I'm not saying don't write the book you were inspired to write, that's the cool
thing about being an indie author, it's not all about profit margins.
What I truly
love about being an indie author is sharing my stories with a freedom that doesn't make my books any less than those who go through big publishers.
One of the hardest (but most beneficial)
parts about being an indie author is managing all of your own book marketing and promotion.
The team was so friendly and had some great insight to
share about being an indie developer, their new game, crowdfunding, and what retro / indie games inspired them.
Considering the changes in the publishing world, I thought this would be a fitting time for me to
talk about being an indie writer
The temporary trio also talked
about being an indie midlister, reasons for quitting self - publishing, how the indie tide is turning, traditional publishers using lower price points, and Facebook's upcoming monthly fee for promotional posts.
So here's one of the really cool
bits about being an indie - author: I went back to the manuscript and rewrote Andie as a brunette.
For curated
information about being an indie author, connections with industry experts and other authors as well as other benefits, I am a proud member of the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Russell Ivanovic, Philip Simpson, and Matt Kelsh of Shifty Jelly talk to Marc, Seth, and
Rene about being indie in Australia, making Pocket Weather, and why they decided to go Android first for Pocket Casts.
Jrnnigrt Msttern and Henry Herz, your comments have targeted what I've
learned about being an Indie publishing my book vs Traditional publishing.
Just make sure to convert the London time to your time and you'll find out everything you ever wanted to
know about being an Indie author and / or publisher.
One thing I
love about being an indie author is getting ten checks a month from my various platforms, every single month, rather than the four per book advance spread over 2 years.
In the newsletter you
talked about being Indie and you shared with people all the direct places to go to publish for free instead of paying somebody else to do what you could have done and gotten the same results.
One of the best
things about being an indie author is that you have the power to decide what you want to do, so take the time to figure it out as you develop your budget.
One of the coolest things
about being indie is being able to do innovative things like sign revenue - share contracts with a translator to get my books into the German market in a real way.
One of the best things
about being an indie is personal choice, but of course, this can make it harder as well.
One of the best things
about being an indie is that we can learn how to do most everything ourselves — FOR FREE.
Sharing information is one of the things that's so great
about being indie.
Some of that is due to what I learn
about being Indie, to what seems to drive sales, my constantly changing perspective on marketing which seems to go against the tide, what I want to write as I change and grow as a writer.
One of the great things
about being indie, besides the freedom to control your product, is the ability to be flexible.
The hardest thing
about being an indie is that one is an individual.
That's the beautiful thing
about being indie — you can change, and learn as you need to, for better use of time / dollars / effort.
One of the great things
about being indie is that we're all looking out for each other.
Inafune has a lot to learn
about being an indie.