trick-or-treat-for-authorsHappy Halloween! We have two nifty offers for savvy authors today, one absolutely free (and just in time for NaNoWriMo, and the other, an Indie Author Power Pack with over 1,000 useful pages for just 99 cents…

Ready for some incredible insights from some of the greatest minds in today’s publishing landscape? Read on!

And from the WWW crew, we wish you a safe and Happy Halloween weekend… On November 1 we’ll have more news on NaNoWriMo, stay tuned.

NanoWrimobookBylineLowRes11. From Miral Sattar of Bibliocrunch:

Miral Sattar has been working on a self-publishing guide for writers, and it’s finally out just in time for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).

The 25 page ebook is basically a roadmap on how to take your manuscript to a published book and includes:

  • Forward with advice from best-selling authors CJ Lyons and Hugh Howey
  • Getting Started (goals, vendor research, retailers, print on demand, copyright, ISBNs)
  • Marketing (title & book description, beta readers, marketing plan)
  • Editing
  • Design, Formatting, Conversion
  • Resources

To get your free copy, CLICK HERE.

cover-power-pack-final-yellow-POSTER1-200x3002. From Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn:

An “Indie Author Power Pack” that includes 3 of the top-selling books for indie authors

PLUS/ a 1 hour exclusive conversation – never heard before – with Joanna Penn, David Gaughran, Sean Platt & Johnny B. Truant from the Self Publishing Podcast in audio, video and transcript format.

The PowerPack is at 99c for a very short time in an exclusive deal, and even if you have all the books already, it’s worth it for the extra audio. This is available for pre-order now (with release on November 3), and includes:

2ndeditionB-201x300Second Edition of How To Market a Book.

There’s a new chapter on the pros and cons of exclusivity, as well as using box-sets as part of author collaboration. There’s a new section on marketing with visual content, as well as the specifics of SlideShare, and the video and multimedia chapters are updated with new examples.

There’s a whole new chapter on using ACX for audiobooks and information on how to market audio specifically. Pre-orders are now included in the launch section, although this is a recent development and the best practices have yet to be teased out in detail.

Digital2px300PLUS/ The Second Edition of Let’s Get Digital by David Gaughran

David’s popular book on everything you need to self-publish successfully has been completely rewritten since the first edition in 2012.

This new updated 2nd edition now has more options for those on a tighter budget, teaches you how to get your book into print (and why that helps selling e-books), tells you why you should start a mailing list immediately, and shares the pros and cons of going exclusive with Amazon.

Even if you’re an experienced indie, you’ll find some fascinating insights in the interview section of the book where some of the indie success stories share their tips.

Screen-Shot-2014-10-15-at-6.39.34-pm-196x300PLUS/ Write, Publish, Repeat – from Johnny B. Truant and Sean Platt with David Wright

Write. Publish. Repeat. explains the current self-publishing landscape and covers the truths and myths about what it means to be an indie author now and in the foreseeable future. It explains how to create books your readers will love and will want to return to again and again.

It details expert methods for building story worlds, characters, and plots, understanding your market (right down to your ideal reader), using the best tools possible to capture your draft, and explains proven best practices for editing.

This book is not a formula with an easy path to follow. It is a guidebook that will help you build a successful indie publishing career, no matter what type of writer you are … so long as you’re the type who’s willing to do the work.

IndiePowerPackAuthors-300x131PLUS/ Exclusive conversation in video, audio and transcript

To make this promotion exciting for even the people who already have all 3 books, we organized a private Google+ Hangout and the four of us talked about a whole load of things for both new authors and more advanced stuff.

The chat is available in audio, video and text transcript and includes:

  • The epic fails we have had as authors and how to reframe failure
  • Tips for people with just one book
  • How to begin building your publishing empire
  • Thoughts on KDP Select, Kindle Unlimited and Amazon Publishing
  • On making assets and a long term career as a storyteller
  • How to build your own confidence as an author and as an entrepreneur over time
  • Author branding and reinvention

To pre-order the pack, CLICK HERE.

Best trick or treat ever, right? Now, break out the wine and chocolate and we’ll get this party started! Have an item to share for our next Freebie Friday? Or insights to the books/authors above? We’d love to hear from you with your comment below…