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Dear Writer:

If you're like me, you've dreamed of getting published for a long time. Maybe you had dreams of seeing your words in print, but as the years passed, that dream faded... till it seemed completely out of reach.

With the Indie Publisher Fast Track, there's no need to wait anymore. You can publish your work quickly and professionally with the tools I've included in both the Indie Pub Fast Track Starter Pack and Power Pack. I've included the tools I have personally used to publish my work quickly and attractively -- an awesome word processing program that's full of features that produce great-looking documents (and also reliably exports documents to PDF in just a few clicks of the mouse). I've included a template for your book that lets you quickly and properly format your manuscript for publishing on Lulu.com. I've included a shareware version of a graphics program I've been using professionally for ten years, and which hasn't let me down. I've located links to related resources, like clipart and stock photography, which make your work look great!

You'll find all this (and additional resources) in the Indie Pub Fast Track Starter Pack. And for those who want even more, the Indie Pub Fast Track Power Pack includes detailed instructions on making the most of Lulu.com's online publishing service, as well as links to publicity resources that not only teach you how to craft a great-looking press release, but also let you get your news out to the world, via the internet, literally overnight.

The tools and tips in my publisher packs are the results of years of publishing experience, and they'll save you an incredible amount of time. With an Indie Pub Fast Track Starter Pack, you'll "cut to the chase" with your publishing quicker than you could probably do it on your own, coming into this "cold". The template included lets you format your book properly, from the get-go. There's no time-consuming hunting around for graphics, sorting through the literally tens of graphics sites, trying to figure out the licensing fees and details. Plus, the shareware graphics editor, PaintShop Pro 4.12, which is included, is a free trial for 30 days. That's more than enough time to put your book cover together. And then, if you like the program, you can purchase it and keep using it. Or find another graphics program and use the skills you've gained from PaintShop Pro to keep designing great book covers.

And with the Indie Pub Fast Track Power Pack, there's no plumbing the depths of the internet, looking for publicity resources that "just might" be helpful in getting the word out about your book. You'll also get screen-by-screen guidance for using Lulu.com to publish your book, without having to "wade" through the website by yourself, the first time around. The Power Pack really ramps you up to take off with your publishing.

You'll save time with Fast Track Publisher Pack. Order below to get started today!

Fast Track Starter Pack
Immediate Download
(13MB .zip File)

Regularly: $119.95

Special Pricing: $99.95


The Indie Pub Fast Track Starter Pack Includes:

4 Working Book Interior Templates (2 prose and 2 poetry) based on templates that have been tested and used many times in real-world book production

Access to OpenOffice 2.0 - the version needed to use the template enclosed (and other templates available from Thought2Form Productions

Graphics Resources - links to selected high-quality stock photography websites and the program PaintShop Pro 4.12, a full-featured graphics editor

10 Steps to Publish Your Own Book on Lulu.com - an eBook which guides you through the process of creating and publishing your own 6"x9" trade paperback book on Lulu.com

Selected Indie Publishing Resources - links to Flash demos on Lulu.com and other related online information that can be useful to you

Starter Pack Discounts and Specials - discounted publishing resources for independent publishers

Fast Track Power Pack
Immediate Download
(15MB .zip File)

Regularly: $249.95

Special Pricing: $149.95


The Indie Pub Fast Track Power Pack Includes:

8 Working Book Interior Templates (4 prose and 4 poetry) based on templates that have been tested and used many times in real-world book production

Access to OpenOffice 2.0 - the version needed to use the template enclosed (and other templates available from Thought2Form Productions

Graphics Resources - links to selected high-quality stock photography websites and the program PaintShop Pro 4.12, a full-featured graphics editor

10 Steps to Publish Your Own Book on Lulu.com - an eBook which guides you through the process of creating and publishing your own 6"x9" trade paperback book on Lulu.com

Publicity Resources - links to free online press release sites, and tutorials on writing effective press releases

Podcasting Your Virtual Book Tour - how to plan, record, produce, podcast, and publicize your very own "virtual book tour" for international exposure of your work

Selected Indie Publishing Resources - links to Flash demos on Lulu.com and other related online information that can be useful to you

Power Pack Discounts and Specials - discounted publishing resources for independent publishers

Fast-track your publishing with these great resources:

  • A complete book interior template speeds your manuscript setup for publication. There's no futzing around with margins and styles and fonts. The complete template included in your Fast Track Publisher Pack sets it up for you, so you just cut-and-paste your manuscript into the template.
  • PaintShop Pro 4.12 - A full-featured, easy-to-use graphics editor runs faster than Photoshop. Please Note: The version included in the Fast Track Publisher Packs is a shareware version which has a 30-day trial. Use it for free for a month, and at the end of the trial, you'll have the option to purchase it -- or choose another freeware graphics editor.
  • Links to priced-right artwork resources that have been personally selected for ease of use and rich variety. Links to quality graphics sources are included, so you don't have to hunt all over creation for a great book cover.
  • Still more great features are included -- check out the Indie Pub Fast Track Starter Pack and Power Pack to learn more.

I know, it is a lot to take in...

All this information can be overwhelming. You might be thinking, "But I'm not up to the job! I've never done this before, and I need extra help!" That's fair enough. Everyone feels uncertain or insecure, the first time they do something important. In fact, the more important a thing is, the more nervous it makes us. So, it's normal to be hesitant about taking this big step.

But there's no time to lose! If you've been dreaming of being published for years, that goal is within your reach. Sure, it takes time to learn to do things yourself, but it's easier to learn on your own time, than be limited by someone else's schedule.

The "someone else" I'm talking about, are the friendly staff people at self-publishing services that charge you hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars to publish your work. Companies like XLibris or iUniverse or Trafford (which all provide valuable services and nice-looking products), have employees to help you along the publishing path. The problem is, all those staffers have their own schedules to keep, and you have to work with them, to get your book out. In some cases, you can expect to take as long as 30 days to publish your work -- and fork over hundreds of dollars in the process. Together with the instant publishing speed of Lulu.com, the Indie Pub Fast Track lets you publish your work in a fraction of the time.

How much is a fraction? How does 30 minutes, instead of 30 days, sound?

30 minutes?

Yes, 30 minutes. In fact, I routinely publish my finished manuscripts in about 30 minutes. I have a completed book that's properly formatted in PDF form, I have an idea for the book cover (sometimes I have completed artwork, sometimes I don't), and I have a system I use to quickly and easily publish my books. I typically have a published project that can be ordered online, within an hour of sitting down at my computer to publish on Lulu.com.

Now, it's true, I've been publishing with Lulu for two years, so I've had a lot of practice, but my Indie Pub Fast Track passes along the knowledge I've gained to you, and there's absolutely positivel no reason you can't publish your own book a lot faster than the 30 days that other self-publishing services offer.

Of course, if you wanted to, you could spend 30 days figuring out the Indie Pub Fast Track system... but that's probably a whole lot more time than you need. Plus, you don't have to work around someone else's schedule. You're completely independent and you can move at your own pace -- as fast, or as slow, as you like.

Order a Fast Track Pack below or click the links on the left to to learn more about your options.

Fast Track Starter Pack
Immediate Download
(13MB .zip File)

Regularly: $119.95

Special Pricing: $99.95


     Fast Track Power Pack
Immediate Download
(15MB .zip File)

Regularly: $249.95

Special Pricing: $149.95


There's no waiting for a publishing-assistant-on-staff to get back to you.

You won't have to worry if the staffer who's been assigned to you gets sick or goes on vacation. You won't have to sweat it, if they leave the company and you need to start over with a new staffer. You won't have to arrange for a time to talk on the phone and/or call your assigned assistant back. You're the only one who can hold up the process... and that's good news, if you're fiercely independent like me, and you just want to publish on your own timetable.

There's no need to rush to meet someone else's deadlines.

Other companies have other priorities. Like making payroll. Like keeping on schedule. Like "making their numbers" for the fiscal quarter. If you're working with a self-publishing services company, you necessarily need to adhere to their deadlines. They are, after all, on a schedule. And they have to keep to that schedule to stay in business. But what if you want to go on vacation? What if you get sick? What if life happens, and you can't get back to them in time? A self-publishing services company may ask you to sign a contract, agreeing to meet their deadlines, and that's perfectly understandable. But it can be a real pain -- and it can cramp your style -- if you're a free spirit who needs to work at your own pace.

Now, I'm not against self-publishing services companies. I think they make a great contribution and they help many people realize their publishing dreams. But at the end of the day, they are companies, and they have to stay in business. That means they have to be at least a little rigid, they have to have deadlines, and they have to put limits on what they can do for you, and what you should do for them. And because they have staffs of employees, publishing with them can take a whole lot longer, than it would if you just did it yourself with all the tools you needed at your fingertips.

If you've got a finished manuscript and you know what you want your cover to look like, and you want to get your work out as quickly as humanly possible, you owe it to yourself to consider publishing your book yourself with the Indie Pub Fast Track.

You can publish your work in a fraction of the time it takes with other self-publishing resources! Order a Fast Track Pack below or click the links on the left to to learn more about your options.

Fast Track Starter Pack
Immediate Download
(13MB .zip File)

Regularly: $119.95

Special Pricing: $99.95


     Fast Track Power Pack
Immediate Download
(15MB .zip File)

Regularly: $249.95

Special Pricing: $149.95


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