Sentences with phrase «of going indie»

Elsewhere, Rundqvist explores the benefits and perils of going indie, and the logistics of forming a new team.

The idea of going indie became intriguing once I started really getting to know what I loved doing, which was being creative, and making games.»

It was also mentioned that prior to signing up with Sony, Kojima was toying with the idea of going indie.

The post is a the result of Penn's experience chatting with other highly successful indie authors, and brings up some interesting pros and cons of going the indie route.

Traditionally published authors may or may not «get it,» but even if they see the benefits of going indie, they may be locked into contracts with no compete clauses.

He ends with this smart advice: ``... those who are vociferous in their defense of going Indie should also start exploring diversification in their sales channels.»

We were then asked to outline the negatives of going indie, since we were clearly all so positive about it!

Presumably, so long as I avoid certain pitfalls of self - publishing (improper editing, crappy cover design, and lazy marketing), the only big disadvantages of going indie would be visibility: hurdles to jump to get brick - and - mortar locations to stock the title, and to get Amazon and other online retailers to stick the book cover somewhere noticeable (Hugh Howey is a very convincing pseudo-advocate for self - publishing).

I just started researching the pros and cons of going Indie and your article covered a lot of things I wanted to know — especially, the hybrid option.

I thought I was forward thinking before self - publishing, but the act of going indie, of being up - close - and - personal in the indie trenches, has really changed my thinking about my writing and my author career.

You're thinking of going indie or small press, maybe, and wondering who your target reader is and how you might find him or her.

That is why I think building inventory (of quality, well written, well edited stories) is the key to success for most of us going indie.

I'm happy to answer questions there and otherwise dialogue with folks who are thinking of going the indie route!

An unexpected and marvelous benefit of going indie is that writing is a lot more fun now.

I've always thought of going Indie as starting my own business.

The simplistic guide for those authors who are just toying with the idea of going indie.

Not exact matches

Following on the massive indie success of «Gone Home,» the development team at Fullbright is focusing on another story - based first - person game in «Tacoma,» which follows one person's exploration of a space station named «Tacoma.»

Shel is the primary author of both Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World (endorsed by Seth Godin, Jack Canfield, Cynthia Kersey, and many others) and the earlier Guerrilla Marketing Goes Green (named a Groundbreaking Indie Book by Independent Publisher magazine) and an international speaker.

Independent Publisher Magazine Groundbreaking Indie Book (Guerrilla Marketing Goes Green), Apex Award for Best Book in the PR Industry (Principled Profit), and Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist (Grassroots Marketing)-- and author of six books that have been translated and republished abroad

If the songs sound like the go - for - broke anthems of seasoned industry veterans (think Ryan Adams without all the honky - tonk), it's because the lineup consists of members of «90s - era indie favorites Squad Five - O and Dear Ephesus (though you might not hear it in their sound).

She has a keen understanding of her place in Hollywood, right now — as one of the breakout stars of a beloved sitcom; as the most fascinating character on Legion, one of current TV's most fascinating shows; as a high - profile woman in an industry currently under an enormous amount of scrutiny for how it treats women; and as an actress building a singularly astonishing resume of excellent, low - flying indie oddball films like Ingrid Goes West and Safety Not Guaranteed.

Indie pop outfit OK Go — also known as the makers of the world's most intricate and insane music videos — has done it again.

The wheelbase is wide at two feet, which is very good for stability, and you're going to want a reliably stable, safe stroller, especially if you use your Bumbleride Indie with a car seat as part of a travel system.

Going Gaga is a baby friendly showing of first run films with a heavy bent toward indie and art house films.

Sunder, Clifford: oh dear, I'm afraid I sort of stopped listening to Indie pop around the time everything went Coldplay.

Now that naturals are going mainstream and oils in particular have enjoyed a resurgence, companies like Biossance, who built an entire range from squalane oil, as well as an increasing number of indie beauty companies are introducing a plant - derived version to consumers.

For this I have a couple of go - to's, but my favorite for the winter is Indie Fresh soups and bone broths.

It's a US indie brand and the stretchy fabric and empire line of this dress makes me think it's going to be perfect for bump or belly.

To keep it simple I'll just list a few things I am... I am: a Small Business Owner a Dad of a beautiful 6 y / o girl a Music Lover (Hip Hop, Indie, Pop) a Sports Fan - Go Blazers!

Whether you're a health - conscious lover of all things indie or an anything - goes, Bellevue ESB - sipping Seahawks fanatic, there are singles in Seattle who are ready to share the city with you.

I am a single mother of a 3 year old daughter, I like to go to shows and I love music... anything from blues, jam bands, bluegrass, americana, punk, and indie rock.

Central Coast of California About Blog Ruth Harris and I are a couple of publishing industry veterans working to help newer writers create their best possible work and launch it successfully into the marketplace — whether you're going indie or taking the traditional route.

This game will go down in history as one of the worst crowd - funded indie games ever.

The first hip hop group signed to indie rock label Sub Pop, Seattle's Shabazz Palaces are fronted by Ishmael Butler, formerly of Digable Planets (where he went by the name Butterfly, though he now calls himself Palaceer Lazaro).

It's sort of a smorgasbord of 90s indie cinema plot points, but the go - for - broke attitude leaves the whole film a stale, mediocre mess.

Daughter of director Julien Temple on sex scenes with Matthew McConaughey, Joe Strummer, and becoming Hollywood's indie go - to girl

Following her indie debut in Richard Linklater's 1993 Dazed and Confused, Posey went on to star in no less than 15 independent features over the next five years, proving time and again how worthy she was of her royal title.Born in Baltimore on November 8, 1968, Posey was named after»50s model and sometimes - actress Suzy Parker.

Bill Sherwood's film is one of the first and most significant works (indie, of course) about the AIDS crisis that goes beyond the issue of coming out, placing its romantic triangle in the broader context of a vibrant gay community.

You feel everyone involved trying to «go indie,» but the finished product never stops feeling like the Hollywood version of tabloid fare.

There's a pleasantly dreamy quality to much of Eye of the Dolphin, and that goes a long way toward enabling audiences to ignore the formulaic plot and enjoy the laid - back charms of this innocuous indie.

This is the definition of an indie film making its way into the mainstream and I must warn that it's not going to be for everyone.

While it's true that for every The Room there are hundreds of amateurish indie works that barely get seen, that doesn't mean no passion went into creating them.

It's not gonna change the world, or even come remotely close to it, but it does offer a strong, character - driven indie comedy with a focus on one of the darker periods of American history (we're going through one of those right now).

A kind of low - level trickster god of indie cinema himself, Waititi lets his film go a little crazy: He's outfitted it with garish colors and costumes and set designs, some not - entirely - perfect special effects, and a synthesized Mark Mothersbaugh score that sounds like it was lifted from an early period Jean - Claude Van Damme flick.

She appeared with Kevin Costner in Message in a Bottle before going on to make the independent film Happy, Texas, the supernatural thriller Stir of Echoes with Kevin Bacon, and Can't Stop Dancing, a comedy in which she acted alongside Margaret Cho and Janeane Garofalo.She had a fine turn in the well - reviewed indie Ghost World, and a small turn in the infamous turkey The Adventures of Pluto Nash.

Today's Indie news: recording of the Yooka - Laylee panel at EGX Rezzed + Yooka - Laylee rap, patch incoming for Go!

Wilson had already been a fan of the show's co-creator Mike White, impressed by his ability to go from writing the dark, psychological indie comedy «Chuck & Buck» to the mainstream Jack Black comedy «School of Rock.»

Puzzle looks like a familiar but satisfying indie drama about a woman's identity crisis and the unconventional methods she goes to in order to get out of her rut and find value in her life.

Loved the concept of the film, but the trailer tells too much and the film just might go the familiar commercial way rather than having an indie feel to it.

Other welcome nominations went to Cynthia Nixon and Christopher Abbott as mother and son in «James White,» indie horror hit «It Follows» for best first film and best director, Brie Larson for «Room,» and Bel Powley for «The Diary of A Teenage Girl.»