Online Webinars



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