Self-Publishing 201: The Next Steps Virtual Workshop Announcement!

 

Self-Publishing 201: The Next Steps Virtual Workshop is Thursday, December 12th at 7pm EST! For writers, artists, aspiring authors and those who want to learn about the process! Spots are limited!

You can register through The EventBrite link through my website! Tickets are $10.00 USD!

https://serenawills.com

YES! $10.00 for a 2-hour workshop. That’s a gift in itself 🎁

In this 2-hour workshop we will take a deeper dive and look at what is next after you self-publish that first book. We will review more marketing tips, ways to reach out to people, investing in a website, audio books, book clubs, other ways to self-publish if you want to change the first way you did it and what some of the best companies are offering in regard to print and price, building your audience and more. The work is never done once you publish a book, the goal is to now build momentum on the first book and keep it going.

This workshop are for participants who have taken Self-Publishing 101, have taken other classes OR for anyone that wants to dive right in and learn a lot about self-publishing!

Why Take Classes with Me???? Let’s check out a couple of testimonies:

“Thank you Serena for sharing your publishing experiences with us. I found your presentation not only helpful, but inspiring.”

John

“Your class flowed so beautifully!! It was so organized and so much step by step information thank you so much.” Joy from Joyfull Connections Coaching

“I have taken a few novel writing classes and read various books on fiction writing. In comparison, I found Serena Wills did a great job of compressing so much useful information, along with great insights, in a relatively short amount of time. She also was great at answering the viewers many different types of questions, which is not always the case in webinars.”

John B.

Sign up today! Sharing is caring, please spread the word.

#selfpublishing #writerslife #workshop

SIGN UP FOR SELF-PUBLISHING 201 TONIGHT!

Blessings everyone and Happy Thursday! Tonight is the night! Self-Publishing 201: The Next Steps virtual workshop is taking place virtually at 7:00 p.m. EST, hosted by Creative Suitland! If you are an aspiring writer, an author who would like to learn more about what to do next with your book or just want to learn the process, you can register through:

https://serenawills.com/events/ and select Self-Publishing 201! Donations go from $5.00-$15.00!

Here are a couple of testimonies about 201:

“I have taken a few novel writing classes and read various books on fiction writing.  In comparison, I found Serena Wills did a great job of compressing so much useful information, along with great insights, in a relatively short amount of time.  She also was great at answering the viewers many different types of questions, which is not always the case online.”

John B.

It was a really amazing session and Serena gave the audience a lot of great take-aways. Monica L.

Hope to see you TONIGHT! Be well!

#selfpublishing #writerslife #birthyourdreams #indieauthors #creativesuitland #writing #writer #publishing

Join me for an Evening to Learn About Self-Publishing

 

Peace, love and light everyone! Mark your calendars for my Virtual Self Publishing 201: The Next Steps Workshop! Taking place on Tuesday, April 13th at 7:00pm EST on Zoom. Sponsored by Alexandria City Public Library. Registration is FREE! That’s right…FREE!

In this 1 hour workshop we will take a deeper dive and look at what is next after you self publish that first book or two. We will review more marketing tips, ways to reach out to people, investing in a website, more ways to self-publish if you want to change the first way you did it and what some of the best companies are offering in regards to print and price, building your audience, how to use your books as tools and resources for other, partnering with organizations, ghost writing and more.

In order to attend, you must register. You can go to this event page and register at:

https://alexlibraryva.org/event/4698785

You will receive a link to join once you register. The workshop is interactive and I will be taking questions throughout the evening. This workshop is for EVERYONE whether you have self-published a book or not. So come on out virtually! You can bring your beverage, dinner, dessert and questions to the workshop since it’s all virtual! Also invite a friend or two. Hope to see you on Tuesday, April 13th at 7:00pm EST.

Peace and love!

Virtual Fall 2020 Workshop Series Announcement!

 

https://youtu.be/fCDbu8_Y8fU

Greetings everyone! I have an exciting announcement about my Fall Workshop Series! This fall I’m offering six workshops!

I’m elated to kick off the series with Self Publishing 101 which will take place on Saturday, October 24th at 2:00pm EST through GoToMeetings! You can sign up at the EventBrite link below.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/self-publishing-101-poetry-workshop-with-serena-wills-tickets-122923610829

Other workshops being offered are:

Publishing Workshops:

www.serenawills.com/events/

Self Publishing 201: The Next Steps, Thursday, November 19th 

Health and Wellness Workshops:

www.divinewryte.com/workshops/

Mindful Eating 101: How am I Really Eating, Saturday, November 7th 

Healing from a Job Loss & Stressful Workplace, Thursday, December 3rd

Mindful Eating 201: Restoring my Relationship with Food, Saturday, December 12th

What’s Next for Me? The Road that Our Loved Ones Want(ed) for Us, (Current and Former Caregivers of adults and elders), Thursday, December 17th

This is the season of Being More ER as my Soror Chetachi says. Being better, nicer, wiser, doing things greater and bigger!

For more details and to sign up for workshops please go to my websites above. All workshops are offered virtually so anyone from across the globe can participate. Be safe, well and take good care.

Cheers.

#FallWorkshopSeries #SerenaWills #publishing #indieauthor #healthandwellnesscoach

 

 

Writing Tip #5: Editing!

Next to a great writer is a fantastic editor! If you’re like me and can’t professionally self edit your own book (some people can but it’s always key to have an extra set of eyes on it even after you do it by a professional).

This could also serve as step # 4 depending on how many edits you really need. A lot of the best writers need a lot of editing. Some have the story in them and write the book but don’t know how or have the skill-set in regards to grammar or spelling…some writers who know that they need a lot of help in this regard may even take a community college course on writing, or an English class to help them strengthen this part or go through organizations that offer these classes.

If this is the case for you then you may want to get your book professionally edited first at least the first round before you get beta readers.

You don’t want your beta readers hung up on grammatical errors and misspelling. You want them to be able to sit and read the book as if it’s shelf ready or very close to it.

I have a great editor out of Arlington Texas and when I say she’s great, she edits your book and your voice is not lost after she does her edits. It is very important to find an editor that will match your voice.

This is going to be a very important relationship and partnership with your book so choose your editor wisely. It’s also an investment so please read their bio, talk to them. Find out their rates (editors charge per page), how many other books they have successfully edited, get references to talk to those authors, even review those authors books.

Get a sample of edits. Some of the best editors I have met have offered to edit a few pages of my book for free or show me edited pieces so I could determine if they would be best for what I needed. 

Charging per page is how they make their money. Some editors will offer two rounds of edits some will offer 3 and if you need morethan that then they must charge you more. This will all be in your written contract that you both agree to and sign. Also, in that contract they will have payment methods as well.

After that first round of edits, your editor will send the book back to you and now it’s your turn to take their edits and either do more character development, move things around and then you send it back for round two and sometimes there will be a round three. It’s okay to cry or weep when you see the amount of edits that have been made. (It’s okay)…go through edits page by page and take your time. Don’t freak out!

After your book is completely edited then read through it yourself to see if there are any lingering glitches then you can either give it to your Beta Readers if you haven’t already or take it to the next step of turning your manuscript into a book!

Stay tuned for the next step as we will discuss typesetting, book cover design and more.

Remember...you will be self published. It takes time but in the end you will birth your book! Cheers and thanks for stopping by!