JD Kirk, bestselling author and creator of the Bookstrapping course

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Why Are You Stuck On The “Old-Fashioned” Way of Publishing Your Book?

You wait months for a "yes" or a "no" from publishers, but mostly, it's radio silence or, worse, rejections that feel like personal attacks.


It's rough, isn't it?


Then, there's the money pit of vanity publishing.


They promise you the moon. But what happens? You end up lighter in the wallet, maybe by thousands, and can't move for the boxes of unsold books that no one is reading.


And let's not even start on all the self-publishing advice out there.


One site says do this, another says do that. Spend here, no, spend there - it's overwhelming. How are you supposed to know who to trust?


The honest truth is, you can publish a great book without going broke or working with a publisher.


That's not just wishful thinking. Believe me, I know. It's doable with the right help and some insider know-how.


Your book deserves to be read, and you don't have to wait for someone else to say so.

Barry Hutchison, aka JD Kirk, shortly after launching his first book.

Me in 2011, shortly after my first book had been published.

(I'm the one on the right.)

Take Control of Your Writing Career -

Bookstrapping Shows You How

Bookstrapping is a text and video course designed to take aspiring authors from idea to published book… and beyond.

Here's Why it's Different

A Proven Plan

I built my 7-figure publishing business from the ground up. This course shares the exact strategies that worked for me, saving you countless hours and costly mistakes.


DIY Doesn't Mean Low Quality

Learn how to edit, format, and design your book without spending a fortune on outside services.


Ongoing Support

The private Page to Published community connects you to other authors, offering support and accountability every step of the way

I Was a Broke Writer. Then I Changed My Story

(and Now I Can Help You Change Yours)

I knew I wanted to be a writer from the age of 9. It took a while, but I eventually got there when I was 30, when I sold a six-book children’s horror series to HarperCollins.


Sounds like the big break, right?


Wrong.


I was broke. Not just "tightening the belt" kind of broke, but "how will I pay next month's rent?" broke.


Writing over 150 children’s books for some of the biggest publishers in the world, major awards on my shelf, and film & TV rights picked up for my stories by production companies.


Still, my wallet and bank account were empty.


Day in, day out, I was writing, chasing deadlines, missing out on life, and just scraping by.


Then 2016 hit like a plot twist.


I ditched the “old fashioned” way and self-published a comedy sci-fi novel, SPACE TEAM, on Amazon.


Day one? I made my first sale. It wasn't headline news, but those sales – exactly 12 a day for a week – started to add up.


We're talking about $30 a day, which might not sound like much, but it added up to an extra $900 a month.


I challenged myself to make $15,000 in a year from self-publishing. A friend and fellow author persuaded me to shoot for the moon and go for $20,000, instead.


Fast forward twelve months, and not only did I hit that, I blew past it, adding over $125,000 to my bank account in that first year.


Now, eight years in, I've sold over 3 million ebooks, half a million audiobooks, and hit the Amazon #1 spot multiple times.


And all of this snowballed from self-publishing a comedy sci-fi novel I wrote in three weeks with zero upfront costs.


But let's get one thing straight: I'm no Shakespeare.


There are thousands of writers out there far more talented than I am. The difference? I spent months delving deep into what it takes to successfully self-publish on Amazon.


And now, I'm sharing it with you.


My Bookstrapping course is a distillation of everything I learned in those first lucrative months of self-publishing, minus all the unnecessary fluff.


Applied correctly, it'll take you, step-by-step, from being someone who would like to publish a book someday, to being an author with a growing catalogue of titles published by their own successful imprint.


Ready? Great!


Let's get to work.

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Become a Self-Publishing Powerhouse

The Bookstrapping course teaches you everything you need to take control of your

writing career, including how to:


Outsmart the Competition

Learn how to pick the perfect niche to maximise your book's visibility and sales on

Amazon.


Build Your Audience

Discover the "Bank of Goodwill" strategy to connect with readers even before your

book is released.


Write Books That Sell

Discover the storytelling techniques that helped me create multiple #1 Amazon hits.


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Building Their Dreams

Picture it… a year from today, you're not just dreaming about being an author. You're

an author. Your books are out there, getting read and making you money.You built this, all on your own, and it feels amazing.


That future is totally possible.


But you have to choose to go after it. Waiting around won't get you there. The Bookstrapping course and community are designed to give you everything you need to take that next step.


Think of it as an investment in yourself, in that writer you just know you can be.


Enrol in Bookstrapping today and get lifetime access to the course and community, including all future updates, for just $119!