Thu, Feb 20, 2020 to Thu, Apr 09, 2020
6:30pm-9:00pm
QUAD
Market Place
Derby
DE1 3AS
Price: £95-£115

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QUAD, Derby
QUAD Market Place
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 3AS

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Self-Publishing for Beginners - 8-week course

Writing
Self-Publishing for Beginners
with Dawn Brookes
Thursdays 20th February - 9th April, 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Have you ever considered self-publishing, or tried before with little success? If you’re serious about becoming an author and want to spend as much time writing as possible, this eight-week course is for you to take the first or next steps towards developing a career. The indie publishing world has become much more sophisticated in recent years, this course offers the opportunity to learn from someone who has expertise in developing an author business.

Have you ever considered self-publishing, or tried before with little success? If you’re serious about becoming an author and want to spend as much time writing as possible, this eight-week course is for you. The indie publishing world has become much more sophisticated in recent years. If you can commit to eight weeks of training to help you focus, you can learn from someone else’s mistakes and take the first or next steps towards developing a career.
Self-publishing can be life changing if you get it right but it also takes determination and a willingness to learn and work hard. This course offers the opportunity to learn from someone who has expertise in developing an author business.

COURSE BREAKDOWN:
Week 1- Introduction to self-publishing, editing, print vs e-book
Week 2 – Cover design and book formatting
Week 3 – Writing blurb and copy, publishing options
Week 4 – Publishing platforms and how they work
Week 5 – Author pages and email lists
Week 6 – Publishing an ebook on Amazon KDP
Week 7 – Print on Demand – Amazon and Ingram Spark
Week 8 – Reviews and next steps
Successful indie author Dawn Brookes started writing three years ago and now earns a full-time income from self-publishing. She has sold the equivalent of 50,000 books since publishing her first book in 2016.

Tickets: £115, £105 Concessions & £95 QUAD Members from QUAD Box Office on 01332 290606 or from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/get-creative/self-publishing-beginners

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