E-book self-publishing checklist for first-time authors (Part 1)
After 30 years functioning as a systems analyst—driven to make procedures both efficient and humane—but being paid as a tech writer—explaining procedures clearly—it's second nature to write down processes I've wrestled with. Here's a summary of what I've learned the past few months as I scrambled to get ready to self-publish my first books. (My goal here is to do a brief summary: most of these points could be entire posts on their own.) The tasks are listed in the general order I did them (or wished I'd done them!) Also, before I get into details, let me say up…