KAREN McDERMOTT

is the founding director of Serenity Press. Her vision is to grow Serenity Press by creating opportunities for Australian authors. Karen is also the founder of Making Magic Happen Academy and a writer of many books, across a number of genres.

IN THIS EPISODE I TALKED TO MUMPRENEUR KAREN ABOUT:

• her family
• her journey into publishing
• starting her business Serenity Press
• being a certified Advanced Law of Atrraction practitioner
• why publishing a book is worth considering
• understanding the market
• what makes a book sell
• things to do before you are ready to approach a publisher
• editing and proofreading your drafts and the cost
• the difference between a traditional publisher and self publishing
• pitching to a publisher
• book covers
• what is the cost to publish a book
• setting the retail price
• preparing to go to print
• distribution of books
• creating ebook in addition to printed version
• biggest mistakes authors do when wanting to publish their book
• her biggest business challenge so far
• her Making Magic Happen Academy

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED FOR BIZ MUMS IN THIS EPISODE:

• Making Magic Happen Academy

WHERE TO FIND KAREN McDERMOTT:

www.serenitypress.org Karen McDermott on FACEBOOK

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