Go Indie – March 1, 2025, 11:00 am – 1 pm ET
Click here to register for only $18.95. Includes video replay.
IMPORTANT – If you register after the webinar begins (or mail a check), here’s a link to get on Zoom and a link to the handout:
Today’s Saturday morning webinar at 11 am ET (10 CT, 9 MT, 8 PT). If you cannot be with us for all two hours, come for as long as you can. I will send the video replay next week. The link to get on Zoom is below.
I discovered that the outline I printed from https://writehisanswer.com/onlinewebinars is not readable. The links are all duplicated. ?So attached is a clean copy. I suggest you print it to facilitate taking notes.
Please encourage your friends to attend. And in case I forget, please put your name, email, website or blog in the chat to build your writing family.
Father, thank You for the opportunity to share what You’ve been teaching me about making the most of today’s technology. Bless our time together.
In Him – Marlene
Topic: Go Indie Webinar
Time: Mar 1, 2025 11:00 Eastern Time (10 CT, 9 MT, 8 PT)
Join Zoom Meeting
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You CAN get your book in print!
"For such a time as this" God has provided the technology to indie publish. But is this the best option for you? How can you avoid making a costly mistake? Click here to purchase this two-hour video webinar on Zoom. (Video replay included.) If you prefer not to use PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account), you can mail a check payable to Marlene Bagnull to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446.
Go Indie Webinar Outline
Traditional vs Indie?
Advantages / Disadvantages
Why go indie?
Cooperative, Subsidy, Hybrid?
Cost – What is included? Editing is usually an add-on.
Compare and get recommendations from their authors
Cautions
https://victoriastrauss.com/writer-beware
https://justpublishingadvice.com
Go Indie – Do it yourself or build a team?
Be realistic about cost in time (learning curve) and money
What can you expect?
Christian Indie Publishing Association - https://cipa.podia.com
How-to & cost – See https://writehisanswer.com/booksforwriters, Indie Publishing
Study the craft
Books, courses, coaches
Hook Your Readers from the Get-Go; Hold ‘Em to the End – Webinar
Don’t run ahead of the Lord
Critiquing
Christian Writers Market Guide for groups around the nation
Write His Answer Ministries – Thursday morning & evening group meets every other week
Critique sessions at July 30 – August 2 Write His Answer Conference (virtual)
Editing
Self-edit - Christian Writers Manual of Style and Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors
Create a style sheet / checklist (Excel spreadsheet)
Hire a professional editor - Christian Writers Market Guide
Design & Typesetting
https://www.bookdesigntemplates.com
99 Designs – https://99designs.com/interior-book-design
Do it yourself?
https://selfpublishing.com/book-formatting-software
Word, Scrivener, Vellum (MAC), Atticus, InDesign, Quark . . .
Kindle Create for ebooks
Books - How to Format Your Book in Word (Important to use Word’s “Styles”)
Self-Publish for $100 or Less: Step-by-Step Guide to Format Your Book and E-Book
Get a Cover and ISBN, and Publish to Sell (How to Professionally Self-Publish), Amy Deardon
Proofreading - Multiple eyes needed!
Book - Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors
Cover design (front and back)
Do it yourself cautions & tips
Canva – https://www.canva.com/create/book-covers
Fiverr – https://www.fiverr.com/book/cover
99 Designs – https://99designs.com/book-cover-design
Reedsy – https://reedsy.com/design/book-cover-design
Obtain ISBN & bar code
Bowker Identifier Services - https://www.myidentifiers.com
Set price – Factor in cost of above plus
Printing - https://kdp.amazon.com, https://www.ingrampublisherservices.com
eBook, POD, offset printing, hard cover
Binding – saddle stitch, perfect bound, f;ex wire bound
Distributor cost / discount
Fill orders yourself? – Cost of shipping
Critical to include cost of marketing
BUT resist over-pricing
Marketing – Important, do NOT wait until publication to build your platform
See https://writehisanswer.com/booksforwriters, Marketing
Website, blog, flyers, postcards, trailer, ads . . .
Courses - Obscure No More – Thomas Umstattd Jr.
Q & A – Get your questions answered
Writing Personal Experience Stories
Click here to purchase video replay and PowerPoint slides for only $17.95
In addition to publishing 13 books, I praise God for the over 1,000 sales I've made to Christian periodicals. The bulk of my writing has been from personal experience. In this 90-minute webinar you'll learn the essentials and pitfalls of writing life-changing personal experience stories God can use to change lives.
If you prefer not to use PayPal, you can mail a check payable to Marlene Bagnull to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446.
Go, Grow & Write through the Hurts
Video replay of 60-minute Zoom webinar
including PowerPoint slides and handout.
Click here to purchase for only $17.95!
As the director of Christian writers' conferences for 39 years, I've found many come because they want to write about the heartache they have experienced. This 60-minute webinar provides biblical principles for those times that stretch our faith and later become grist for our writing mills. You'll discover how to use your life experiences to help others.
If you prefer not to use PayPal, you can mail a check payable to Marlene Bagnull to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446.
Hook Your Readers from the Get-Go;
Hold ’Em to the End
90-minute Zoom Webinar
Click here to purchase video replay and handout for only $17.95
With other 1,000 sales to Christian periodicals, I have developed a checklist to help you create, rewrite, and edit your nonfiction (articles and first chapters) so you can be certain you’ll hook ‘em from the get-go and hold ‘em to the end. If you prefer not to use PayPal, you can mail a check payable to Marlene Bagnull to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446.
Put Your Best Foot Forward
To make a good impression on an editor, start on your best foot by using the proper manuscript format, knowing the twelve rules for the use of Scripture, and writing effective cover and query letters.
You'll be encouraged by Marlene's hilarious how-NOT-to examples.
Someone has called mistakes "unplanned learning experiences." Marlene has made many, but she persevered and has sold over 1,000 manuscripts to Christian periodicals.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT
