Set Yourself Up to Self-Publish: A Genealogist's Guide

If you have a family story to tell or research to share and want to know what your options are for publishing, this guide will:

* lead you through how publishing works

* illustrate the four stages of a publishing project

* show you how to pick a project to publish (and give you some ideas for new projects)

* analyze the which tools you will need to complete the project

* and instruct you how to prepare your manuscript to publish in print, as an eBook, or online.


This handy publishing primer will give you what you need to take your writing--your genealogical research, your family or local history, even your personal experiences and adventures--from manuscript to published book.


author_bio: Dina C. Carson has been involved in publishing and genealogy for more than two decades. She brings her experience with all phases of book publishing to help first-time self-publishers create quality family or local histories that are both believable and achievable. 


She is the coordinator of the Boulder Pioneers Project, a comprehensive look at the original source documents for Boulder County during the territorial period (1858-1876) and is the author of more than a dozen annotated indexes of Boulder County source materials. 


She lectures frequently to genealogical, historical and philanthropic societies, gives workshops on publishing, pioneers and other topics, and is working with the Colorado State Archives on state-wide records indexing projects. 


Although her formal education is in international law and economics, she owns Iron Gate Publishing, a publishing company that focuses on genealogy, local history and reunion planning. She is also a partner in Imagination Technology, a graphic design and marketing firm working with local businesses. 


When she's not at a computer working on a publishing project, you can find her photographing the pioneer cemeteries of Colorado.


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