{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5cf1be46351829e168d19bdf/5fe2bb845b3fb71894ebe143?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#1306: Why Self-Publish?","description":"<h2>Top Tips From The Write Coach</h2><p>✍️    People buy your story.</p><p>✍️    Know your capabilities before you self-publish.</p><p>✍️&nbsp;   There is more flexibility with self-publishing.</p><h2><br></h2><h2><strong><em>Should you self-publish?</em></strong></h2><p>Roy Huff and Gayl Murphy discuss the pros and cons of traditional publishing and self-publishing. The big advantage of self-publishing it gives you more control of your marketing and your income.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>\"You need to know your capabilities if you want to self-publish.\"</p><p>~ Roy Huff ~</p><p><br></p><h2><strong>How do you know if you have what it takes to self-publish?</strong></h2><p><br></p><p>Gayl and Roy share why they self-published. Flexibility, time constraints, and knowledge of self are just a few reasons.</p><p><br></p><p>\"People emotionally invest in you. They buy your story.\"</p><p>~ Gayl Murphy~</p><p><br></p><h2><strong>Roy's Self-Publishing Tips:</strong></h2><p><br></p><p>Don't be afraid to outsource to make your book professional.</p><ul><li>Pay a graphic designer to create a professional cover.</li><li>Pay a copywriter to write the blurb for the back cover.</li><li>Extra editor for the first 20 pages. You want to draw people into your world.&nbsp;</li><li>If you want them to buy your second book, make sure the first one is great.&nbsp;</li><li>Build an email list. This is the key to your marketing.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We discuss your publishing options and how to choose in the Write My Book Bootcamp. Enrollment opens again in January 2021.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><h2>Learn more at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://thewritecoach.biz/Bootcamp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TheWriteCoach.biz/Bootcamp</a>&nbsp;and join us in January!</h2><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about Roy Huff &amp; Gayl Murhpy in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.thewritecoach.biz/1306\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Episode #1306 Pos</a><a href=\"https://www.thewritecoach.biz/706\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">t</a>.You can watch the full video at this link. </p><p><br></p><p>The Full Post&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.thewritecoach.biz/1306\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#1305: Why Self-Publish? Interview with Roy Huff &amp; Gayl Murphy</a> appeared first on&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.thewritecoach.biz/Season13\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Write Coach</a>&nbsp;site.</p><p><br></p><h2>Season 14 Begins January 12th at 3pm EST!</h2><h2>We're going LIVE on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/JoyceTheWRITECoach\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Write Coach Facebook Page</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLg2U9cUsxYEAkj_jgIOnfw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Write Coach YouTube</a>!</h2>","author_name":"Joyce Glass, The Write Coach, Editor, and Speaker"}