What Every Writer Should Do Before Self-Publishing

When it comes to publishing, writing the book is the easy part. I'm not trivializing the work involved in writing a book—it's hard—but once you're ready to unleash your manuscript into the world, there are a number of things you can do to ensure success.

I recently came across a story of an aspiring author who jumped too quickly into self-publishing her novel and marveled at the train wreck