For who?

Anyone working in the creative industries who is interested in publishing their own book.

Aim

Provide freelance creatives with the skills to enable them to produce a book and publish it themselves.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this work shop you should be able to:

• Develop a self-publishing strategy informed by understanding of the risks and opportunities of self-publishing
• Produce a book with professional content and layout
• Use book production tools and services
• Make a book available for sale over the Internet

Content

Participants will get an overview of the potential of self-publishing in 2021, including the tools and opportunities that are available as well as some of the costs. They would then have a practical session in preparing a text of their own for publication, looking especially at proofreading problems and layout options.

During a break mid-way through the session, they will be able to work on their own texts with online support from the Workshop Leader.

Upon return to the group, participants will go through the process of putting their text for sale on a range of platforms.

During the last part of the session, we will look at successful methods for marketing the book to readers.