Presentation from Finishing Touches for Your Novel Webinar. Discover how to feel confident that your book is good enough to publish, and how you can go ahead and publish yourself--no hoops required and no need to break the bank. Go through these slides with the accompanying audio and worksheet by visiting www.monsoondaylight.com/freetraining.

1. FINISHING
TOUCHES
FOR YOUR NOVEL
On the road to getting self-published

2. you're tired of thinking/saying you're going to publish
you're not sure your book (or book idea) is good enough
to be published
you're frustrated by all the hoops that seem to line the
path to publishing
WELCOME!
Y O U ' R E I N T H E R I G H T P L A C E I F

3. how you can go from zero to published in 6 weeks
how you can amp up the quality of your manuscript
one of the biggest hindrances to getting published
TODAY'S TRAINING
W H A T W E ' L L C O V E R

4. recognize when your book is ready for publishing
feel confident about the quality of your work
make decisions about how to accomplish publishing
AFTER EFFECTS
O B J E C T I V E S

5. WHO AM I?

6. THE ELEVEN-
LETTER KEY
TO OPEN
THE GATE
TO THE
PUBLISHING
PATH
What needs to be aligned at the get-go?

7. THE ELEVEN-
LETTER KEY
TO OPEN
THE GATE
TO THE
PUBLISHING
PATH
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8. THE
PUBLISHING
PATH

9. EQUALIZE
EPISODES
Balance sounds, colors,
lighting, environment,
emotions, etc for each
scene.
Finish what you started
and move smoothly
through each moment of
the story.
TWEAK
TIMELINES
CHECK
CONTINUITY
T H E T H R E E - P R O N G E D F O R K
Make sure your book isn't
full of jarring time warps--
unless that's a critical part
of the plot.

10. EQUALIZE
EPISODES
You are the engineer.
Hop over to the worksheet so I can show you a way
that you can approach this.
Play around with variations of mixing
the different elements together.
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12. CHECK
CONTINUITY
You are the continuity director.
Follow through on themes, characters, and plot lines.
No Shakespearean plot twists unless you have a
method to that madness. Keep in mind: things don't
need a neat bow to be continuous.
Don't leave your readers hanging--
unless you want to.
2

13. TWEAK
TIMELINES
You are the timekeeper.
Dates of birth, days, and durations need to line up,
even if your story or your protagonist time jumps.
Be mindful of your story's calendar.
3

14. THE
PUBLISHING
PATH
www.monsoondaylight.com/pubpathsummary

15. 1. FROM
MESS TO
MEADOWMESS has two meanings.
Manuscript goes out for feedback
When the reviews come back, filter through your
MESS

16. 2. THE
THREE-
PRONGED
FORKNot your typical Y in the road
In the midst of Step 1, you move on to Step 2
Walk each tine of the fork, applying the
checkpoints
Pick up your travel pack from Step 1, then
continue your journey

17. 3. PUB-
READY
FORM
Platforms & formats & choices galour
Here, you make decisions about physical books
and ebooks
Choose a publishing platform
Format your book for publishing
Self vs. professional

18. 4. PUB-
READY
PRETTY
Beauty in the hand of the beholder.
Cover design
Interior layout and design
Self vs. professional

19. 5. YOUR
BOOK
GOES TO
MARKET
Your book finds a home, jiggety-jig.
Own your ISBN (International Standard Book
Number) or use a free one
Choose keywords and genre
Author bio and book blurb
Go beyond publishing: sales, promotion, launches

20. WHAT NOW?
C O M P A N Y . C O M
Y O U M A Y B E T H I N K I N G :
Y O U ' V E H E L P E D M E S E E H O W I C A N B E C O N F I D E N T M Y B O O K
I S G O O D E N O U G H .
Y O U ' V E S H O W N M E T H A T I C A N P U B L I S H M Y S E L F .
H O W D O I A P P L Y I T A L L ? H O W D O I G E T F R O M W H E R E I A M T O
B E I N G P U B L I S H E D ?

21. THE NO HOOPS,
ZERO BUDGET
PUBLISHING PATH
The stripped-down method to publish
yourself on your terms.
C O M P A N Y . C O M
www.monsoondaylight.com/pubpathsummary

22. THANK YOU
I F Y O U F O U N D T H I S T R A I N I N G H E L P F U L , S H A R E I T W I T H S O M E O N E !