Welcome to Blogging A to Z! My theme this year is Going Indie. I hope you enjoy it. Don't forget to check out the other participating blogs.
Going indie in my publishing life required a lot of learning. There's a lot of advice out there--but it's not all good. And there are a lot of "how to write" books by authors that don't seem to actually have published any fiction themselves…which makes me wonder what their advice is actually worth.
So I just wanted to highlight a couple of resources I found especially useful:
Stella Fosse is pretty directly responsible for my GenX romances and my decision to use them as my first all-indie projects.
We know one another through the Women's Fiction Writers Association and I blurbed her book, Write & Sell a Well-Seasoned Romance, which inspired me to take on writing romances for characters in middle-age. The book mixes advice on writing with advice on the indie publishing. All in a personable and easy to understand way. Highly recommended!
Another one that really helped me figure out how the business end of indie publishing works was Business Essentials for Writers by James P Nettles. James has been doing this for a while (yes, Jim, I'm calling you old), and this book is chock full of insights and really helped me navigate with fewer missteps that I might have made otherwise.
If you're interested in Indie Publishing, these are two great book resources. I also highly recommend the YouTube channel Go Indie Now! if you're more of a video-learning person.
I feel that indie publishing is so hard because you have to do all your own marketing when you just want to keep writing. On the other hand, there’s that great feeling of getting something out there for people to read!
ReplyDeleteI had to do most of my own marketing with my trad-publishing experiences, too. But indie-publishing definitely includes extra work in terms of formatting, editing, cover art, distribution, etc. So far though, I think it's worth it!
DeleteThese are two great resources.
ReplyDeleteI think so too!
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ReplyDeleteThey really helped me.
DeleteI haven't come across these books, so I'll have to check them out! I usually listen to Joanna Penn, the six figure author podcast (though they've stopped podcasting), the Self-Publishing show (back again after a hiatus), and Jane Friedman :-)
ReplyDeleteRonel at Ronel the Mythmaker
Yes! Joanna Penn has LOTS of good resources. Once in a while, though, I appreciate a full-on book.
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