I Can Series: Self-Publishing Essentials
Jul 13, 2025
Online event
Self-Publishing Essentials focuses on key steps authors often neglect in the self-publishing process. The first half of the presentation will be a detailed walkthrough of the tools, websites, and services involved in formatting and self-publishing a book. This presentation will give prospective authors a good understanding of the entire self-publishing process. The second half of the presentation will cover Red Flags For Authors. These are common things to watch out for from Traditional Publishing, Independent Presses, Agents, Self-Publishing and Hybrid Publishers. This is an eye-opening and oft humorous look into the overpriced services, scams and cons designed to separate you from your money. A Q&A session will follow.
About The Event
Florida SCBWI members (Premium, Free Trial, or Florida member by choice), please join us as we present the second event in our Free series, “I-Can Series Self-Publishing Essentials”. A detailed walkthrough of the tools, websites, and services involved in formatting and self-publishing a book.This presentation will give prospective authors a good understanding of the entire self-publishing process.—And, it’s FREE!
For the second half of the presentation. We’ve requested that Robert give a recap of his “Red Flags For Authors” presentation. This SCBWI workshop took place on May 17th at the West Boca Library. We got a great response and want to share the information with all of you.
“Red Flags For Authors” covers are common things to watch out for from Traditional Publishing, Independent Presses, Agents, Self-Publishing and Hybrid Publishers. This is an eye-opening and oft humorous look into the overpriced services, scams and cons designed to separate you from your money.
(If you attended the May 17th event, Robert assures us he’s removed any boring parts and will only hit the highlights. So it might be worth sitting though it again.)
DATE: Sunday, July 13, 2025, 2-4pm (EST)
This workshop will be presented in Zoom. Details will be shared under Events on your Member Home Page after registering.
About Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick has self-published three picture books, one grammar book, and three books that help authors on their self-publishing journey.
He is an award-winning screenwriter and author who worked for 20 years as a software developer. He helped create over fifty commercially released games and educational titles, including the best-selling Cabela’s Big Game Hunter Series. He sold his company to Activision in 2000. Robert transitioned to writing children’s books and has been a member of the SCBWI for 20 years.
He runs a monthly Self-publishing Zoom Support Group.
His self-publishing writing and illustrating website is Uwritekidsbooks.com. That’s where you can find the free PDF downloads of his How to Publish Your Book Without Breaking the Bank series. His kids’ book website is NDRPress.com. There, you will find his three children’s books and grammar book.
He lives in Fort Lauderdale, FL.