Hey people of Mastodon!

I have just (finally) finished the second draft of my novel, and the daunting task of self-publishing it is looming ever closer.

I've never done it before. If anybody has any advice, or anything they wish they'd known before they did it, I'd love to hear it.

@gremaure The books of Joanna Penn and David Gaughran will set you on the right track. Also, spend plenty of time browsing the other bestselling covers in your genre before you commission your own, and not just on Amazon. You need to get a feel for what reader expectations are for covers; it's no good getting a really pretty cover that doesn't let people know at a glance what sort of story is inside.
@rosjackson I'll add the books to the list, thank you for the recommendation! The cover is one of the very few things I'm on top of :)