Ownership is great and being online helps open you up to the other options out there. When self-publishing you may experience struggles with getting your books enough exposure. However, the costs and experience of putting the book together can bring about many revelations. Here are a few keys to success:

Focus and get it done –

One challenge of self-publishing is the lack of deadlines. You can become too relaxed in terms of demands on your own time. If you have no deadline pushing you, you can take as long as 10 years or more. You may have to create your own deadlines and it may mean being a hermit at home to write sometimes.

Relax and let it flow –

You will have writer’s block. This can cause your project to take longer. Don’t pressure yourself too much. Relax through it and go with the flow. Allow yourself some grace during the dry spells while remembering your objective and it will come to you.

Research and ask for help –

Research, Google and YouTube searches are your friends. Do your research. Join writing groups and ask questions. People are more willing to help than you realize. You may choose to pay someone for their service. Editors and others can make your book more polished. Others can help with publicity. There are companies out there like ours that can facilitate much of the busy work. We can take many of the hassles out of a challenging endeavor.  If you don’t love research, dealing with Facebook, waiting for uploads, formatting then you may want a partner in publishing.  That’s where a company like ours comes into play.  We can find and facilitate the services you need to succeed.

Thicken your skin –

If you’ve asked people to critique your work, do not be hurt when they say ‘this reads wrong’ or ‘I don’t understand this’ because that will sink any sort of mistakes that people will catch. One of our authors, Author Cory Jenkins, who just published the Amazon bestseller “I Love Myself So… A Guide to Creating a Life You Love,” said “You can read your own book as many times as you like and still miss so many mistakes. You know what you mean to say so your mind reads it that way.  Also, if you’re reading it just after writing it, then you read it as you meant to write it.  You need a gap in between writing and reading. When I came back and read my book after a few months, I found several mistakes that grammar check wouldn’t normally catch. None of which I had noticed because I knew what I meant to say. I also saw flaws in the organization that I had missed before. I was able to completely reorganize it and release the second edition.”

Make it a priority –

Outside pressures from work, friends, and family will come. The best way to view writing your book is as a second job. Give it as much importance as anything in life that you want to get done. You have nobody to police you, but you, so prioritize, to keep from getting frustrated.

It doesn’t have to be a 400-page novel about your business. It need only be relevant enough to engage your intended readers. It can be a self-help on entrepreneurship or a memoir about your journey to where you are today. Either, can build trust and encourage more authentic connections with your audience.  Here’s a quick version of everything you need to know.

How to publish your book

Before starting your book, first consider your subject carefully.  Is there a gap in your industry that you would like to fill? Do you have a specific point you to make? Are you telling your story or teaching a lesson?  Whatever the answer, be sure it’s something you’re passionate about. That will keep you writing when the writing gets tough.  It’s important to write on a topic you know well and about which you feel you have wisdom to share. Making your book personal can add an authenticity that makes the message more powerful.

Writing a book is no easy feat, but if you approach it one chapter at a time, it won’t feel so daunting. Set realistic goals for each week and hold yourself accountable to meeting them. Once you dive in, you might even find yourself doing even more than you expected.

Keep in mind that you don’t have to (and shouldn’t) do this alone.  You will want to ask for advice from other writers or publishers and you may also want to hire an editor. This may even be an endeavor you want to collaborate on with another writer in the same or another complimentary industry. All these options can assist you in the process.  It’s important you enjoy the entire process, not just the idea of having a book published and seeing your business thrive from it.  If you dread the hard work you’re putting in each day, it shows in your writing.

Having an expert such as a publisher and/or and editor is quite helpful, especially in building the structure for the book’s content.  It’s helpful to have someone to spark ideas about what readers might find most useful and interesting about the topic you’ve spent years understanding.”

The editing stage can be grueling, and it could mean taking months going over the same chapters. For this reason, it’s crucial to have a second pair of eyes look over your work.  It’s easy to miss errors or become attached to work you’ve spent months, even years, on. A good editor can give you the polished, professional result that will best represent your business.

When you feel your book is ready to be read, you can either self-publish or find an agent and/or publisher to represent you and your story.  The experience, expertise, and support of an established publisher can be invaluable. The best of both worlds can be employing a publishing company like ours that assists you in the process of self-publishing so you retain all the rights to your finished work.

How it can build your business

Your experience writing can build on your own ideas as you prepare to share those lessons with your audience. Writing can inspire your unprecedented growth in your life and perfect your ability to explain the benefits of your business to others.

Your book will become an example of how much you love what you do.  It will ultimately raise your profile as a business leader in your industry, establishing you as an expert in a particular field or on a specific topic.  This builds trust in your business as well as your professional and personal connections with clients. People do business with people they know like and trust.

However, you need a plan for finding these speaking gigs. We are going to explain where you can find them and what to do if you don’t have a ton of speaking experience or expertise in a particular niche.

Speaking doesn’t have to mean a two-hour workshop or TED Talk; they can be as simple as presentations at libraries, talks at fundraisers, and even webinars. You won’t always get paid, but coupled with selling copies of your book (which we’ve done), these types of engagements are a great opportunity to increase your visibility and to build a network of fans and contacts.

There are a number of strategies one can use to successfully get on the speaking radar and help promote a newly published book, beginning with your local community. These three strategies can help you land more speaking engagements.

1. Start locally.

Your local community offers wonderful opportunities for networking and speaking. Almost all of these networking communities are looking for speakers to engage their members.

Here are a few examples:

• Local Rotary, Kiwanis and Soroptimist clubs love to feature different stories and profiles about their communities. You don’t have to be a member or write a book about business. You don’t have to be a bestselling author or a member of the National Speaking Association. You’ll typically be given a twenty- to twenty-five-minute speaking slot where you can talk about the themes of your book or the writing process—always offer a few helpful tips or strategies.
• Your local chamber of commerce would also be a great option. They often have lunch and learn opportunities or may even need a keynote for one of their member luncheons. Get involved, get known and then get speaking!
• Informal business-type luncheons in your area can be identified through meetup.com, and chances are there will be quite a few of these. These are homegrown opportunities. Plan on attending a few. Get to know the members. Ask what topics might be of interest for future speaking engagements. Offer to do a talk on a subject of value. Fiction is always a harder sell than nonfiction, but if you can talk about how your book supports universal themes or lessons, you’ll have a better chance of engaging your audience.
• Bookstores and libraries are hungry for author talks and panels, but often there can be low turnout, which can be discouraging; in fact, bookstores and libraries are concerned about low turnout. Instead of immediately getting discouraged or intimidated due to a lack of a following, use your social media voice to drive “customers” to your venue. Set up a plan of attack ahead of time for promoting speaking events. Google

• • Post to Facebook
  • Get on a podcast to promote it
  • Create a press release and email it to the papers
  • Promote it to your growing email list and all local connections
  • Post to friends Facebook page, all groups you belong to and hopefully your own Facebook page
    • If you don’t have a Facebook page create one
    • Also, create an Amazon author page and post it there
      • Note: If you don’t have either of these we can help. Email us to get more information on these services at info@eliteonlinepublishing.com

2. Appeal to different audiences.

Another tried and true way to get more speaking gigs is to appeal to multiple audiences. Use themes as a starting point. If you’re a novelist or memoirist, pitch themes that have the strongest universal appeal.

Each chapter of your book may serve as a new topic that could appeal to a different niche market. Get creative. Create several different themes that would appeal to different markets.  Women’s organizations, Military organizations, service organizations, business organizations, etc.  Then pitch them locally.

Chances are, you’ve probably got multiple themes going on, whether you’ve written an ebook, a novel,  a nonfiction print book or even poetry. The more universal your themes are, the more effective you’ll be at engaging your (local) audience.

As Maya Angelou famously said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

3. Join Toastmasters.

Talking up our books and business at my local Toastmasters was like working out in the gym. In fact, it will tone your speaking and courage muscles to talk up the themes of your book once you decide to speak about it in the big world. The courage to speak is the courage to succeed!

Patricia Fry, the author of Talk Up Your Book, encourages speakers to look for opportunities to build this special kind of muscle. She says to “present your programs in safe zones (friendly territory), among family members, at your local Toastmasters club meeting, before your writer’s group, in front of your fellow business or civic club members. These are good opportunities for you to work the bus out of your presentations.”

One thing you learn in  Toastmasters is that it isn’t just an opportunity to practice speaking; it’s also a networking opportunity. You never know who can connect you to a particular group or organization.

You don’t need impressive speaking credentials to get a speaking slot. In fact, it’s easier than you think. And it all starts locally. By creating a memorable experience for your audience, you will up the chances to sell more books.

Speaking engagements are interactive, real and dynamic. Once people connect and engage with you, they have a reason to read what you have to say.

Emily Cohen, author of From Generation to Generation: Healing Intergenerational Trauma Through Storytelling, is interviewed by Jenn and Melanie. In her book, Emily Wanderer Cohen connects the dots between her behaviors and choices and her mother’s Holocaust experiences. In a series of vivid, emotional—and sometimes gut-wrenching—stories, she illustrates how the Holocaust continues to have an impact on current and future generations. Plus, the prompts at the end of each chapter enable you to explore your own intergenerational trauma and begin your healing journey.

Her book will help you:

•Understand how the Holocaust and other trauma survivors transmit their trauma to their children and grandchildren
•Recognize that you’re not alone in your emotions and feelings
•Uncover your own intergenerational trauma and specific triggers
•Stop the cycle of intergenerational trauma in your family
•Replace anger and resentment with forgiveness—and begin the healing process

Part memoir and part self-discovery, if you’re a second-generation (2G) or third-generation (3G) Holocaust survivor—or you’re experiencing the intergenerational trauma of any kind—and you’re ready to heal from that trauma, you need to read this book.

Emily Wanderer Cohen is the daughter and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. Ever since the day she came home from religious school asking her mother about the Holocaust, Emily heard her mother’s stories of incarceration in and escape from concentration camp as well as eventual immigration to the United States. Her mother also spoke to schoolchildren and other audiences about her personal Holocaust experiences, helping to ensure that this horrific event would never be forgotten. Emily now works with multiple generations of Holocaust survivors to understand and heal their transmitted trauma through writing. She also speaks to Jewish and other organizations about her mother’s history as well as how her mother’s trauma affected her as a second-generation (2G) Holocaust survivor.

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• Convince shoppers your book is good which increases conversion rates
• Increase your rankings in search results to improve discoverability
• Improve your ROI from advertising

Tips to find reviewers for your books:

Some Amazon shoppers allow their email address to be seen. Therefore, you have the ability to find people who like, and review books like yours and create a list of possible reviewers.

1. Check to see if any of those who reviewed your book have listed their email address.
2. Send an email in appreciation of their review of your book and ask if they’d like you to send them your next book for free.
3. Look through competitor’s reviews, and email them as well to see who would be interested in a copy of your upcoming books.

Amazon review rules for advance copies:

You CAN send someone an advanced copy of your book. You just can’t incentivize it for them.

Amazon made a statement saying they would no longer allow reviewers to post a review in exchange for a free or discounted product, even if they disclosed that they got it in exchange for a review. Many authors took this to mean books as well. However, in that same statement, Amazon said We will continue to allow the age-old practice of providing advance review copies of books.

This memo regarding changes to policies regarding customer reviews from Amazon came out in October 2016. However, these changes to review policies applied to all product categories other than books. So, let us dispel that notion and understand that we can send advanced review copies to reviewers. The following above words came straight from the bottom of that update memo.

Reviews are important on Amazon, so it’s tempting to ask friends and family for them to help your rankings. However, Amazon is picky when it comes to reviews accepted. If they suspect the review came from someone close to or paid by the author then the review can be removed.

Amazon Algorithms:

We are not privy to the exact algorithms used by Amazon to determine if your book reviews follow these rules, but there are theories. Two things that may affect this are if a reviewer is connected to you on Facebook or if the address of the reviewer is an address you have previously used as your own. But this is pure speculation we’ve heard.

Amazon uses advanced algorithms and we don’t know the exact logistics. However, when an appeal is filed, a human looks at the review and determines if it falls within the guidelines or not.

See Below for more information on rules regarding reviews, advance copies and more.

Highlights from the Customer Reviews Guidelines Frequently Asked Questions from Authors

Can I pay for someone to write a Customer Review for my book?
No. We don’t allow any form of compensation for a Customer Review other than a free copy of the book provided upfront. If you offer a free advanced copy, it must be clear that you welcome all feedback, both positive and negative. If we detect that a customer was paid to write a review, we’ll remove it. 

The only type of paid review that Amazon supports is an editorial review. An editorial review is a more formal evaluation of a book usually written by an editor or expert within a genre, but can also be written by family and friends. If you’ve received an editorial review of your book that you’d like to post to the Editorial Review section of your book’s detail page, please visit our Author Central Help Page. 

What do you mean by compensation?
Offering payment or any other incentive for a Customer Review is considered compensation. This includes giving someone money or a gift certificate to purchase your book. We consider incentives to be any type of reward that is given in return for a Customer Review, including but not limited to bonus content, entry to a contest or sweepstakes, discounts on future purchases, and other gifts.

Can I write a Customer Review of my own book?
No. You can’t write a review of your own book, but there are other ways to communicate with your readers on Amazon. Please visit our Author Central Help Page to learn how to benefit from the ‘Book Description,’ ‘Editorial Reviews,’ and ‘More About the Author’ sections of your book’s detail page. 

Are authors allowed to review other authors’ books?
Yes. Authors are welcome to submit Customer Reviews, unless the reviewing author has a personal relationship with the author of the book being reviewed, or was involved in the book’s creation process (i.e. as a co-author, editor, illustrator, etc.). If so, that author isn’t eligible to write a Customer Review for that book. Please review our Customer Review Guidelines for more information. 

Can I ask my family to write a Customer Review for my book?
We don’t allow individuals who share a household with the author or close friends to write Customer Reviews for that author’s book. Customer Reviews provide unbiased product feedback from fellow shoppers and aren’t to be used as a promotional tool. Please refer to our Help Page for more details. Your family and friends are welcome to share their enthusiasm for your book through our Customer Discussions feature. 

To find Customer Discussions, go to your book’s product detail page and scroll past Customer Reviews. Click on the ‘Start a Discussion’ button to provide your feedback. Anyone who visits Amazon.com can read a discussion. For more information, check out our Customer Discussion Guidelines. 

Is there anything I can do if I disagree with a Customer Review on my book?
Yes. If you believe the Customer Review violates the Customer Review Guidelines or doesn’t seem genuine you can report the review as inappropriate. Below each review you’ll find a question that asks, “Was this review helpful to you?” If you answer “no,” you can let us know why the review should be removed. We’ll examine the review and take action if necessary.

These writing prompts have students reflecting on the upcoming school year and what it means to go back to school. They’ll have the chance to think about their upcoming goals and plans in addition to some of their greatest successes from the last year. As they consider what they would tell students in lower grades and think about all of the exciting things that lie ahead, kids have the chance to locate previous accomplishments in relation to their future paths.

With both serious and silly questions to enjoy, kids will love starting the school year with these brand new writing prompts!

51 Back-to-School
Writing Prompts for Kids

1. How does it feel to see your classmates again?
2. What is your favorite thing about being in __________ grade?
3. What qualities make a good learner?
4. What is the first thing you like to do with your friends at the start of a new school year?
5. What was your greatest success last year?
6. Why is it important for students to learn about all subjects?
7. Write a letter to the teacher or another classmate introducing yourself.
   Include your name, age, favorite subject, and some of your interests.
8. What qualities make a good teacher?
9. What is the best time of the school year? Why is it the best?
10. How can this school year help you prepare for the future?
11. What is the most important reason for people to go to school?
12. Have you ever gone to a new school? How did you feel on the first day?
13. Why is it so important to start the school year on a good note? How will a good start affect the rest of the year?
14. If you were in charge of our school, what would happen on the first day?
15. What was your first impression of your new classroom?
16. What is your favorite part about going back to school?
17. What is your goal for the school year?
18. What do you want to do or be when you get older?
19. When should school start—at the end of summer or the beginning of the new year? Why?
20. Do you prefer to take tests or write papers? Why?
21. How do you think teachers feel on the first day of school?
22. Do you feel ready to go back to school?
23. How can you study better this year?
24. How do you prepare for a new school year?
25. Write a story about a year-round school that doesn’t have summer vacations.
26. What are you most excited to learn this year?
27. How do you feel about homework? Is it fun? Hard? Educational?
28. Write a story about a student on his or her first day at a new school.
29. How do you feel when you get? Excited? Prepared? The same? Why?
30. Which grade are you most excited to begin? Why?
31. Are there any things you dislike about school? What can you do to make them better?
32. What would you tell someone in a lower grade to help him or her succeed?
33. What is your favorite subject? Why?
34. What is the most effective way to study? How does this method help you?
35. Why is it important for kids to go to school?
36. Do you walk to school, take the bus, or get rides? Which method would you prefer? Why?
37. What is the most important thing to do on the first day of school?
38. What is your favorite thing to do at the end of the summer?
39. What does your family do on the first day of school?
40. Why is the back-to-school time a special time of year?
41. What do you hope to accomplish this year?
42. What is your favorite part of each school day? Why?
43. Do you remember most of what you learned last year? What have you forgotten?
44. What is the most exciting part about being in __________ grade?
45. Write about three habits you’d like to change this year. How can you improve your behavior?
46. How can you start building good relationships with your teachers at the beginning of the school year?
47. What do you enjoy most at school?
48. Do you ever get nervous or anxious on the first day of school? How do these emotions make you feel?
49. What would it be like to go to a new school?
50. Write a poem about the first day of school.
51. What activities will you participate in this year?

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Start them writing young and keep their creative minds working and growing!

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Happy new school year to kids, teacher, and parents everywhere!

Ten years ago he got into a fight with his brother: Creation vs. Evolution. He had gone from Christian missionary to almost atheist in 4 years. He grew up a creationist; had become a card-carrying Darwinist. During that fight, he realized how little he knew and it terrified him. He applied his engineering expertise to evolution… and discovered the most amazing untold story in science.

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Author Beverly Kyer, hit #1 Bestseller in SIX Amazon.com categories with, “Surviving Compassion Fatigue: Help For Those Who Help Others.”

San Francisco, CA – Friday, June 28, 2018 – Bestselling Author Beverly Kyer Hit #1 on Amazon with her book, “Surviving Compassion Fatigue: Help For Those Who Help Others,” which was re-released June 26, 2018, by Amazon.com – the nation’s #1 place to buy books.

On its launch day, “Surviving Compassion Fatigue: Help For Those Who Help Others” climbed the Amazon Charts to reach #1 Bestseller status in SIX categories including Nursing, Work-Related Health, Mental Health Nursing, Community Care, Injury Prevention, and Nursing Home Care. Publisher, Elite Online Publishing, assisted in the re-release of the book.

About the Book –

If you’re a Human Service Provider, caregiver, or you work with at-risk populations such as child protective services or adult protective services, as a counselor, social worker, probation officer, medical or mental health professional, with the justice system and law enforcement, also emergency response, rescue and recovery teams, or in any of the dozens of helping professions, Surviving Compassion Fatigue: Help for Those Who Help Others is for you.

You will learn about one woman’s physical and emotional descent due to years of self-neglect. You will also learn about her recovery as well as how to serve and care for others without forgetting to take care of yourself.

This book is full of practical wisdom and advice for those in the helping professions and caregivers. It tells Beverly’s story, as well as the stories of others who have neglected their own self-care. But more than that, it educates those in the helping professions and in caregiver roles about the importance of strategies for consistent self-care.

Find out how you may be putting yourself at risk and learn skills, techniques and strategies to restore and maintain inner self-regulation, physical and emotional wellness and inner calm while still caring for those in need. You owe it to yourself.

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About the Author –

Beverly Kyer has a Master’s Degree in Social Work and is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers. She has postgraduate certificates and over three decades of experience in the integrated approach to readjustment counseling therapist, post-traumatic stress disorder, social research for the mentally ill, and employee assistance program coordination. Beverly was also certified in Toronto Canada at the Traumatology Institute as a Compassion Fatigue Specialist. Beverly became a Clinical Social Worker specializing in pediatric oncology; PTSD in Vietnam Veterans, and Psychiatric Day Hospital Treatment. She spent much of her career with the Veterans Administration Veterans Outreach Center and Medical Center in The Bronx, New York City. Beverly also spent more than a decade as a direct care service provider in the foster care system. She also spent seven years as an urban high school counselor, providing emotional and psychological support for students and staff. Two episodes of heart failure led Beverly to make a major downshift in her life by resigning from full-time employment, joining the self-employed, and devoting her life to help others who work in highly stressful environments. Beverly lectures around the country on compassion fatigue, which is sometimes known as secondary or vicarious traumatic stress. Beverly has three grown children: two sons and an adopted daughter, and she lives in Northern California in a quiet cul-de-sac near the delta. Oil painting, music, movies, and good books are among her passions.

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