The Self Publishing Checklist

As the release date comes closer for Magic High (sometime in May if all goes well) I figure it's time to do up a basic checklist. Since I've never done this before, I'm sure I've missed a few steps, but that's alright. This is a learning experience for me, and hopefully others can learn from my mistakes as well.

• Write book
• Edit book
• Find at least two people to read and edit book
• Design cover
• Design interior
• Build website
• Start blog
• Make Facebook fan page
• Create book trailer
• Get ISBN for both print and electronic versions
• Figure out copyright legalities
• Figure out taxes for items sold in US as a Canadian
• Have proof copy printed
• Make e-version available
• Print paper version
• Sell book
• Rejoice
• Repeat

Note that the writing section of this process is a tiny portion of what needs to be done. No wonder most writers prefer the traditional route of finding an agent and publisher.