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The path to self-publishing your book is filled with endless questions and options. How do you find all the answers that are best for you and your dream?
Whatever your questions or wherever you are on your journey, we’re here to help take away the confusion and pave the way for success.
All you need to do is:
1. Schedule your complimentary 30-minute Discovery Session.
2. Follow our proven self-publishing process.
3. Celebrate your book launch!
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Our goal is to help you SUCCEED.
Publishing is a journey, and it’s easy to get lost in all the noise and confusion.
I’m Lois Hoffman, founder of The Happy Self-Publisher. Like Sherpas help brave climbers trek the highest mountains, our team is here to carry the load and show you the way. We’ll clear away the confusion, respond to your concerns, arm you with tools, and lead you through each step of the journey.
Whether you choose a do-it-yourself path and learn from workshops, books, and course materials … or you want customized one-on-one support or publishing production … you’ll have solid, practical information that will inspire you to turn your idea into a reality.
And trust me: there’s nothing like holding your own book in your hands!
Your Words Matter
The Happy Self-Publisher encourages a diversity of people, thoughts, and ideas to promote more knowledge and greater understanding in the world.
Giving Back
Because we believe in the power of words to change lives, we give a portion of course, workshop, and book sales to an organization that works with under-served youth to teach the next generation of storytellers. Read more about Mighty Writers.
Books Designed to Match Your Style
Service Designed to Meet Your Needs
The Happy Self-Publisher is small by design to give you the answers you need and attention you deserve. We want you to have a happy self-publishing experience. Want to find out more? Let’s talk!
What Our Authors are Saying
Lois Hoffman, The Happy Self-Publisher, made the publication of our new book, Rooster in the Henhouse, possible! From start to finish, Lois guided us with patience and great skill, de-mystifying the process, developing the layout, designing the cover, choosing just the right font, responding to our many last-minute changes and demands. Without her guidance and expertise there would be no book. She has our highest recommendation!
If it were not for Lois Hoffman and The Happy Self-Publisher,
I would not be where I am today: published.
I hired Lois to help me publish my book through Kindle Direct Publishing and then to help me with marketing.
Lois is fantastic! She is knowledgeable of KDP protocols and understands the book-marketing landscape. She is a capable and patient teacher who shares information in ways that are easy to implement. A good reader of people, Lois knew just how to get me through the hard parts of marketing and especially, past some of my own hurdles.
Her fees were reasonable; for me, this was money well-spent.
I am so glad I went with someone local who could meet with me in person instead of an online service that relied on emails and phone calls alone. Both professionally and personally, working with Lois was a great experience. I would hire The Happy Self-Publisher again.
Lois Hoffman is a consummate professional. My memoir, The Place of Cold Water, would not have been published but for her guidance every step of the way. As an author, publisher, and businesswoman, she possesses the organizational skills that I needed to succeed. She worked with me patiently for almost a year, was attentive to the smallest details and helped me publish a book I could be proud of. I could not have asked for a better partner in this endeavor. If I ever write another book, Lois will be my editor, cover designer and publisher again.
