Phase 2: The Writing Phase of Kevin A Dunlap’s program Become a Self-Published Author. This is the biggest and most detailed phase of the book writing process. It contains everything from starting and all of the inserts for your book. We cover the inserts before the content (e.g., Foreword, Acknowledgements, Dedication, Copyright pages) and inserts after the content (Final Word, About the Author, Recommended Readings and other pages).