Writing: How Authors Can Find Answers to Tricky Questions
With 20 self-published books to her name, US indie fantasy writer Samantha Warren was familiar with the problem of struggling…
NaNoWriMo – A Great Productivity Prompt for Self-Published Authors
With the organisers of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) starting to bang the drum for the 2015 event, now's the…
How Indie Authors Should Approach Change in the Publishing industry
Samantha Warren, US author of speculative fiction, highlights one of the many benefits of being a self-published author: the ease with which…
Writers’ Event Report: Philadelphia Writing Conference
US indie novelist Samantha Warren shares the top tips she picked up from attending the 2015 Philly Writers Conference in…
Writing for an Audience
As an independent author, you have the right to write for whoever you like, and one of the chief joys…
Is Crowdfunding Publishing’s New Gatekeeper?
Just when we thought we had kicked the gatekeepers of the traditional publishing industry into touch, along comes another challenge:…
Writing: What Author-Publishers Can Learn from Their Mistakes
In a brave post to kick off our Writing posts for 2015, US indie author Samantha Warren recounts her experience…
Writing: Why Now’s A Good Time to Self-Publish Serial Fiction
American self-published fantasy novelist Samantha Warren draws our attention to the growing market and potential success of serial fiction, drawing…