Once I downloaded Kindle Create, Amazon’s free interior formatting tool, I uploaded my book manuscript, which must be in doc, docx, or pdf format. Within hours, it was online! Here’s how I did it-with Kindle Create! It took me just one afternoon to upload my book, edit and review it in both Kindle and paperback format, and publish it. This can be achieved in a few simple steps-and without any fees. Through Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Amazon gives you all the tools and resources you need to put your book out there in a tailor-made format. It might not become a bestseller, but you will never know until you try! However, if you are confident that your book will be well received, then I believe you should take that step and share it with the world. Social media can help you immensely with this, but you still need to do the work yourself. This is because you do not have an agent giving you advice and showing you what works and what doesn’t.įurthermore, you need to promote the book yourself and discover how you can reach a market which goes beyond your immediate circle. It involves a huge leap of faith that requires you to trust in the success of your book. Self-publishing your own book is not something you can do without putting in some effort, especially if, like me, this is your first foray. Amazon is one of the best platforms for writers to self-publish their book! And so, I tweaked a few essays which I had already written in previous years, wrote a few new ones, and finally came up with a suitable collection of ten short stories, which I decided to self-publish one October day in 2020.
I was always more adept at writing short stories rather than a whole novel. My family and friends urged me repeatedly to use my proficiency in the written word to compose a book. As I grew older, I found myself frequently penning short stories, using my fertile imagination to describe fictional worlds and create the colourful characters who lived in them.īeing also an avid reader gave me a good grasp of the English language and expanded my vocabulary. I remember my parents telling me how they were often asked by my teachers if they had helped me with my homework. At school, I always looked forward to writing essays. But, when I sit down to write, the words flow so naturally that I can always convey exactly what I want to say. Expressing myself vocally is, in many instances, not my forte. Publishing my first book was something I had only ever dreamed of and never got round to doing-until October 2020, that is!
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