While your book might not be as popular as Dr. Seuss, you have some potential to be popular if you know how to market right.
Here are some tools to do to prepare for self-publishing before you publish:
Keep in mind: A lot of sites have free trial stages.
Set a reasonable plan and budget: Setting a reasonable budget allows you to be reasonable and not lose hundreds of dollars.
Proof Reading and Beta Read: Always Proofread your works before publishing! It will attract more readers.
Wattpad.com Review Books
Find friends or family who will proofread it.
Trade with someone
https://www.coverfly.com (Coverfly X program)
Discord Servers
http://quillbot.com
https://www.gingersoftware.com
https://www.grammarly.com/?disableAppsPromotion=true
https://prowritingaid.com
https://www.fiverr.com
Research:
Places to Research:
https://www.wikipedia.org
https://www.google.com/?client=safari&channel=ipad_bm
Covers: You can either make the cover yourself, find an artist on Wattpad willing to copyright, or find an outside worker on a budget.
Places to get Commercially Licensed covers and Graphics (Be cautious with scams):
https://www.fiverr.com
Wattpad Graphic Artists (Make sure to get their permission first)
Twitter artists
Yourself:
https://www.shutterstock.com
Depositphotos.com
Photopea.com
Blurb:
https://www.notion.so/fa9960c4c25d4365b4e51b9c8c0e3ca9
https://paraphrasingtool.ai/blurb-generator/
http://quillbot.com
https://www.gingersoftware.com
Copyright: Copyrighting is always important. You may think you're protected, but let's be realistic. Anyone can steal your work, slap their name, and make some bucks on your prized possessions. That's why we copyright claim it.
Places to Copyright your works:
https://www.wgawregistry.org
https://www.wgaeast.org
Contests:
Wattpad.com
https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions
Places to Post your Works for Free:
Coverfly: https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing: https://kdp.amazon.com
Draft to Digital: https://www.draft2digital.com
Barnes & Noble: https://press.barnesandnoble.com
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