Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Chelsea breaks down what indie authors need to know about how to publish a book. Her advice begins with prepping a book for publication and goes through the essentials necessary for creating a timeline, finding a team, and making the big decisions for distribution.

00:00 Prep Your Book
00:26 Intro
00:33 Disclaimer
01:12 Sponsor
02:05 About this series
02:21 Why Prep before publishing?
02:47 Make a timeline
03:07 Choose an editor
04:20 Get a cover artist
06:04 Format your book
06:53 Find Readers
08:48 Find your team
11:12 Make the big decisions
15:32 Outro
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Tatiana's Editing Services: tatianaobey.com/services
La's Copy Editing & Proofreading Services: purviswrites.com/editing-services
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BOOKS
💥All of them: CMLockhart.com
We Are the Origin: melaninlibrary.com/books/6730
We Are Dying Gods: melaninlibrary.com/books/7869
✨ Magic in the Melanin: melaninlibrary.com/book/8210
💜 Death Among the Stars: melaninlibrary.com/book/8339
Stygian Collection: stygiansociety.com/?ref=5porep5c
FIYAH Lit Mag: fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/2024-issues/fiyah-32-spacefaring-aunties
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SUPPORT
🤎 Patreon: Patreon.com/WrittenInMelanin
💫 Merch: shop.MelaninLibrary.com
💚 Donate: donate.stripe.com/aEU02PgWV6kF1fafYY
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Links: WrittenInMelanin.com/links
Melanin Library: MelaninLibrary.com
Discord: discord.gg/XSWtDRMyNb
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