Finished Your Book? Publishing Path Consulting, Sydney

Your self-published book is just ‘a whim away’! Welcome to A Whim Away PTY LTD’s self-publishing consulting services for Sydney authors.

I’ll guide you through every stage of self-publishing your fiction book — from understanding the requirements of platforms like Amazon KDP and IngramSpark, to planning, formatting, and launching with confidence. Whether you’re weighing up self-publishing against hybrid or traditional routes, or you’ve already decided to go it alone, I offer independent, hands-on support tailored to where you’re at.

Hybrid versus Self-publishing

Self-publishing and hybrid publishing are often confused, but they work quite differently.

With self-publishing, you retain full ownership, full creative control, and full profits — you (or a consultant like Anna) manage editing, design, formatting, and distribution yourself, paying for services individually as you need them.

Hybrid publishing sits between self- and traditional publishing: a hybrid publisher typically takes a share of royalties or rights in exchange for handling some of that work for you, often with a selective submission process similar to traditional publishers.

Anna isn’t a hybrid publisher — she offers independent consulting to help you self-publish with confidence, so you keep full control and ownership of your book while still getting hands-on guidance through the process.

Find the right level of support for your publishing journey

Self-Publishing Sydney: Technologies Used

In my writing and self-publishing work, I use the international self-publishing platforms of Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Draft2Digital, Google Play Books, Ingram Spark. I upload ebooks and print on demand (POD) formats. I purchase my ISBNs from Thorpe-Bowker (Australia)

I am also familiar with the supporting tools of Upwork, Canva, Scrivener, Microsoft Office, MailChimp, Buffer, WordPress, Xero, Sendle.

I self-publish through A Whim Away PTY LTD, an Australian-based company. I know about the requirements relevant to self-publishing from Australia through international platforms, as applied to a company. Things you may want to consider include company structure, taxes and fees, and copyright.

You can find more information about self-publishing through my blog.

Further reading: Business side of self-publishing | Self-publishing checklist

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Self-Publishing Sydney: Enquiries

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 Sharron Gilbert 
 
 
 
  
Broad Shorts ! Beautiful, magical read . Stirring up long buried feelings of hope and adventure. So cleverly written , I was dragged into each heart warming story . It felt like a warm hug .
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Margaret Walker 
 
 
 
  
This is my first experience of self-publishing a book to Draft2Digital and I'm not being flippant when I say I couldn't have done it without Anna. I'm being honest. The many steps regarding the US IRS, the legal documentation and the financial instructions were terrifying. Very stressful. Anna was calm and observant of the whole process. She saw many things I had missed. I cannot recommend her highly enough. Her business set-up is also very professional.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Conchita Garcia Santiago 
 
 
 
  
Anna Ceguera's expert guidance has been invaluable in navigating the complexities of the legal processes and logistical organization required for the successful execution of the book festival. Her expertise has been invaluable, and her leadership has guided us effectively throughout this process.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Maria P Frino 
 
 
 
  
Working with A Whim Away was a pleasure. Anna is a professional and very hope to work with her again in future.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Veronica Hind 
 
 
 
  
I really enjoyed Anna's workshops. She was able to tailor slightly to what I did and didn't need and has been very accommodating in providing useful links, tips and tricks! Really appreciate the effort. Thank you.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Julie Dawson 
 
 
 
  
Anna was knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. Loved that she listened to what I wanted to do and then helped me to achieve it in such a short time.   Thank you.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Joyce Young 
 
 
 
  
The students in my 3rd - 5th grade virtual Book Club LOVED Anna's book Get Off My Lawn! So, it was not surprise that they were over the moon about her visit to our final book club meeting. The students asked smart and probing questions and Anna was engaging and warm as they interviewed her. A few students even expressed interest in working with Anna on promoting her books in the future!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Erika Sneath 
 
 
 
  
Pacific Preparatory (a virtual 1:1 school) hosted a book club specifically centered around "Get Off My Lawn!" for third, fourth, and fifth grades. We were delighted to receive signed books so quickly, even with international shipping (we're in the United States). Anna was communicative, professional, and engaging. The students, all in 3-5th grades, were absolutely enthralled by her expertise. It was evident that she spent time preparing for the event with special attention to detail. For example, she tasked the participants with an "older or younger" activity that challenged them to reflect upon the evidence that described the ages of each character. The students were so enthralled with the activity that they seemed to forget they were learning! We'd be delighted to welcome Anna back for another visit!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Troy Brennan 
 
 
 
  
Fantastic advice, patiently explained the processes and answered my questions tailoring her advice to my needs. Also provided for follow up in the subsequent weeks.