David Gaughran is back at his workstation this time broadcasting
indie author feedback in the loudspeaker to Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing.
(Thats a free tip btw) As
Indie Authors feedback is the the most important thing for us, we don't have slaves rejecting books over a cappuccino or green tea.
Not exact matches
As an
indie author, you can also make edits to your book cover, your price, and other important details based on reader
feedback before you move to a final version, and this is not something traditional deals typically allow.
After searching best selling
Indie author's Amazon pages, I recently rewrote mine based on
feedback from them and the linked site above.
But for now, it appears to be one of the best opportunities in so far as it is a way for libraries to stop shunning
indie authors» works by receiving
feedback from a trusted name in the library space.
Agents are in the business of selling books, so a manuscript evaluation can give an
indie author great
feedback on what will make his book be more successful as he goes about selling it himself.
I have been very impressed with the overwhelming positive
feedback from
indie authors who have published an audiobook version of their books.
So, and this is just my first thought, I wonder how much of that
feedback loop
indie authors are losing by not being able to get a single copy of a book into a brick store.
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.
An
author with patience and the speed of two books per year can, over time, build up enough inventory to have enough of the reader
feedback loops to make enough money
indie - publishing.
Authors today have options with self - publishing, but going
indie could divert a new
author before he / she gets the full
feedback of submitting to publishing houses & agents or taking the care to learn the craft.
Topics included: my personal history and motives as a writer; the elements of fiction that I find easiest, and hardest; where I get my fiction ideas; the role that
feedback from others has in my writing process; which writers have most influenced me; why I chose to self - publish; what it means to be a «vigilante
author»; how to promote
indie books; and my advice for other writers.
Authors can get much help from the supportive
indie author community, such as formatting instructions, advice,
feedback, tips, and even «I'll be happy to help you with that.»
... Continue reading The Importance of Pre-Editor
Feedback as an
Indie Author
Our recent post, «What Amazon is Cooking Up Next for
Indie Authors» had a lot of
feedback from you.
After I launched my book, I received some
feedback from fellow
indie author Joanna Penn..
(Your
indie author friends are useful here to for getting
feedback on the best quality services).
You might win, you might get some
feedback on what was good or not so good with your effort, but you'll be able to see your cover in the company of those from many other
indie authors.
But the news that you can buy positive
feedback on TripAdvisor didn't draw nearly the same outrage reserved for
indie authors.
I don't know if traditionally published
authors follow their
feedback as closely as
indie authors do, but I would guess that reviews and ratings mean more to indies always in search of validation and reassurance.
We want to raise awareness about the really great books that
indie authors are producing, we want to help
authors find great
feedback on their writing, we want to help readers discover their next favorite
author, and we want to have fun in the process!
And I think, certainly, obviously many of my listeners are
indie authors so our
feedback is going to be editors and also then, yeah, readers and reviews.
As an
indie author, it can be hard to discern good advice from bad or know whose
feedback to trust — especially when that
feedback is yanking your story -LSB-...]