So what mistakes are they (and you) making that could kill
your indie author career?
This segment will help you see how writing a book & indie - publishing with a loved one can bring you closer and give the loved one a new
indie author career.
There are several things to consider when you're building and growing
your indie author career.
I started
my indie author career four years ago with non-fiction.
An excellent blog post I found this morning: 7 Ways to step up
your indie author career.
Not exact matches
Our team has put
authors in the national spotlight, scheduled cross-country book tours, blossomed
indie careers, branded publishers and expanded reader fan bases.
Whether we publish
indie or traditionally, we may want to start a company at some point in our writing
career, either for our pen name or for a publishing imprint or
author services business.
As an
Indie author, I've always sided with Amazon because Amazon made my
career as a writer possible.
Some of the predictions for the industry in the coming year included Mark Coker's stance that the number of
indie authors is going to shrink as the ones who don't take it seriously as a
career path fall to the wayside.
He used to on a weekly basis complain about all the
indie authors that were ruining his
career.
Professional
authors receive developmental editing from their house editors, but
indie authors must seek it out for themselves, and it is especially critical in the beginning of one's
career when one is still learning the craft.
If, as an
author, your intent is to create a book that will help you build towards a franchise of books from which you could one day make a living, or to create a book that takes your
career to new heights or is a marketing tool for your business, then think about becoming an
indie publisher and not an
indie author.
Building a backlist is a cornerstone to a successful
indie author's
career.
As an editing and writing company dedicated to helping
authors build their writing
careers, Midnight Publishing is always on the lookout for
indie author - friendly options to sell more books.
To understand the industry and manage your
career, there's Closing the Deal on Your Terms by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, The Everyday Novelist: Business 101 by Daniel Sawyer, From Dreamer to Doer by Jude Wilhoff, Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of
Indie Publishing by Dean Wesley Smith, Write It Forward: From Writer to Successful
Author by Bob Mayer, Pros and Cons by Jody Lynn Nye and Bill Fawcett, and The Science Fiction Professional by Mike Resnick.
If you plan to write as a
career, whether as an
indie, hybrid, or traditionally published
author, you need to understand this.
This is not an admission that
indie publishing is inferior, but it is an acknowledgment that to take my
career to the next level the smartest path would be to work as a hybrid
author.
And Orna Ross, founding director of ALLi, will be on the program of Frankfurt's International
Author and Self - Publishing day of programming, at 10 a.m. on the Publishing Perspectives Stage, (Hall 6, E11), to brief the attending
authors on the world state today of the
indie movement and trends of key importance for their
careers.
Written by Johnny B Truant and Sean Platt, two parts of the trio behind the Self - Publishing Podcast and prolific writers in their own right, — it's truly a breath of fresh air — no grandiose promises of immediate success or wealth accumulation — instead a logical step - by - step approach to building a long - term, and hopefully profitable, writing
career as an
Indie Author.
I honestly feel that my decision to become an
Indie author and take my
career into my own hands was one of the best decisions I could have made.
Tonight, I hit another huge milestone in my
career as an
Indie author.
If you are an
indie author thinking of narrating your own audiobook or if you are a diligent young scholar considering a
career in audiobook production check out the free ACX Education Portal.
The traditional industry, while maybe not yet embracing
indie publishing, has certainly come a long way from the days in which a vanity press - produced title was the kiss of death for an
author's future publishing
career; it's now becoming more and more common for publishers to seek out
authors whose titles that have a proven following thanks to self - publishing.
With
Indie Publishing Group by your side, the next step in your
author career will be a breeze.
As a relatively new
indie author, it's encouraging to hear that a slower production schedule can still lead to a full - time
career.
So how have I built my
career as an
Indie author?
Plenty of other observant
indie authors had the prescience to realize that making Amazon a
career strategy is not a solid long - term move.
Here are a couple of great communities that can really help for a struggling
indie author or someone just beginning their
career.
Carly's
career spans over a decade and a half with various New York publishing houses, and she is now an
Indie author who runs her own business and loves every exciting minute of her publishing journey.
You've been a fully
indie author your entire
career, correct?
I find it rather dismaying that my
career can be seen as an impediment to lending a helping hand to
Indie authors, who operate on a shoestring budget.
Two decades of experience with fiction and nonfiction books have boosted the
careers of traditionally published and
indie authors.
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Two decades of experience writing fiction and nonfiction books, pitching projects to agents and publishers, and reaching readers through effective PR have boosted the
careers of traditionally published and
indie authors.
Patricia McLinn is a USA Today bestselling
author of more than 30 books that include mystery, romance, and westerns She began her novel writing
career with Silhouette Books (Harlequin) and was nominated for and won several writing awards, but her
career really took off when she decided to go
indie.
It affords these
indie writers the opportunity to connect with published
authors, agents, and publishers to further their
career.
Clearly, though, for the established
Indie Sci - Fi and Fantasy
author, focusing on a series may not only be the key to quickly building an audience, but also transforming your writing
career from a hobby into a very profitable business.
«I believe that one of the best things about Alli is the emphasis on the idea that what makes an
Indie author is someone who is in control of their
career, whether they follow traditional, DIY, or hybrid routes to publication or not.»
The purpose of IndieReCon was to provide that much needed outlet of information, education, and community to
indie authors without having to break the bank for people who are already possibly investing in their writing
careers.
The Problem: Independent presses are stuck in a grind, where they develop literary talent to the point that an
author breaks out, at which point the
author immediately jumps to a much larger press for more money, and the
indie press who launched their
career gets nothing.
Get The Next Book Out — Do you have to publish a book a month or six books a year to have a
career as an
Indie author?
Repeat., they tell you exactly how they did it: how they created over 15 independent franchises across six publishing imprints and 100 + published works, how they turned their art into a logical, sustainable business, and how any
author interested in
indie publishing can do the same to build a sustainable, profitable
career with their writing.
WHAT: A consult on how to grow an
author career with your works WHEN: At our mutual convenience, via email WHO SHOULD ENTER: Anyone who has
indie published, or soon plans to, and wants honest feedback from an experienced
indie - published
author on how to boost their
author careers and achieve their writerly goals.
Best - selling, award - winning (and formerly traditionally published)
indie authors share their secrets for launching an
indie publishing
career.
Most of the day was dedicated to
authors taking hold of their
careers, navigating through the logistics of self - publishing and going
indie.
Scott and the entire staff of the IBC have worked tirelessly to further
indie publishing and to help
indie authors establish the writing
careers they seek.
Author HP Mallory, the bestselling writer who has penned such titles as Fire Burn & Cauldron Bubble and Toil and Trouble, as well as her Dulcie O'Neil series, had one thing going for her
career that a lot of
indie authors don't have, namely, experience in online promotion.
When
indie authors digitally publish their works to any of the major ebook distributors, they have a few goals in mind, namely, promoting themselves as writers, furthering their
careers, even making a modest profit from the craft they love.
Ch 9.2 Debut
Author vs.
Career Author My first novel was published in 2010 (with a small press), but I feel like my
career really started when I first
indie published in 2011.
Author of Discovering Love Online: Love May Be Closer Than You Think, architect of
indie publishing house Propeller Cap, LLC and former singles ministry director, Chuck brings a diverse
career background and nearly four decades of experience as a journalist, editor, publisher and pastor to his written portfolio.