The Creative Writing eBook Self-Publishing Bundle

Your First Program

Introduction to the Course

• An Overview of What is Covered in This Course - 1:49
• Who Is This Course For? - 1:19

Initial Questions You Need To Ask Yourself

• Are You in This for the Long Haul? - 2:29
• Why Do You Want to Write a Book? - 1:29
• What Type of Book Are You Going to Write? - 4:25
• How Are You Going to Write Your Book? - 1:30

Additional Questions That You Should Ask Yourself

• Are You Able to Write a Series of Books? (Literary Factors) - 2:38
• Are You Able to Write a Series of Books? (Commercial Factors) - 3:22
• Are You Willing to Give Away Content For FREE? (Perma Free) - 5:25
• Are You Willing to Give Away Content For FREE? (Lead Magnets) - 2:58
• Are You Willing to Give Away Content For FREE? (Continue Giving Value) - 2:24

• An Introduction to the Course - 2:15
• Why You Should Publish Paperback Books Through Amazon KDP - 10:52
• A Look At The CreateSpace - KDP Merger - 4:36

• The Elements That Make Up Your Paperback Book - 2:51
• Designing Your Paperback Books Cover (Part One) - 6:58
• Designing Your Paperback Books Cover (Part Two) - 6:04
• Compiling Your Interior Manuscript - 4:50

• Inputting the Details of Your Paperback Book into KDP - 15:54
• Assigning an ISBN and Uploading Your Interior Manuscript - 12:22
• A Brief Look at Cover Creator and Uploading Your Own Book Cover - 10:09
• Previewing Your Interior Manuscript and Book Cover - 7:33
• Choosing Worldwide Distribution and Setting Your Prices - 9:38
• Notification That Your Paperback Is LIVE on Amazon - 1:43

• An Overview of the Course - 4:06

• Building Your Author Brand - 2:21
• Brand Image: Creating a Gravatar - 3:39
• Choosing A Domain Name - 1:51
• Getting your Domain Name - 4:38
• Forwarding Your Domain Name to Amazon Author Central - 4:06

• Choosing a Hosting Package - 2:09
• Purchasing a Hosting Package - 3:15
• A Look Around the Control Panel - 1:58
• Propagating Your Domain Name from Your Domain Name Provider to Your Host - 3:17
• Assigning Your Domain to Your Hosting Account - 3:08

• Why WordPress? - 1:26
• Installing WordPress - 2:57
• Configuring the Basic Settings for Wordpress - 14:20

• Content is King - 1:44
• Giving Value on Your Website - 1:12
• Differences Between Posts and Pages - 4:33
• How to Create a Post - 13:03
• A Look at Categories - 2:50
• A Look at Tags - 2:33
• Introducing Plugins - 6:04
• How to Create a Plugin-powered Post (Part One) - 12:06
• How to Create a Plugin-powered Post (Part Two) - 9:43
• Introducing Custom Page Templates - 5:52
• How to Create a Contact Page - 11:31
• How to Create an About Page - 10:41
• How to Create a Navigation Menu - 4:10
• How to Create a Book Page (Part One) - 7:43
• How to Create a Book Page (Part Two) - 8:42
• How to Add Hierarchal Pages to the Navigation Menu - 7:17
• A Look at Widgets and Sidebars - 7:25
• How to Create Customised Sidebars (Part One) - 12:42
• How to Create Customised Sidebars (Part Two) - 8:48

• An Overview of What You Will Learn from This Course - 4:12

• The Importance of Writing Quickly - 1:50
• Factors That Have Increased the Speed of My Writing - 0:56
• Distraction Free Writing - 1:05
• Setting Daily Writing Targets - 1:17
• Project Statistics in Scrivener - 0:47
• A Closer Look at Project Statistics and Text Statistics - 9:08
• Project Targets in Scrivener - 0:55
• A Closer Look at Scrivener's Project Targets - 10:00

• An Overview of the Front Matter and Back Matter of Your Book - 1:48
• Setting Up the Front Matter of Your Book in Scrivener (Part One) - 7:18
• Setting Up the Front Matter of Your Book in Scrivener (Part Two) - 9:36
• Setting Up the Back Matter of Your Book in Scrivener - 7:23

• Overview of Scrivener's Compile Feature - 9:33
• Installing Kindle Gen - 2:11
• Scrivener Compilation Options: Contents - 2:27
• Scrivener Compilation Options: Separators - 5:35
• Scrivener Compilation Options: Cover - 2:35
• Scrivener Compilation Options: Formatting - 4:59
• A Walkthrough Scrivener's Compile Feature - 9:21
• Preset Formats in Scrivener's Compile - 3:06

• How to Import a Book Written in Word into Scrivener - 5:40
• The Research Folder in Scrivener - 9:21
• Creating Characters and Settings Within Scrivener - 2:21
• Rewriting Your First Draft in Scrivener - 2:00

• An Overview of What You Will Learn from This Course - 3:50

• Introduction to Researching - 0:46
• Researching the Categories and Sub-Categories in Your Niche or Sub-Genre - 1:59
• Researching the Best-Selling Books in Your Niche or Sub-Genre - 1:38
• Researching the Best-Selling Authors in Your Niche or Sub-Genre - 1:51
• Researching the Best Keyword Phrases for Your Book - 1:26
• Researching Keyword Phrases Using the Amazon Search Box - 3:06
• Test Your Knowledge on the Researching of Your Book

• Introduction to Copywriting - 1:01
• Writing the Title of Your Book - 1:11
• Writing the Sub-Title of Your Book - 0:38
• Writing a Tagline for Your Book - 0:43
• Writing a Description for Your Book - 3:27
• Test Your Knowledge on the Copywriting for Your Book

• Introduction to Kindle Publishing - 1:29
• Step One: Enter Your Book Details - 2:30
• Step Two: Enter a Description for Your Book - 3:49
• Step Three: Using HTML in Your Description - 2:11
• Step Four: Incorporating Keyword Phrases into Your Description - 1:30
• Step Five: Adding Book Contributors and Verifying Publishing Rights - 1:08
• Step Six: Target Your Book to the Customers - 1:59
• Step Seven: Selecting Your Book Release Option and Uploading Your Book - 1:57
• Step Eight: The Rights and Pricing of Your Book - 3:51
• Step Nine: Kindle Match Book, Kindle Book Learning and Publishing Your Book - 1:45
• Test Your Knowledge on the Publishing of Your Book

• A Word on Exclusivity - 2:24
• The Advantages of KDP Select - 2:20
• The Disadvantages of KDP Select - 1:14
• Why New Authors Should Choose KDP Select - 1:11
• Why Established Authors Should Disribute Wide - 1:55
• Test Your Knowledge on Selecting Whether to Go Exclusive with KDP Select or Not

• An Overview of What You Will Learn in this Course - 3:50
• The Types of Images You May Use Within The Content of Your Book - 2:55

• A Word About Licensing - 0:54
• Taking Your Own Photos - 1:29
• Getting Photos from the Public Domain - 1:04
• Getting Photos from Creative Commons - 0:51
• Paid Royalty Free Stock Photo - 1:23

• Overview of Image Manipulation - 1:38
• Introduction to PicResize - 5:51
• Resizing Images Using PicResize - 3:08
• Cropping Images Using PicResize - 1:12
• Rotating Images Using PicResize - 2:07
• Changing the File Size of an Image Using PicResize - 2:57
• An Introduction to Pixelmator for Mac - 2:23
• An Overview of the Magic Wand Tool in Pixelmator - 10:17
• How to Create an iPad Mock up for Your Website in Pixelmator - 6:46
• How to Replace an Object in Your Image in Pixelmator - 7:59
• How to Change the Colour of a Background in Pixelmator - 7:05

• Overview of Illustrating Your Book - 1:27
• A Look at Sketcher - 6:44

• Why Your Book Cover is So Important - 1:02
• Getting a Professionally Designed Cover - 2:07
• Alternative Options Available for Your Cover Design - 3:19
• Designing a Cover Yourself - 2:41

• An Overview of What You Will Learn from This Course - 3:29
• A Look At The Major eBook Formats - 3:20
• A Word About Manual Formatting - 1:54

• Front Matter and Back Matter and Why They Matter !!! - 3:28
• Setting Up Your Front Matter in Scrivener (Part One) - 7:18
• Setting Up Your Front Matter in Scrivener (Part Two) - 9:36
• Setting Up Your Back Matter in Scrivener - 7:23

• Overview of Scriviner's Compile - 9:33
• Installing Kindle Gen Within Scrivener - 2:11
• Scrivener Compilation Options: Contents - 2:27
• Scrivener Compilation Options: Separators - 5:35
• Scrivener Compilation Options: Cover - 2:35
• Scrivener Compilation Options: Formatting - 4:59
• A Walkthrough Scrivener's Compile - 9:21
• Preset Formats in Scrivener's Compile - 3:06

• An Overview of FREE Software for Formatting eBooks Depending on the Genre - 2:02
• A Look at the Kindle Kids' Book Creator - 9:46

• An Introduction to Vellum - 0:34
• Vellum Tutorial - 9:59

• An Overview of Validating and Checking the Formatting of an ePub eBook - 5:13
• Validating on the ePUB Validator - 1:31

• An Overview of Validating and Checking the Formatting of a Kindle eBook - 3:11
• Validating on the Kindle Previewer - 5:23
• Using the Send To Kindle Application - 2:35

• An Introduction to the Course - 2:42

• An Introduction to Researching Your Book's Niche or Genre - 0:37
• Taking a Commercial Perspective During Your Research - 3:05
• Researching the Categories and Sub-Categories in Your Niche or Sub-Genre - 1:58
• Researching the Best-Selling Books in Your Niche or Sub-Genre - 1:38
• Researching the Best-Selling Authors in Your Niche or Sub-Genre - 1:51
• Researching the Best Keyword Phrases for Your Book - 1:26
• Researching Keyword Phrases Using the Amazon Search Box - 3:06

• An Introduction to the Writing Process - 0:21
• The Importance of Writing Quickly - 1:50
• The Factors that have Increased the Speed of My Writing - 0:56
• The Must-have Application for All Self-published Authors - 1:46
• The Importance of Researching Your Book and the Rules of the Genre - 5:33
• Researching Characters and Settings - 2:21
• The Importance of Outlining - Are You a Pantser or a Plotter? - 1:31
• Why an Elevator Pitch is Still Good Practice - 2:30
• Mapping Out Your Scenes and Chapters - 1:10
• Distraction Free Writing - 1:05
• Setting Daily Writing Targets - 1:17
• The Importance of Project Statistics - 0:46
• The Importance of Project Targets - 0:55
• Remember the First Draft Doesn't Have to Be Perfect - 1:32

• So What Exactly Do I Mean by Polishing? - 0:22
• The Rewriting of Your First Draft - 2:00
• With One Eye on the Rules of Writing - 1:22
• And Another Eye on the Elements of a Story - 1:53

• The Importance of Editing - 1:36
• The Different Types of Editing - 1:00
• Self-editing Your Book - 1:27
• Substantive Editing - 1:04
• Copy Editing - 0:52
• Proofreading - 1:40
• What You Can Do if You Can't Afford an Editor? - 4:31

• An Overview of What You Will Learn from This Course - 4:22

• Introduction to Planning - 0:33
• Introduction to WorkFlowy - 1:04
• Creating a Medium to Longterm Strategic Plan - 3:11
• Setting up a Strategic Plan Within WorkFlowy - 8:39
• Day-To-Day Tasks: Part-Time Versus Full-Time - 0:57
• Day-To-Day Tasks: The Importance of Writing Daily - 0:37
• Day-To-Day Tasks: Planning Your Daily Work Schedule - 4:38
• Setting up a Daily Work Schedule in Workflowy - 12:12
• Test Your Knowledge on Planning Habits

• The Importance of Writing Quickly - 1:50
• How I Increased the Number of Words I Write Every Day - 0:56
• How Scrivener Can Help Improve Your Writing Productivity - 1:32
• Distraction Free Writing in Scrivener - 1:05
• Setting Daily Writing Targets - 1:17
• Project Statistics in Scrivener - 0:47
• A Closer Look at Scrivener's Project Stats - 9:08
• Project Targets in Scrivener - 0:55
• A Closer Look at Scrivener's Project Targets - 10:00
• Test Your Knowledge on Writing Habits

• Introduction to Learning Habits - 1:16
• Staying Ahead of the Curve: Google Alerts - 10:50
• Keeping Abreast of the Latest Happenings in the Self-Publishing Industry - 1:42
• Test Your Knowledge on Learning Habits

• Introduction to Healthy Habits - 1:36
• Making Time for a Daily Walk - 1:28
• The Importance of Taking a Break - 2:00
• The TomatoTimer and the Importance of Pomodoros - 8:31
• Test Your Knowledge on Healthy Habits

• An Introduction to The Writer Teacher - 1:30

• The Changing Landscape of Self-publishing - 2:14
• Expanding Your Product Range - 2:51
• Why Become a Writer Teacher? - 7:05
• 3 Strategies to Sell Your Courses Through Your Books - 5:01

• What about Fiction Authors? - 3:22
• Considering a Non-fiction Angle - 2:24
• Earnings from Courses versus Earnings from eBooks - 2:24

• Rewriting the Text from Your Book to Create a Script - 6:12
• Formatting the Text in Your Script So That It Reads Better - 5:22
• Preparing the Script for Recording the Audio - 5:41

• Factors Involved in Creating Good Quality Audio - 3:46
• Which Type of Microphone Should You Choose - 2:31
• Which Software Should You Choose for Editing Your Audio - 2:17
• An Example of How I Use Audacity to Record My Audio - 3:35
• An Example of How I Use Audacity to Edit My Audio - 6:01
• The Original Audio Recording - 1:56
• The Edited Audio Recording - 1:30

• Why Screencasting is My Preferred Format When Creating Lessons for My Courses - 3:03
• The 2 Main Types of Screencasts - 2:00
• A Look at Different Types of Screencasting Software - 4:12

• Things to Consider When Creating a Narrated Presentation - 2:46
• Which Presentation Software to Use? - 3:23
• Basing the Presentation on Your Script - 3:05
• Creating the Presentation (Part One) - 6:37
• Creating the Presentation (Part Two) - 6:21

• My Process for Recording a Narrated Presentation - 1:45
• Importing the Audio Track into Camtasia - 1:14
• Recording a Screencast of the Presentation using Camtasia - 3:09
• Editing the Screencast in Camtasia and Exporting as an MP4 - 7:21

• The Things to Consider When Creating a Software Demo - 4:08
• My process for Recording a Software Demo - 2:32
• Outlining the Demonstration on My iPhone - 2:03
• Screencasting an Extempore Presentation - 11:22
• Transcribing the Script for the Software Demo and then Record the Audio - 8:09
• Synching the Video and Audio (Part One) - 9:49
• Synching the Video and Audio (Part Two) - 7:27

• How to Reduce the File Size of Your Videos Using Handbrake - 9:05