You wrote the book.Now what the heckdo you do?
Turn your finished manuscript into a book people can actually buy, read and recommend—without 47 browser tabs, publishing jargon or wondering what important thing you forgot to Google.
You Wrote Your Book. Now What? is a printed, spiral-bound publishing workbook that walks you through the decisions between "my manuscript is done" and "holy crap, my book is real."
Get The Printed Workbook → Spiral-bound • Ships in 3–5 days • Free US shippingThe real thing, in your hands.
Nobody tells you finishing the manuscript is when an entirely new set of questions begins;
You don't know what you don't know.And that is the problem.
What if you could see the whole path from manuscript → published book?
Learn → decide → write it down → move forward. No publishing degree required.
- What decisions need to be made
- What order they should happen in
- Why each one matters
- What your actual options are
- What you've already decided without realizing it
- What still needs your attention before your book goes live
Built from 647 questions real authors actually asked us.
Every page answers the questions authors brought to us as they moved from finished manuscript to finished book through our book design process.
Hi, I'm Kristen. We do this all day.
For nearly 15 years, I've helped creators, authors, entrepreneurs, and experts turn their ideas into books, websites, brands, and launch assets that actually do their job.
Most authors are not stuck because they are incapable. They are stuck because nobody handed them the publishing decisions in the right order.
You don't need to know everything about publishing to publish well.
You need enough to know what you're deciding. Enough to know what each choice affects. Enough to ask better questions before you hire help, upload files, choose pricing, order copies, or announce a launch date.
You Wrote Your Book. Now What?
Your printed roadmap from finished manuscript to published book.
This is not a 70-page ebook you read once, save to your desktop, and forget exists. It is a working document. You will check boxes. Compare options. Answer questions. Make choices. Build timelines. Write down the decisions that turn your manuscript into a book people can actually buy, read, and recommend.
What we'll work through
Finish the book
Clarify manuscript readiness, identify areas needing attention, understand editing vs. proofreading roles.
Design the book to sell
Cover direction, interior experience, reader expectations, subtitle, description, format, trim size, paper choices, and design impact.
Set up publishing
KDP, ISBNs, barcodes, copyright pages, Amazon listings, proofs, author copies, and pre-publication setup.
Price with purpose
Print costs, royalties, pricing examples, perceived value, and intentional pricing strategy.
Get launch-ready
ARCs, early readers, inventory, files, proofs, timing, and necessary launch assets.
Plan the launch
Convert publishing decisions into dates, tasks, and launch activities for an organized release.
Keep your book working
Extend impact beyond launch week through ongoing marketing and credibility-building.
Your book-at-a-glance plan
A reference document consolidating your key decisions.
Helpful publishing resources
Practical tools, calculators, and references for KDP, pricing, royalties, and next steps.
Take a peek inside.
Want to start reading tonight? Add the digital version for $7 at checkout.
Real books. Real authors.
"But can't I just Google all of this?"
Yes. You can Google ISBNs. And then you can read seven conflicting explanations, open three publishing dashboards, wonder whether you need your own ISBN or a free one, question whether a barcode is included, and still not understand how that decision affects your print book, imprint, distribution, or long-term publishing plans.
The information is not the point. The sequence is the point. The context is the point. Knowing which question to ask next is the point.
One publishing mistake could cost you more than this entire workbook.
This workbook is $29. Having the right questions in front of you before you make publishing decisions is easier than fixing those decisions after the fact.
Stop Googling. Start deciding.
Get The Printed Workbook → $29 • Spiral-bound • Ships in 3–5 days- Manuscript-readiness guidance + checklist
- Editing vs proofreading guidance
- Front matter and back matter
- Copyright and permissions
- Cover strategy
- Subtitle and book description
- Format and trim size
- Paper and interior decisions
- Reader interaction
- KDP setup
- ISBN and barcode decisions
- Amazon listing decisions
- Proofs and author copies
- Print-cost and royalty considerations
- Pricing examples
- Preorder decisions
- Physical inventory planning
- ARC strategy
- Launch team planning
- Launch prep
- Launch timeline/calendar
- ARC tracker
- Promotional content planner
- Launch email planner
- Long-tail book marketing
- Book-at-a-glance plan
- KDP tools, calculators, and resources
