So you wrote a book, and now you need to know how to get it published? Traditional publishing? Hybrid or vanity publishing? Self-publishing? Below we’ll define each of these and see how they compare.

Everyone says “never pay someone to self-publish your book” but then… they also say “self-publishing is expensive.” What gives?! Both are true. Here's a comprehensive look at the costs of getting your self-published book to market.

Picture this: you've finally finished writing that book that's been consuming your every waking moment. You're ready to share it with the world, but hold up – what’s next? Don't worry, my fellow wordsmiths! Here’s a birds-eye view of the steps involved, with links to dive in more.

Whether you should self-publish your book or pursue traditional publishing depends on your goals, the nature of your book, your resources, and your willingness to take on various responsibilities. But first and foremost, you have to pass the money test. Here’s a decision flowchart…

Launching requires absolute certainty that your book is online and ready to be promoted on a specific date. Alas, there's a ton that can cause delays between when you hit publish, and when your book is ready to launch. Enter: Silent Publishing. Your new best friend.

If you’re struggling under the sheer amount of work to do for your book launch, if you’re jumping around from app to app to get things done, or even if just figuring out what to do in the first place has got you tied into knots, then work streams may be the solution for you.

From author to publisher to marketer, indie authors cover many roles. Yet we're each just one person tackling the world, book in hand and hope in the heart. It's not just us authors who wear many hats, though. Once you step foot into the Print-On-Demand world, you'll find everything seems a bit overlapped there, too.

It happens in writers' forums everywhere between here and Farfoodle. Folks are minding their own business, when in swoops someone with a question that makes everyone's heart go out to them a little. These are the newbie questions. They are VALID questions, just really hard to answer in a comment thread.

As an indie author, you’re basically DIY-ing the publishing process. But that doesn’t mean DIY-ing every single aspect of your book project. Editing, design, and illustration can be expensive – which of these can you reasonably do yourself, and which are better left for the pros? In this article, we'll dig into editing.

Part 2 in a 3-part series on what you can - and can’t - do yourself as an indie author. Part 1 covered DIY editing. This article goes over the two different types of design work that go into book production, and what that means for you as an indie author.

This is the last in a 3-part series on what you can - and can’t - do yourself as an indie author. Part 1 covered manuscript editing, part 2 covered book design, and this final article goes over how to approach illustration for the three main genres that use them.