Tim McConnehey - 10 Secrets to a Bestseller: An Authors Guide to Self-Publishing Workbook

SECRETS TO
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10 Secrets to a Bestseller: An Authors Guide to Self-Publishing

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Copyright 2018 by Tim McConnehey

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER: 2016908934

Designed by Alissa Rose Theodor

Cover Design by Andrea Ho

Cover Illustration Image Copyright David van der Veen / Offset.com

First Edition March 2018

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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-64228-004-3

e-book ISBN: 978-1-64228-003-6

PRAISE FOR TIM MCCONNEHEY AND IZZARD INK PUBLISHING

I have worked with the worlds leading multinational companies for my books, in addition to managing my many speaking engagements. Izzard Inks consultation services were some of the best. I am especially grateful for the guidance with my website and social media marketing campaigns. Izzard Inks focus is on building authors and people. I would recommend Izzard Ink to any published or non-published author, regardless of where they are in the process.

Dan Clark, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Significance, National Speaker Association Hall of Fame

My husband, W. Cleon Skousen, wrote several books, including The Naked Communist and The Naked Capitalist. We were so happy when each of those became bestsellers. I was told that, at last count, those two books had sold more than two million copies combined. Ive had Izzard Ink refresh five of Cleons books, and all of them turned out crisp and new and attractive.

Jewel P. Skousen, editor and spouse of USA Today and New York Times bestselling author W. Cleon Skousen

I am a self-publishing author/publisher and have had the best experience, bar none, with the Izzard Ink group. They are the best bunch of hardworking professionals that I have ever had the privilege of working with; I would recommend them to anyone looking to design a cover or create a beautiful interior; I would recommend them for all your creative publishing needs. Tim McConnehey has held my hand through the entire process and answered my questions at all hours of the day and night. I couldnt be more pleased with the results.

Diane Merrill Wigginton, author and owner of Jeweled Dagger Publishing

I owe my new friends at Izzard Ink a tremendous debt of gratitude. They walked me through self-publishing 101 and helped me turn my non-sellers into great sellers. One title was a bestseller on Amazon. Until I met Izzard, I didnt know how little I knew about post-writing development to produce a polished, professional-looking book. They cared about making me a success. And where some prior efforts produced a couple of duds, they guided me to help so I could repair the flaws and try again. It was worth it. Highly recommend Izzard Ink. Sometimes you just need somebody who knows the way.

Paul Skousen, bestselling author and former White House CIA analyst

PRAISE FOR 10 SECRETS TO A BESTSELLER: AN AUTHORS GUIDE TO SELF-PUBLISHING

I got the idea from the book that McConnehey is saying, If you want to live in a palace, lets draw up the blueprints and start picking out bricks. We can build your palace the way you want it. He wants to keep authors in a place to direct their own decisions, while providing all the help they may need to get the job done.

Reviewed by Elizabeth White for AML

He makes a great statement that is very true for a writer when he says: Success is mastering failure. The writer needs to make writing like a job, pick a time to sit down and write. Make yourself do it and accomplish your goals. He also explains how the writer must make the book interesting to the reader, causing them to fall in love with the writer. He gives some terrific insights concerning big publishing companies. There are pros and cons on both sides of the coin, and he shares both sides with the reader.

Reviewed by Darin Godby for Readers Favorite

FIRST...

This workbook is intended to help you define your goals for your book and identify what you need to make your book successful. You probably have dozens of questions about the whole process. This step-by-step inventory will guide you to those important answers.

At Izzard Ink, we want to support your book project to success and share with you part of our process that has helped sell hundreds of thousands of books. In order for us to best help you, to best manage your book through the publication process and to support it in the marketplace, we have created this workbook to help both you and us understand your book project in the greatest possible detailyour goals, your history, what you have in hand, what you want as your final product, and most importantly, how to get there!

If at any point you want to work with a publishing consultant or have questions, please contact Izzard Ink at . You can also call us at 415-889-6100. We find that this completed workbook will give you an edge in picking your team and executing your publishing goals.

We strongly suggest that you use this workbook along with 10 Secrets to a Bestseller: An Authors Guide to Self-Publishing, available through Izzard, to get the most out of the questions and exercises.

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