This month marks my 22nd year in the publishing world. Here are some lessons I've learned
along the way:
Anyone can start writing a book but few people can finish it.
Guarding the rights to my book may be more important than being paid by a traditional publisher--and giving them the rights for the next 70+ years. (That was a hard lesson for
me!)
English majors aren’t always the best writers.
High school English teachers, too.
Art majors aren’t always good book cover designers.
Copyeditors rarely make good writers.
Writers rarely make good copyeditors. (I’m one of those people!)
Aspiring writers who write in isolation rarely write good manuscripts.
The most important lesson:
Taking a book from good to GREAT requires a team of specialists.
No one can publish a great book solely on their own.
No. One.
Illumify is composed of a team of specialists:
- Geoff Stone, our Editorial Director, formerly worked for a Harper-Collins imprint. (He's also directed numerous publishing companies and acquired multiple best-sellers)
- Karen Bouchard, our Book Coach and Acquisitions Editor, has authored multiple bestselling books.
- Jennifer Clark, our Operations Director, has worn countless hats while working for several publishing companies.
- Our book cover designer has designed 2,500+ book covers for traditional publishers.
- Our web designer is a USA Today bestselling author.
- Our typesetter has created the interior design for thousands of traditional and indie-published books.
I’ve authored five books, ghostwritten about twenty, and worked on over 70 traditionally-published books.
Together, we have worked on books that have sold multiple millions of copies.
I don’t say these things to brag, but to point out that our team of specialists can help you avoid the mistakes you might otherwise make by trying to do everything yourself.
We can take your book from good to
GREAT!
Only Three Weeks Left To Get Free Stuff!
Through the end of this month, we’re running a special Christmas promotion. If you purchase either of our two lower-priced packages, we’ll give you:
- Michael Hyatt’s bestselling book Platform, an indispensable resource for building your platform
- Mike Loomis’s My Book Launch, a guide to help you plan your successful book launch
- A one-year subscription to BookFunnel (with free set-up!). This is an amazing tool you can use to give away free samples of your book, capture email addresses, and send people to your Amazon page.
- AND $50 of Amazon advertising testing.
That’s a $300 value.
If you purchase our Platinum or Diamond Package (you’re already getting most of the bullets above) we’ll DOUBLE the Amazon ad testing on your book.
That’s $400 in advertising!
And regardless of the package you choose, I’ll also give you the Writing Goal Planner I’ve used to write my last ten books.
The only requirement is that you sign a contract with Illumify in 2019.
If your book isn’t done yet, no problem—there’s no stipulation on when your book is released. And the full cost of publishing your book isn’t due up front, either. But you do need to be under contract.
If you're going to publish your book in 2020, you have nothing to lose by scheduling time with Karen Bouchard or me to discover if your book idea is a fit.
Click below to schedule a free consultation:
Mike Klassen
Karen Bouchard
Thank you!
Michael J. Klassen
President, Illumify Media Global
Write. Market. Publish. SELL!
