Ep097: Avoiding the Production Trap

Today on the Book More Show I'm talking with Betsey about an issue that's come up a lot recently, people underestimating how much time and effort is involved with doing the production work of creating a book yourself. Getting your words onto a page is something everyone has some experience of. We all write emails, documents, letters, reports, so it's easy to think that laying out a book falls into this same category. The reality is the level of detail required to satisfy your ideas, as well as the technical print and production requirements, can be a challenge to the most skilled Word-smith, let alone trying to do it yourself. We often find that people come back and talk to us months or even years later, having wanted to take the DIY route, but running into the production details that can slow down the most well-intentioned author. So, in this episode, we're hitting two main points: The 'Who Not How' approach of concentrating on the most valuable assets, your knowledge and time, and for those who only have resources for the DIY approach, we'll go through some tips for making it as painless as possible. There is something for everyone here and some encouragement that there are quicker ways of getting your idea out there. LINKS Show notes: 90minutebooks.com/podcast/097 Titles & Outline Workshops: 90MinuteBooks.com/Workshops Ready to get started: 90MinuteBooks.com Interview Shows: 90-Minute Books Author Interviews Questions/Feedback: Send us an email Extra Credit Listening: MoreCheeseLessWhiskers.com