Self-publishing Mission Beach author also a writing, publishing coach

SAN DIEGO Having self-published books since Lee Silber of Mission Beach is now ready to help others do the same The self-proclaimed local book medical practitioner wants to add writing coach to his resume Silber noted conditions were favorable for him and could be for others to discover their literary voice The timing has never been better for someone who has invariably yearned to write and publish a book Silber declared Everyone has a story to tell and now it can be shared I want to offer tips to help and inspire others to write a book and get it out into the world Silber talked about why things have changed for the better for self-publishers I had a literary agent still do noted Silber adding that the wrong advice he received was that you can t write both fiction and non-fiction I held that for a long time he mentioned Then I wrote a book of short stories and a novel You can do both Silber pointed out even his non-fiction is story-based because I feel people learn better through stories and I felt like I was already a storyteller Of his modus operandi Silber mentioned Start with that thesis the main idea of the book Then outline it I do that with index cards or you can just speak into a recorder The majority of major advice I can give about writing a book is that the more you break it down into easier more manageable moves to lessen your feat the better The Mission Beach author noted that lots of people talk about having a book idea but that it stops there with meager following through on their idea They think you have to have an agent and publisher he explained But there s another way And that is you write it and have your friends and family help you edit Then you upload to Amazon and they will publish it And that can happen swiftly That way Silber noted the self-publisher can minimize costs while getting the feedback from others they need to refine their writing And the books are printed on-demand you order them as you need them he stated Amazon is the greatest distributor of books on Earth They take a percentage of your sales But it s a better deal than if you sign with a publisher Can you make a living self-publishing Silber replied that the best way to answer that is to say it s best to think of it as complementary but not your main source of income You never want to say never he announced adding But don t count on it You re only good as your last story or book Silber is working on two new books He s also planning on helping others with their new books I have friends saying to me over and over I m going to write a book instead of saying I am writing a book he mentioned Silber explained his new mantra is going to be Let me help you get this thing done If people reach out to me for my help I m happy to do that The author spoke of his the majority dramatic self-published book A minimal years ago I wrote a book about a woman who had stage lung cancer with only months to live he declared She explained You will write my book That was a big ask I stated yes The book about her lessons in life was called Sunshine Her book lives on because of me I m so proud of that Silber will be teaching a class about the book business at San Diego Writers Ink at Liberty Station Historic Decatur Road on Saturday Sept San Diego Writers Ink is a nonprofit offering classes workshops readings and more at Inspirations Gallery at Arts District Liberty Station For more information visit leesilber com