BE COME YOUR OWN PUBLISHER

Your message deserves more than a finished manuscript. It deserves a thoughtful path to publication.Become Your Own Publisher is a practical, faith-inspired manual for writers who want to turn their ideas into books and understand the responsibilities of publishing. POET JUST ROBERT, also known as Robert L. Terry, brings lessons from his own journey as an author, poet, and publisher behind Scroll Bearer Press to guide readers through the work one step at a time.When his early publishing experience included a $3,007 charge for one book, Robert began learning to ask better questions about services, costs, and the decisions that shape a finished publication. This manual shares that spirit of informed ownership, helping beginning authors understand what they can do themselves, when to seek professional help, and how to review the results.Inside, readers will learn how to:• Choose an intended reader and define the purpose of their book.• Organize ideas with the PJR Spider Method.• Finish, revise, and prepare a manuscript for editing.• Establish a publishing identity and understand ISBNs and book information.• Choose a print format and prepare interior and full wrap cover files.• Calculate publishing costs and understand retail pricing and wholesale discounts.• Work through IngramSpark title setup, file submission, and production corrections.• Review electronic and physical proofs before approving a book.• Prepare a Kindle ebook and plan outreach to readers.• Keep useful records, manage revisions, and prepare for the next project.Full-color illustrations featuring multicultural publishing companions help readers follow the lessons. A fictional sample book demonstrates the process, while assignments, worksheets, checklists, a glossary, an index, and official resource links help readers apply it to their own work.Scripture readings, reflections, prayers, and words of encouragement connect the practical tasks with patience, honesty, stewardship, and care for the reader. The manual also honors Wesley Thomas, writer of Cool Daddy Poetry, whose journey of following these lessons to become an author and publisher helped inspire its purpose.Whether you are preparing poetry, a devotional, a memoir, a children’s story, or another first-book project, Become Your Own Publisher gives you a structured place to begin and a way to keep moving.As POET JUST ROBERT says, 'My pulpit is my books.' This manual invites you to prepare your own message with that same sense of purpose: learn the process, make thoughtful decisions, and complete the next faithful step. 6