{"id":33564,"date":"2026-01-03T22:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T22:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/community\/?post_type=course&p=33564"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:47:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:47:40","slug":"self-publishing-2026","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/community\/course\/self-publishing-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Publishing for ELT Professionals 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the old saying goes, “Everyone has a book in them”, and we’re here to help you see that through to fruition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The content is up to you\u2014it could be lesson plans, exercises for students, essays and reflections, research results, or whatever strikes your fancy! Not every work will be something suitable to sell, but you\u2019ll learn the entire process, from considering an audience\/market for your work, formatting .epub files, working with images and audio, creating a cover, determining where to publish, setting prices, and marketing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is the tenth year that Dorothy has offered this course. Every year we have learned more about what works, and every year ELT professionals become self-published authors.<\/p>\n

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1. Starting with a manuscript to work with.<\/strong> If you just want to learn the skills involved in creating, formatting, and self-publishing an ebook, you can do the course with as little as a chapter completed. If you are interested in the course but not sure if your project is suitable for self-publishing, Dorothy is happy to give you feedback to help you decide whether to join or not. In fact, you need to get her approval for your project before <\/em>you will be able to join.<\/p>\n

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2. Having access to troubleshooting and support.<\/strong> We’ve added an extra week that is dedicated to troubleshooting, and Dorothy offers two open sessions each week (to work for different timezones) so that everyone has a chance to get personalized help while working through the technical parts of self-publishing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Six live online sessions<\/strong> will be held in the iTDi virtual classroom. Live sessions will happen at 03:00 UTC\/GMT, which will be Saturday in the Americas, and Sunday in Asia (and very early Sunday in Europe). Don’t worry if the time doesn’t work out for you to join the live sessions. We will send all registered participants a recording and a copy of Dorothy’s slides after the session ends.<\/p>\n

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Live session dates:<\/strong> June 7, 14, 21, 28, and July 5 and 12<\/p>\n

Time<\/strong>: 03:00-04:00 UTC. <\/a>Check your local time.<\/u><\/a> <\/p>\n

Cost: $280 USD<\/strong><\/p>\n

We can provide receipts for research funds, if needed.<\/p>\n

Required: a legal copy of Microsoft Word and material to work with (not necessarily a full manuscript).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Registration includes six live sessions, resources, unlimited discussion in a private forum, peer and instructor feedback in the forum and in a shared Dropbox folder, and access to Dorothy for one year after the course ends. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Instructor Approval<\/h3>\n

You don’t need to have a completed manuscript, but you need to come into the class with material you can work with as you learn how to format ebooks and design covers. Your work can be as short as an article or one unit. Please complete this form to receive approval from Dorothy before registering for the course. She is happy to work with you on your ideas for ebook content before<\/em> the beginning of the course so that you can get the most out of your participation during the course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n