5 Assassins of Successful Self Book Publishing Career

Self publishing book, no doubt, has great prospects for the fruitful career; however, it can reduce to ashes if one allows the 5 deadly assassins to interfere in between. These assassins easily escape into the successful career of self publishers due to slightest negligence as well.

Let’s investigate these 5 deadly assassins in self publishing career:

•    Typing errors & grammatical errors:
Even if there is a slight error related to spelling, punctuation, or grammar, then too it can greatly affect the career of the author or publisher. A good writer is the one, who convincingly and clearly expresses the thoughts with the proper sentence structure or punctuations like commas, semicolon, exclamatory signs, etc. It becomes more important when the author is preparing his writing to distribute amidst mass audience. After writing a book, do proof read it and then only prepare for book printing & publishing.

•    Praising yourself that it become boasting:
Most of the times writers start praising about their successful writings, which at times, exceeds the limit and seems like boasting. Too much self-appreciation leads to negative impression and affect the successful career of the writer. This becomes more important when writing the resource or writer description.

•    Failing to understand the genre properly:
When writer picks up a theme for his writing, then it becomes important to have a clear understanding of that genre. With this knowledge, it becomes easier to write clearly &  precisely, and also to connect with the audience easily. You must remember that, to have a successful career as a writer & self publisher, it is not just important to have good writing skills, but having proper knowledge of the theme is also important.

•    Selecting an unprofessional art cover:
A self published book cannot get expected success due to the use of unprofessional art cover as well. Being a writer and self publisher, you would have better knowledge about your writing and its genre, so make sure that you sit with the creative designer and come up with relevant & engaging cover that convinces the readers to pick your book from the online book store.

•    Lacking in social media networking:
Promotion of book is very important, if you will not promote it properly, then it might not reach to the expected audience properly and tend to get neglected. Social media proves to be an effective platform for business promotion, so you can also use it efficiently to promote your writing. And yes, remember that you do not have to start with the promotion after you are done with writing & publishing. Instead, you can do it since the initial stage of writing, and create curiosity in your audience.

Other than these, you must take decisions wisely, and optimally use print on demand option as well.