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DO IT YOURSELF WEEK: Day Six – Taxes and Royalties

Welcome to the second annual DIY week at QSF. We’ve got a great line-up of topics for the week, some of which are moderated – but in general, we’ll just share information about how to start and manage a small press: Sunday: Dawn Chapman – Taxes and Royalties You’ve completed your grand opus. You’ve decided to self publish. You’ve got your first book edited, formatted, and ready to go. You’ve sent the files out to the world, and you’e done some promotion. You’ve made your mistakes. What’s left? Dawn Chapman takes a look at taxes and royalties for our final … Read more

DO IT YOURSELF WEEK: Day Five – Making Mistakes, Keeping Up Your Morale

Welcome to the second annual DIY week at QSF. We’ve got a great line-up of topics for the week, some of which are moderated – but in general, we’ll just share information about how to start and manage a small press: Saturday: Hannah Walker – Mistakes to Avoid, Mistakes to Make, Keeping Up Your Morale; Sunday: Dawn Chapman – Starting Your Own Press/Crowdfunding You’ve completed your grand opus. You’ve decided to self publish. You’ve got your first book edited, formatted, and ready to go. You’ve sent the files out to the world, and you’e done some promotion. What else is … Read more

DO IT YOURSELF WEEK: Day Four – Promoting Your Work

Welcome to the second annual DIY week at QSF. We’ve got a great line-up of topics for the week, some of which are moderated – but in general, we’ll just share information about how to start and manage a small press: Friday: Loren Rhoads – Promoting Your Work Saturday: Hannah Walker – Mistakes to Avoid, Mistakes to Make, Keeping Up Your Morale; Sunday: Dawn Chapman – Starting Your Own Press/Crowdfunding You’ve completed your grand opus. You’ve decided to self publish. You’ve got your first book edited, formatted, and ready to go. You’ve sent the files out to the world. What … Read more

DO IT YOURSELF WEEK: Day Three – Getting Your Books Out There

Welcome to the second annual DIY week at QSF. We’ve got a great line-up of topics for the week, some of which are moderated – but in general, we’ll just share information about how to start and manage a small press: Thursday: Alicia Nordwell – Getting Your Books Out There; Amazon; Other Venues Friday: Loren Rhoads – Promoting Your Work Saturday: Hannah Walker – Mistakes to Avoid, Mistakes to Make, Keeping Up Your Morale; Sunday: Dawn Chapman – Starting Your Own Press/Crowdfunding You’ve completed your grand opus. You’ve decided to self publish. You’ve got your first book edited, formatted, and … Read more

How To Succeed At Kickstarter

The Young Protectors

Hey all… just unearthed this great article from Alex Woolfson in 2013 that seems very apropos to our DIY week: I’m going to tell you how to succeed with Kickstarter. I’m going to tell you this in part because I’m looking to spread the word about my currently-running Kickstarter project: The Young Protectors Volume One, but mainly because I think that crowdfunding is the most effective (and most fun) way for people like you and me to get the large amounts of money we need to make awesome stuff. WHAT GOT ME STARTED WITH KICKSTARTER First, a little bit about … Read more

DO IT YOURSELF WEEK: Day One – Starting Your Own Press/Crowdfunding

Welcome to the second annual DIY week at QSF. We’ve got a great line-up of topics for the week, some of which are moderated – but in general, we’ll just share information about how to start and manage a small press: Tuesday: Jordan L. Hawk – Starting Your Own Press/Crowdfunding Wednesday: Nicola Markus – Editing and Production; ISBNs; eBooks or Paper? Thursday: Alicia Nordwell – Getting Your Books Out There; Amazon; Other Venues Friday: Loren Rhoads – Promoting Your Work Saturday: Hannah Walker – Mistakes to Avoid, Mistakes to Make, Keeping Up Your Morale; Sunday: Dawn Chapman – Taxes and … Read more