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New Project: A Guide to Writing a Novel!

March 7, 2013 by Nathan Bransford 104 Comments

Now that the Jacob Wonderbar series is wrapped up, I’m very pleased to let you know what I’m doing next: A guide to writing a novel, which I’m planning to self-publish!

I’m incredibly excited to learn more about the self-publishing world, a wondrous land that I currently understand more in theory than in practice. It’s going to be an exciting experiment, and one I can’t wait to learn from.

And I hope to include you all every step of the way. The reason I’m announcing this now is that I’m planning to open things up and blog about every step of the process, from finding people to edit and copyedit it, to designing the cover, to getting it up for sale, to setting the price, to all the stuff I don’t even know about right now but I’m sure will encounter along the way. Are there self-publishing goblins? If you self-publish in the Amazon does it make a sound?

I will soon find out. And then, by the time it’s all finished and out there we’ll have a virtual guide to self-publishing a book too.

The guide is about 90% written, and is a mix of material drawn from the blog but rewritten and polished with a fine glossy shine plus original material. You may have noticed that I have been light on the writing advice on the blog lately, and that is because I have been channeling my energy into the guide.

Also: I need your help! If there’s anything I’ve learned in the course of writing this blog it’s that the commenters are far smarter and experienced than I am, and I’m really looking forward to drawing upon your expertise as I figure out how in the heck one self-publishes a book.

First up in this collaborative experience: Are there any novel-writing topics you would like me to tackle in the guide? If I incorporate your ideas into the guide I will be sure and give you a shout out in the acknowledgements.

Here we go!

Art: Stepan Razin by Boris Kustodiyev {{PD-1923}}

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  1. T. M. Crone says

    March 12, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    Self publishing is easy. It's gotten a bad rap because too many people who can't write self publish and the product is poor and badly edited. I've selfpublished an anthology of my previously published short stories and was pleased with the product. Finding readership for someone like me is hard, since I'm virtually an unknown (but hopefully not for long ) But for someone like yourself it will be a profitable experience.

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  2. Michael Allison says

    March 12, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    Great idea. Is there any way, do you think, that you could persuade people to stop writing novels about vampires, Amish love stories, and books copying Shades of Grey? Where is the Jane Austen of our times?

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  3. PULKIT DWIVEDI says

    August 4, 2020 at 7:12 am

    I loved your journey. I was totally lost in it.
    I can’t wait to buy my copy.
    keep writing.

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  4. Reeta Chauhan says

    August 7, 2020 at 1:28 pm

    Great blog!
    The way you presented your journey had not only motivated me but also other young authors too.
    Please share more experience of yours.
    Regards

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