April 17, 2021
Saturday | 2:00 PM
Via an exclusive facebook group
Do you have a web novel in Dreame, Wattpad, or any other reading platform? Do you dream of publishing your book someday? Are you waiting for pub houses to discover you and offer to print paperback copies of your web novel but no one’s offering you because mababa ang reads mo and wala kang malaking following?
WELL, WALA AKONG PAKE KUNG MABABA ANG READS MO OR MALIIT LANG FOLLOWING MO. SA NUMBERS BA NAKASALALAY ANG MGA PANGARAP MO?
KUNG MANANAMPALATAYA KA DIN LANG SA NUMBERS, TUMAYA KA NALANG SA LOTTO.
Hi, I’m Kath C. Eustaquio-Derla, the founder and CEO Of PaperKat Books and PaperKatalogue, The Magazine. You’ve probably seen my interviews or my viral post about The Unfortunate Wattpad Author. If not, read it here: bit.ly/UnfortunateWPAuthor
In the past few days, para akong naging Raffy Tulfo In Action. Ang dami nyong nagsusumbong sa akin about your bad experiences working with ***some*** pub houses that (OMG!) print manuscripts straight from Wattpad or Dreame without editing. Or sasabihin sa inyo in-edit at na-proofread nila pero pagdating sa inyo ng mga libro nyo, ang daming mali. Kahit na sila ang nagkulang, reputasyon mo pa din as an author ang wasak. Saklap diba? But unlike Raffy Tulfo, I can’t take action because I’m not your mentor, wala akong K (as in karapatan) na ipagtanggol ka because hindi naman kita mentee. All I can do is give you advice.
Madami din sa inyo ang nag-aabang na bumagsak mula sa langit ang mga publishing contracts kapag mataas yung reads nyo or madami na followers nyo. WALA AKONG PAKE. As a publisher myself, I DON’T LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS. Hindi yun ang batayan ng magandang libro. Hindi dapat napapako sa mga READS at FOLLOWERS ang mga pangarap ninyo. Kaya eto, eto na ako, tuturuan ko kayo kung paano mag-self-publish ng libro—FROM WEB TO PRINT—with or without a publisher.
Yes, tama. Hindi mo kailangan ng publisher to self-publish a book. Kaya nga “self”-publishing eh. Ikaw yung publisher, self. As in yourself. In other words, DIY (do it yourself) ito.
BUT! I’m going to teach you how to do it THE RIGHT WAY. I’m going to teach you the programs to use, the people to find, and how to raise funds to print a few copies of your book. The goal is to get your story from web to print without waiting for a publishing contract. Because you can! You can DIY, pero dapat alam mo yung ginagawa mo o pinapasok mo. Kaya nga ito na, I will teach you na.
I will answer the following:
- What to check before you print your web novel.
- Do I remove my web novel from the platform?
- Saan ako hahanap ng editor?
- Sino magde-design ng book ko?
- Paano ako hahanap ng pera pag-print ng book ko?
- Ate Kath, tingin mo may bibili ng book ko?
- Kailangan ko ba ng ISBN?
- Ano ang mga dapat kong tanungin sa mga publisher na nago-offer sa akin ng publishing contract?
- And more!
I’m doing this for the very first time, so I made sure that the registration fee is affordable to all.
Registration Deadline: April 16, 6:00 PM
inclusions
- 1-hour LIVE webinar via an exclusive Facebook Group
- 30 minutes of Q&A with the participants
- Exclusive book freebie/discount from a featured Success Story (Guest Mentee who published a paperback version of her Wattpad novel)
- Digital Certificate of Participation
- Total Runtime: 1.5 hours
- If you can’t watch the 2:00 PM LIVE session, you can watch the replay. The recorded session will be available in the Facebook Group for 24 hours.
how to register
1. Pay the registration fee of PHP200 or PHP250 (check the dates above).
2. Send the proof of payment (deposit slip, transaction screenshot to paperkatbooks@gmail.com.
3. Wait for the email confirmation. The link to the private Facebook Group will be shared with you via email.
4. You will be notified via the Facebook Group 15 minutes prior to the LIVE webinar.
5. The e-certificates will be sent to you after the event.
I’m sorry it took me a long time to come up with this event for web novel authors. Akala ko kasi dati ayaw nyo sa akin. LOL. But ang dami na nagsusumbong. At naiinis na ako sa mga naririnig kong horror stories.
I created this event especially for Dreame and Wattpad authors—authors with web novels. And if you think hindi ako qualified to teach because wala naman ako libro sa Dreame and Wattpad, well, may web novel na ako sa Cosmopolitan Philippines (Cosmo.ph) before pa nag-boom yun Wattpad nyo. I was the writer behind the viral and controversial Bedroom Blog by Veronica (parang local version ito ng Sex and the City). Dito nagsimula ang following ko… from a web novel writer to self-published author to editor to designer to printer and now a publisher. Ito ang sinasabi ko na hindi ako amateur. Bago ako nakarating dito, inaral ko lahat ng tinuturo ko ngayon at na-experience ko kung pano makipag-work sa mga publishing companies.
If you read Bedroom Blog by Veronica on Cosmo.ph in 2009-something to 2011-something, ako yung writer behind the pen name “Veronica”.
Kung gusto nyo matuto ng tamang proseso, please join this special webinar I created especially for web novel authors. And you will have my support.
If ayaw nyo matuto at masaya na kayo sa printed books na madaming mali, BALAKAYO DYAN. BYE.
event host
cor carlos
Cor is a marketing and communications professional specializing in People and Organizational Communications. As a marketer, she has always been managing programs, mounting events, and producing videos and content but the pandemic pulled her from her seat behind the scenes to the one in front. A graduate of European Studies from Ateneo de Manila, she enjoys analyzing TV shows, hosting game nights, and one day aspires to create a campaign to promote Philippine History, Arts, and Culture. Watch Cor’s hosting videos here.
guest mentee
s.j. wolf
S.J. Wolf, born in 1998, is a self-published book author and poet currently working as a customer care associate for a renowned bookstore in the Philippines and a part-time online seller. She is author of Under The City Lights.
Her self-publishing journey was featured on Villagepipol.com. She was born and raised in Iloilo City, but currently resides in Makati City, Metro Manila. For more information about S.J. Wolf, you can visit her Facebook page here.
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