The book launch checklist
Checklist for authors
For authors and ebook sellers who want a launch that keeps selling after the first week.
Sample chapter
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How to use this sample chapter
Link it from your book page and social profiles. Readers start the book and come back to buy it.
What is inside
Ten minutesThe first book I finished was written ten minutes at a time.
The habit that finishes booksThe next day I wrote for ten minutes again, this time at the kitchen table before anyone was up.
Why ten minutes worksTen minutes is too short to dread.
What comes nextIn the next chapter, we will plan the whole book in ten minute sessions, without a single long weekend.
Three title ideas for your own version
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Where to promote it
Your book pageyour newsletterthe link in your social profiles
What goes on a free first chapter page?
The opening chapter in full, a reader review, a short note on what comes next and where to buy the book.
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Template pack for authors
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Bookshop and library notes swipe file
Swipe file for authors
For authors who want to see their book in a local shop or library and are unsure how to ask.
Buyer's guide to choosing a book editor
Buyer's guide for authors
For authors who want to hire an editor or a publishing service without being overcharged or misled.
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Decision guide for authors
For authors who sell ebooks and are unsure whether to keep them with one shop or sell them in many.
Author website mistakes list
Mistakes list for authors
For authors who have a website and are not sure why visitors leave without buying or joining the list.
First draft to final manuscript roadmap
Roadmap for authors
For authors who have typed the end and do not know what to do with the draft next.
Book launch case study
Case study for authors
For authors and author coaches who want to show writers how a reader list is built before a book comes out.
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Scorecard for authors
For authors, editors and writing coaches who want to help writers judge when a manuscript is ready for paid help.
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For authors and publishing coaches who want to help writers plan the money side of a self published book.
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For speakers and trainers with a book, who want event organisers and readers to sample it.
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Sample chapter for course creators
For course creation coaches with a book, who want creators to sample their thinking.
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