Think Like a Publisher (and Release Your Inner Badass)

I see this all too often.

A writer wants to self-publish without being a publisher.

She hands off her manuscript to a company like AuthorHouse, IUniverse or WestBow Press without doing any homework. She doesn’t even research the company’s reputation until she realizes she’s made a mistake.

He buys a template cover, then discovers five other books that look just like his.

She doesn’t understand a contract, but signs it anyway, assuming it can’t be changed.

He is talked into buying videos, blog tour...