i'm very interested in
your indie author story... how did you decide to go this route?
And it's
indie author stories like yours that make me happy to be an indie author and proud of our community.
Not exact matches
Browse through some of our
author success
stories, and get a glimpse of what exactly an
indie review from Kirkus can do for you.
Indie comics
author Nick Marino is writing Cougar and Cub for Action Lab Comics, a unique superhero dramatic comedy with an accidentally timely
story.
Here's how the
indie success
story typically goes: little - known new
author puts out a book, which skyrockets in popularity in sales and eventually attracts a lucrative deal with a mainstream publisher.
In the news this week were
stories based on Kindle Unlimited earnings, the
Indie Author Power Pack's push for the bestseller list, the importance of your book launch, the Nook Press push for print on demand and traditional publishing's view on contracts with indies.
When you're just starting as an
indie author, there's a tendency to look around and see success
stories —
authors who have built an immense following, who have a bulging mailing list, who have enough followers on social media to found their own small country.
But the real catch is, that more often than not, I choose
Indie authors because their
stories are often BETTER than well known published, paper - back / hard - cover writers, so there Mr K what's - his - name.
The bottom line — and I speak as both a seasoned
indie author and anthologist (the Panverse series) as well as a freelance editor — is that the tired writing dogma and «rules» that get endlessly recycled in writers» groups, on popular blogs, and elsewhere pale in the face of
story.
However, the
indie author market isn't the same as it once was when all those success
stories were being trumpeted across mainstream media.
But, maybe it will be neat, concise, and the cover, description, and first few pages will grab you and draw you into a
story you would have otherwise missed — just because it is by an
Indie Author.
The booksellers blamed this on the rampant increase in
indie authors who often would publish such
stories to gain publicity or earn money.
This is the very reason that self - publishing success
story and vocal champion for
indie authors Hugh Howey has suggested the formation of an actual union for
indie authors.
Jonathan's road from his first published short
story in 1978 to being a full - time
indie author of more than thirty novels of (mostly) military science fiction.
I'd heard
stories about ebooks from reputable
indie authors or traditional publishers suffering from formatting problems, and I didn't want to run into the same issues.
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I know a lot of
indie authors and read a lot of
indie stories, and I'm aware of the strategies behind their pricing decisions, so, the lower end of the pricing structure isn't an issue for me.
I too am one of those «
indie author» success
stories.
Be on the lookout for our next female success
story with traditionally published
author turned
indie author, Sylvia Lafair.
I love being an
Indie author and having total control over marketing my
stories, but I'm often at a loss as to how to find fun ways to share my books.
If you are an
indie author and would like to have your
story included in our Book Plugs section, then please provide us with the information listed below.
Also, if you'd like to support a fellow
indie and check out her work, she's writes paranormal, romance, horror, and dark fantasy, and is the
author of 10 novels and 9 short
stories.
Many, many traditionally published
authors are working to add either back - list titles they've gotten the rights back on, or bonus books (novellas, short
stories) through
indie publishing to boost the sales of their books under contract.
The news included
stories on happiness for
indie authors, Amazon purchase of dot - book domains, women's dominance of self - publishing, the Ethical
Author Code, and Hachette's deal with Amazon.
TCE is also on Shelfari, Booklikes and several independent sites (sites that post ebooks, reviews,
author interviews and
stories about
indie books /
authors).
Meet
indie author rockstar Colleen Hoover posted at 30 Day Books, saying, «A crazy beautiful
story of how writing,
indie publishing, and Amazon have dramatically turned someone's life around.
Meredith Bond is an award - winning
author of a series of traditionally published Regency romances and
indie - published paranormal romances, including Magic In The Storm and «In A Beginning», a short
story about Lilith recently published in the anthology, Tales From The Mist.
What would be your advice for newer
authors looking to become the next «
indie success
story»?
A lot of writers, especially
Indie Authors, in my opinion, don't develop their plots or characters enough which is one reason their
stories fail.
In this title,
indie author Andrew Galasetti combines impeccable writing with his talent for building a
story that will later continue in his work, To Breathe Free, which will continue the
story of runaway... [Read more...]
Self - published
author and
indie author advocate Hugh Howey turned the publishing industry on its head, not with his beat - the - odds success
story that made him a household name, but for his willingness to throw open the vault of secrecy surrounding what
authors of every ilk actually earn.
Howey, who has openly stated in the past that his
story is not typical for
indie authors, explained the purpose and the benefits to giving away free books as a reader engagement tool.
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.
I still am not sure if I should I go a more traditional route or fully embrace the
indie lifestyle and the powerful freedom to produce a work from start to finish, but having a weekend when
authors and writers are empowered and encouraged to create and share great
stories was worth it all.
Some
indie authors try to claim they don't need an editor, but I've never seen any such
story turn out well.
Because of the personal
stories and words of wisdom from more than a dozen
indie authors in my book, I felt your readers would enjoy hearing about it.
Publishing Netgalley for
Indie Authors (Part 1, Part 2)
Stories Don't Expire — Don't Rush to Publish Translating Your
Indie Works (to German) On Selling
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The news
stories focused on the success secrets of super
authors, the decline of
indie bookstores in the U.K., how the Tragedy of the Commons theory applies to self - publishing, Facebook's Contentgeddon, and the future of disruption in the publishing industry.
I'm the
author of a book that I've serialized on a blog integrated with blogging about the
story and background, and even as I go down this path as an
indie, think it would be fantastic to work with an agent.
self - publish,
Indie Author, Lulu, memoir, Tell My
Story, Tell Your
Story
He is a trained and experienced technical writer, and is himself an
indie author who has sold short
stories to professional markets.
What do you get when you ask 34 of today's top
indie authors to each submit a
story and then ask a team of judges to scour that ore and pick out the gems?
JA Konrath, guru to
indie authors and one of self - publishing's success
stories, believes that 2014 is the year that the legacy publisher will fight back.
What I am very curious to know is how an
indie author can prevent fanfiction from being written about her
stories.?
Do
indie authors have even the remotest of chances to become the next $ 1,000,000 success
story?
I'm also an
indie author myself, having published the science fiction thriller Luck and Death at the Edge of the World as well as novellas and short
stories.
Bookstore employee and
indie author, Hugh Howey had no idea that publishing his short
story out on the web would completely change his life.
As a reader, I know I find myself picking up more and more books from
indie authors because they are writing
stories I want to read and they are doing it at prices that allow me to read two or three or more books for the price of a single Big 5 title.
This is but one
indie author's
story of wasting $ 8,000 on display advertising for her book!
I have also reviewed
indie books where, although the
story was good, the
author was clearly unfamiliar with the configuration of his / her computer and di not know that there is a spelling and grammar checker built into the computer.