The time is drawing nearer. After a marathon weekend of proofreading, I only have 67 pages left. I've already created a Goodreads listing. Time to break out the checklists...
Formatting checklist
Ebook:
1) Type THE END
2) Find and replace all double spacing between sentences with single spacing
3) Remove all Bookmarks.
4) Create Bookmarks: START, TOC, END
5) Make sure everything is 12 pt font, Cambria
6) Format all chapter headings as Headings. Including THE END.
7) Format all scene breaks for continuity within book and within series
8) Create title page
9) Create Copyright and Acknowledgements page
10) Add in About the Author Page at the end
11) Add in back matter.
12) Create Table of Contents.
13) Scan entire manuscript for continuity.
14) Email book to Kindle and scan through again for continuity and formatting errors.
15) Publish to Amazon
16) Publish to D2D
17) Add ASIN to Goodreads listing before Amazon creates a duplicate listing
Print:
1) Type THE END
2) Find and replace all double spacing between sentences with single spacing
3) Remove all Bookmarks.
4) Make sure everything is the font you’ve chosen for the book.
5) Format all chapter headings as Headings. Including THE END.
6) Apply print font for Headings to all.
7) Format all scene breaks for continuity within book and within series
8) Create title page
9) Create Copyright and Acknowledgements page
10) Add in About the Author Page at the end
11) Add in back matter.
12) Create Section Breaks after Acknowledgements and after THE END
13) Add Pages Numbers to manuscript section centered bottom
14) Verify ‘Link to Previous’ is unchecked
15) Format Page Numbers to chosen look
16) Set to ‘Different First Page’ in manuscript section
17) Delete page number from first page of manuscript section
18) Verify no page numbers in front matter section or back matter section
19) Set page size to 5.5” x 8.5”
20) Set margins to Top .88”, Bottom .88”, Inside .75”, Outside .63”
21) Make sure margins are ‘mirrored’
22) Verify all chapters start on right hand page.
23) Print a few pages to verify it will look how you want it to look.
24) Upload to Amazon
Post publication checklist –
1) Goodreads listing – add ASIN before the book goes live
Add book to your Amazon author page.
Verify book is on Amazon UK author page.
If in a series, add to series.
Update FB header.
Add book to all blog sidebars.
Update internal links inside book to Amazon
Post to the blogs
Post to FB pages
Post to Pinterest
Post to Twitter
Post to MEWE
Add book to appropriate Outside the Box book page
Update links on book page – US, UK, CA, AU
Bookmark Amazon pages – US, UK, CA, AU
Update back matter of all other books
Post to FB groups
Fall apart.
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And that's how my life goes once I get the proofing done. Thanks to everyone who helped me get to this point. Now, it's time to crawl back into those last 67 pages before I get Monday all over me.
If there's anything you think I might've missed on those lists, feel free to let me know.
What's up in your lives these days?
It's raining here. With a little thunder. Maybe it'll move that way and it will provide a nice backdrop for proofing.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's a hellava checklist X 2. Good luck and good hunting!
LOL! "Fall apart" is high on my list. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat is sooooo much work! It'll be worth it, though.
I'm happy dancing. Cleo is scheduled to come home tomorrow! I'll be spending the night petting a very groggy cat.