Launch Your Self-Publishing Journey: The Busy Author's Guide to Write, Publish, and Sell Your First Book Fast!
About this audiobook
Why would anyone self-publish?
There are many reasons. Some have tried traditional publishing and grown weary of waiting for responses to their submissions and most have witnessed the success stories of countless self-published authors. Those are legitimate reasons to explore self-publishing. Many well-known authors like Margaret Atwood, Robert Kiyosaki, Zane, Beatrix Potter, E.L. James, and Wayne Dyer self-published their way to tremendous literary success. Having the confidence to self-publish does not make you a failure or vain. It gives you more control over how your message reaches readers.
There are numerous benefits to self-publishing, including:
• Fast track the publishing process.
• Retain full ownership of your intellectual property.
• Set a competitive price and offer discounts.
• The right to decide which format(s) to offer (audio, paperback, e-book).
• Keep more of the profits by eliminating gatekeepers.
Many authors are doing it successfully, and so can you. With over a dozen published books between them and years of writing experience, Dr. mOe Anderson and Dr. M. Stolard are positioned to help others avoid the mistakes commonly made by self-published authors. In this book, they share a step-by-step guide with clear examples from their publishing successes (and failures). This book bridges the gap between your manuscript and a finished, professional-looking book!
About the author
Monica (Dr. mOe) Anderson, DDS, DBA is a TEDx speaker and multi-published author. She is also a widely read journalist who has penned hundreds of lifestyle columns for a major daily newspaper. She produces and host an award-winning podcast. When not writing, she's an in-demand mOe-tivational speaker who has made presentations at hundreds of events. She is also a businesswoman with a successful history as a serial entrepreneur, real estate investor, President of TyMAC Books Publishing, and a licensed Doctor of Dental Surgery.
After traveling more traditional publishing paths for her first two books, which were nonfiction, she decided to write a novel. Despite the success of previous work and her syndicated newspaper column, she could not secure a major publisher for her first novel, When A Sistah’s FED UP. After two years of collecting rejection letters, she formed her own publishing company and self-published that book in 2006. At that time, self-publishing was considered “vanity” publishing and was not taken seriously by some in the literary world. However, that novel went on to garner rave reviews from critics and readers. It landed on several bestseller lists, including Dallas Morning News and Essence Magazine. Never Close Your Heart -self-published in 2020- is Dr. mOe’s seventh book. Never Close Your Heart peaked at #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list for African American Christian Fiction in June 2021.
She has also made appearances on numerous regional and national media outlets promoting her work and her message of personal empowerment. Dr. mOe demonstrates her passion for helping others through teaching workshops, life coaching, community involvement, and advocacy for the at-risk. She is a proud third-generation member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. A mother of two and a grandmother, this native Texas divides her time between the Dallas Fort Worth area and Austin, Texas.
Learn more about Dr. mOe Anderson, visit https://drmoeanderson.com.
Masudi Stolard, MBA, DBA is an entrepreneurial strategist, speaker, and multi-published author. Dr. M. Stolard’s love of entrepreneurship, business, marketing, and education has enabled him to provide hundreds of thousands of hours of continued support, consultation, and coaching to individuals and businesses to help them build, launch, and grow their organizations.
Dr. M. Stolard is a seasoned and established author who has written four books and contributed to multiple articles for various online publications. Early on, Dr. M. Stolard had received several promises and commitments from individuals and friends to proofread his first book. Every person who agreed to take on this role did not keep their promise in the end. Some of the would-be editors completely disappeared. Despite that challenge, An Introduction to Entrepreneurship became his best-selling book. The road to self-publishing can be fulfilling, but it is not always easy.
His books and articles are written on topics related to business, marketing, entrepreneurship, and education. He has also completed and published his 126-page dissertation research on Business Intelligence: The Influence of Sentiment Analysis on Small Businesses.
In addition, Dr. M. Stolard regularly speaks at universities, conferences, workshops, and other events on entrepreneurship, business, marketing, and education. Dr. M. Stolard is married, and a father of two. He lives in the Dallas Fort Worth, Texas area.
Learn more about Dr. M. Stolard visit: https://mstolard.com.
