How to Self-Publish Your First Book: Step-by-step tutorial for beginners

Here's a tutorial to teach you exactly how to self-publish your first book in just 7 simple steps. Want to learn how to get published as a new author? Find out now!

If you're a writer who wants to become a published author, then I think you'll find today's video VERY helpful. If you enjoy it, be sure to give it a *thumbs up* and subscribe for more videos. Thanks for watching! 💕

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Hey, my name is Gillian! I’m a marketing strategist who helps online entrepreneurs 10X their sales with FB ads + sales funnels. I love combining tech, analytics, and psychology to create powerful marketing systems.
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[thatssojayah]

She is so genuine! As a self publisher, it takes a few people to help you along the way but it doesn't have to be an expensive journey.

[Shamarie]

I have seen ALOT of videos on how to self-publish your first book. However, yours is the ONLY one that is thorough and complete. Thank you!

[DrunkenUFOPilot]

"The obvious first step is that you need to write your book" - Dang!! I knew there'd be a catch! :P

[writingandself-publishingw]

It's an amazing time for writers. With self-publishing, the sky is really the limit. You can put your work out there like never before. Take advantage of that.

[jasonmacaranas]

I’m at the editing stage of my book. Wish me good luck!

[freepointsgals]

You could also copy and paste it into Google Translate and have it read to you. That way you can hear what it sounds like instead of relying on sight.

[bbico]

Thank you soo much for this!
I'm 12, which is weird, but I'm currently writing a book. And in the future I plan to publish!

[zoejackson]

I've watched several "do it yourself" guides to publishing and this is by far the most comprehensive and easily explained of the lot. Thanks, Gillian!

[rachelevelyn]

My husband is a graphic designer, he designed my first book cover and now I'm editing my second and he will design that one too! I'm so thankful for that!

[deathweepss]

I don't think you realize how much you have helped me, and I'm sure many of us new authors who have zero clue of how to get our books published. I would like to thank you very much for this.

[lawrencemashiyane]

As a trained editor and Linguistics major, if an editor says he/she will edit your book professionally in five hours, that person is lying and bad at their job. Editing takes time and research. It goes beyond looking for that missing or unnecessary apostrophe.

I would give an editor at least, and I mean the very least, a week. However, if I want to ensure quality, I will ask the editor how long they think it would take them to do the job. Typically, a good editor would say they cannot say without having seen the product and will only estimate thereafter.

The reason you still found errors is probably because you gave them a few days or hours.

[gillianzperkins]

When I self-published my first book (Sorted: Freedom Through Structure) it became a bestseller in just *three days*! In today's video I'm showing exactly how you can get your own book published also. (And, believe it or not, you can do it FOR FREE. What??)

[teacherusako]

Thank you for share! My 9yeras old son wrote 2 children's books. And I published it Amazon for ebook this month. I will try to publish paper books soon. This video was so helpful 😊 thank you again.

[SpoonLady]

I'm looking for a way to publish that isn't Amazon. Most independent book stores won't carry Amazon anything at all, and I don't want to hurt my ability to possibly be in stores.

[YourChronicIllnessAdvocate]

Hi everyone I' 26 and I just finished my first book and on the road to self-publish. Thank you, Gillian, for these steps.

[cheyenne.mari]

This is so helpful! I've been dreaming about writing a fantasy book since I was six years old, and I started writing seriously at the end of 2020, and I'm already at 90, 000 words! This is a huuuge help for publishing, thank you so much! :)

[belloone]

I really like her explanations. Her dictation is exact and to the point. This exact process will be what I follow for both of my books.

[smilingcat]

My book will be NYT bestseller and I'm even not from US! And blockbuster will be made out of the book and I am going to be a millionaire! I decided it!

[mohammadalbadwi]

The topic by itself is interesting one. I know an educated friend who almost finished a book on self development growth and does not know how to persuade a publisher to publish it, especially being a beginner. Publish your own book is one way that can help. Thanks

[pretend_im_not_even_here]

Thank you so much!!
I'm 14, and I am making a book that I want to publish in the future, so I am deeply grateful for this.