who want to save money on editing and don't mind the risk.

Can you talk about the tax part of earning money from publishing on Amazon?

awesome tips

thank you

Thanks

Can you teach me how to publish a book in 1997?

Dude for those prices for a cover, i would live like a queen xD

@mcseilor6917

7 жыл бұрын

you work on book covers? How much would you charge? (Working on my first book)

@PurplesinnerW

7 жыл бұрын

facebook.com/meganekoveronica/ This is my page, I am an artist full time but I will be glad to help you! I won´t charge you the $300 dollars, that is just inhuman for me, talk to me and we can have an agreement that suits your budget.

I think I'm going to first try for a publisher but if it doesn't work out I will then self publish.

@DerekMurphycreativindie

6 жыл бұрын

good luck!

@kbg12ila

6 жыл бұрын

Derek Murphy Thanks. For everything. Your videos are great.

I'm writing novel and I'm known about characters as I'm writing part 4 of one book. I'm 14 years old. and it is of Rudyard kipling. I want a publisher to publish it. will anyone help me . it's the fourth jungle book

@matthewbaldwin228

6 жыл бұрын

I use lulu

Twilight got rejected like 11 times.. But look at stephanie Meyer now, millionaire.

You need to be calling it a "Novel" not a "Book" to be more specific for people searching youtube.

@jacquelynmiller4714

6 жыл бұрын

grayeagle his advice applies to books besides novels.

Thanks for all the advice, Derek! I'm starting out and I've found your tips to be a great help!

Thanks