YOU HAVE A BOOK IDEA THAT'S BEEN ON YOUR HEART OR MAYBE YOU EVEN HAVE A DRAFT.
But you are encountering roadblocks and aren't sure the next best step.
Stop spending your precious time on endless Internet searches!
Instead...
✔ Follow our comprehensive checklist and roadmap for self-publishing your book.
✔ Learn the uniquely Catholic perspective to self-publishing and how to keep God at the center of your work.
✔ Understand industry best practices and steps involved for self-publishing a professional, high-quality book that is good, true, and beautiful.
✔ Gain the confidence you need to be the CEO, Creative Director, and Project Manager for your book.
✔And get connected with Catholic book cover designers, editors, and illustrators who can help you (+ discounts!)
LET ME GUESS...
You are tired of spinning your wheels and falling down the 🐇 rabbit hole of Internet searches, and still not quite sure the best route to take.
🙌Now, you’re looking for a step-by-step roadmap and Catholic curriculum to learn how to properly self-publish your book.
You crave help with self-publishing, so...
You thought about paying a company or high-end coach for a self-publishing package...
BUT they are thousands of dollars and you are afraid it won't be a good return on your investment or, even worse, a straight up scam. You don't feel right about spending so much of your money on such an unknown.
That’s why you considered researching everything on your own...
BUT you are encountering conflicting messages. You keep bouncing ideas off of the same family member or friend. You ask for help in writer's groups and no one seems to understand your questions. Are you the only one who cares about doing this right? You are spending so much time trying to find reliable information that you aren't spending any time actually working on your book.
You even thought about joining a secular self-publishing program...
BUT you are concerned they won't know how to support you and your Catholic views. Will they know how to help you find a Catholic book cover designer and editor? Does this group support other projects that go against Church teaching?
Here's a BOLD question for you...
What if you could stop spinning your wheels and instead, follow God's call to publish your book, using a Catholic curriculum that cares about building God's kingdom with good, true, and beautiful books?
Sounds too good to be true?
👇Keep reading and I’ll show you exactly how!
👋Hi, I'm Kate!
I've self-published all the books you see me holding, run a market featuring the books of 20 independently published authors, and built this Academy from scratch when God placed it on my heart to help others self-publish.
When I work on a book, I have a clear roadmap of all the steps involved, a list of tried and true printers I can use, and an incredible community of other authors and self-publishing experts I can turn to for advice.
I'll be honest with you... getting to this point WASN'T easy.
When I started out self-publishing, I had no idea what I was doing. I spent hours online researching. I talked my husband's ear off about book layout and printers because I didn't know where else to turn. I really struggled to find others who cared as deeply as I did about creating good, true, and beautiful books for the Catholic Church.
👉So I did what many do and joined every free self-publishing and Catholic Facebook group I could find. I posted many questions and tried to piece together all the answers I received.
But then...
I began to feel frustrated. I was getting conflicting responses, or worse, no response. My questions were either too specific for general Catholic groups, (ISBNs?) or too Catholic for secular self-publishing groups (Imprimaturs?). I wasn't making the progress I desired. I was spending too much time with online searches and valuable time with my husband talking about paper samples.
My gut told me that there must be other Catholic self-publishers out there. Why weren't more people talking about this? And then...
😔 I had a printer totally botch my books😔
❌I was way behind schedule and no one I asked had any leads.❌
This was feeling too challenging. Did God really want me to go down this path?😭
So, I tried...
❌ More Internet searches
❌ More pleas in Facebook groups for printer recs
❌ Running Facebook ads to make up for lost time
I told myself:
There must be an easier way to do this and make this work. God wouldn't have placed this book on my heart without a solution.
And that's when it hit me!
If I wanted this 🦄unicorn of a "Catholic self-publishing roadmap" I imagined ... I needed to build it myself.
But would others join me in this ambitious venture?
YES! Since opening in January 2023, I have ...
✅ Over 60 authors who joined as Founding Members, helping me to beta test and perfect my program. Here's what they have to say.
✅ 15 Instructors with very notable backgrounds who said YES to teaching.
✅ 30+ hours of recorded interviews and presentations from instructors and guest speakers.
✅ Over 50 people in our Catholic service provider directory who are willing to help self-publishers work on their books, many offering discounts. This includes book cover designers, editors, illustrators, typesetters, and more!
The best thing?
This saves authors so much time, money, and energy!
(That they can spend on actually writing and creating... 🥰)
The answers have never been more attainable. This is self-paced curriculum at your fingertips.
SO HOW DOES IT WORK EXACTLY?
Introducing...
THE FIAT SELF-PUBLISHING ROADMAP
The first Catholic self-publishing curriculum for authors that want to turn the book God placed on their heart into something truly spectacular! It's a combination of course, task management, video and self-paced reading that is your ultimate roadmap to self-publishing!
Here's what's included:
Self-Publishing Master Checklist
Our checklist is fully integrated into our course platform. See your tasks, check the boxes, and save your progress. Follow links to course modules to easily find the info you need, when you need it. From first idea to marketing your book, we've got a checklist to keep you on track!
Self-Publishing 101 Course
Our course modules (view all lessons here!) walk you through all stages of self-publishing: 1) Idea Development & Planning; 2) Writing; 3) Editing; 4) Formal Review; 5) Design; 6) Printing & Publishing; 7) Marketing; plus core areas: Business, Creativity, Discernment & Sanctity.
Our course is self-paced and primarily text-based (perfect for reading through answers quickly) with expert videos (read more below) included to provide deep dives on a variety of topics.
Author Workbook + Bonus Worksheets
Our downloadable workbook helps you keep track of important self-publishing decisions, plans, and goals.
Additionally, we have worksheets specifically for overall notetaking, discernment, finding inspiration for your book idea, and developing a nonfiction outline.
Service Provider & Printer Directory + Discounts
From our experience, it can be incredibly challenging to find Catholic illustrators, editors, book cover designers, typesetters, and more. We have done the hard work for you by building a directory of service providers. Many of these professionals have chosen to offer discounts just for you! We have 20+ illustrators (with art portfolios you can browse), 35+ other service providers, and a short list of our favorite printers.
Expert Interviews & Presentations
We have around 30 hours of expert interviews and presentations (view the list here!) from our Instructors and Guest Speakers that have been included within the course. Those looking for a deep dive on specific topics are sure to find it.
Digital Resources
Our course is loaded with PDF handouts, presentation slides, and incredible resources like sample press releases, contact information for the top 50 Catholic media outlets, and more! View the full list here.
HEAR WHAT OUR MEMBERS HAVE TO SAY!
ENROLL TODAY AND GET 1-YEAR ACCESS TO:
The self-publishing master checklist ($100 value)
Self-publishing workbook & worksheets ($50 value)
Self-Publishing 101 Course ($600 value)
Service Provider & Printer Directory + Discounts ($250 value)
Expert Interviews & Presentations ($2,000 value)
Digital Resources ($250 value)
For $347 ($3,250 Value)
(OR $217 for 6 Month Access)
🙌 Now is the time to finally say YES to the book God placed on your heart.
Start writing, shake the dust off the manuscript, and commit to publishing your book!
The world needs more good, true, and beautiful books, and they need to hear your story.
If you are ready and committed to geting your story out of your head and into a book you can hold with your very own hands, sign up today!
ONLY NEED 6 MONTH ACCESS?
Who would benefit from 6 month access?
- Your book is already written, edited, and/or you are ready to dive into production.
- You are creating a low content book on a fast timeline.
- You want to use the course to get started on the right foot, but you anticipate being in the "writing stage" for a long time. It may be more cost effective to gain 6 month access now, take some time to write, and then rejoin for another 6 months when you are ready to publish.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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