It’s here! #NationalIndieAuthorDay is here! We’ve been celebrating for a week, and now it’s finally time to wrap things up...but the party’s not over yet! In honor of Indie Author Day, I challenge you (or would a double dog dare sound more irresistible?) to reach out to an indie author! Friend, family member, favorite writer—whomever they are, send them an email or shoot them a message on social media telling them why you’re thankful for them and their writing, what you love

I am so honored, you guys, to have such an amazing selection of indie authors on today to give you their reasons why they love being an indie author! I'm blown away by their answers (partly because they're so eloquent, mainly because they put into words what I think every indie author feels), and I hope y'all will find them inspiring as well! Jayna Baas: I have a love-hate relationship with my work as an indie author. There are days I want to bang my head on a wall, but I lov

There is nothing more important to an author—indie or trad, published or not—than support. I mean, we all need support, don’t we? As easy as it may sound to shoot an author an email saying how much you loved their book, there are other, better ways you can show your support for them and their work. That said, I personally love it when I get a message from a reader—warms my heart more than anything else—and I’m not the only one! Unfortunately, those emails are a personal, priv

This, my friends, is a topic that I could go on about forever. There is simply too much to say, too many variables, too many steps to recount. As overwhelming as that sounds, it’s actually very easy! I hope to write an in-depth post detailing the specific steps that must be taken in the process of self-publishing (particularly through certain platforms), as well as guides to pre- and post-launch promotion, self-editing, etc. The point is, so much goes into becoming and remain

Now, this I could go on about all day! There are so many amazing indie authors out there that I absolutely love! I’m also going to include several hybrid authors (authors who are both indie-published and traditionally published) with a list of their indie books, because I know of several fantastic writers who straddle both worlds! Without further ado…on to the authors (in no particular order)! Kellyn Roth, author of the Chronicles of Alice and Ivy. Hannah Linder (aka Willowy

Interestingly enough, I think I’ve been asked why I self-published more so than I’ve been asked about indie authors in general...so maybe this should have been my first post. *shrugs* Either way, buckle up, because I have quite the tale to tell! Actually, I’m going to keep it short, because I’m supposed to be writing Bound and Determined right now… From a surface level, I became an indie author (in other words, I self-published my books) because there weren’t really any other

Today is a very special day, my friends. Why? Because today begins a week-long celebration of indie authors...all in honor of National Indie Author Day on the 13th of this month! I am super excited for all the amazing posts coming every day this week, as well as the author spotlights I’m doing on Facebook! I hope y’all will join me in learning more about indie authors, what they are, who some of my favorites are, why I became one, and how you can become one too! My introducto