Self-Publishing Workflow
The end-to-end path from finished draft to first sale.
Chapter i·What this topic covers
A self-publishing workflow is the ordered checklist that turns a finished draft into a published book on retailer dashboards. The canonical sequence is: copy edit, proofread, interior layout, cover design, metadata package, ISBN assignment, retailer setup, ARC distribution, launch, post-launch QA. Skipping a step or running steps in the wrong order accounts for most of the avoidable launch failures.
What you’ll find here
- The ordered checklist from finished manuscript to live retailer listing.
- Cover design briefs, interior formatting, and proofing services.
- Retailer setup for Amazon KDP, Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble Press, and IngramSpark.
- Pricing, pre-orders, and the first thirty days on sale.
Who this is for
Indie authors publishing for the first time and second-time indies refining a process.
WriteLoom holds the whole self-publishing workflow — manuscript, cover, metadata, ARC list, launch plan — in one project, so the checklist doesn't live across five different tools.
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