How to turn your life into Fiction (and stay Sane): Helena Halme
Indie Author Fringe: Would your life make a good story? Helena Halme offers excellent advice on how to turn fact into fiction.
The Better way to write a book: Plotter or Pantser: Debbie Young, Rosalind Minett, Keith Dixon and David Penny
Indie Author Fringe: What's the difference between plotting and pantsing, and does either approach produce better books? Watch this debate as advocates of each approach talk about their writing preferences.
Writing a Prequel: Why Write It and How to Market It
Sometimes, despite your best-laid plans to write and self-publish series of novels, an out-of-sequence idea leaps out of nowhere…
Opinion: What To Look for in a University Creative Writing Course
Are you wondering whether studying for a creative writing degree will improve your success as an indie author? It's a…
Writing: Using Initials in Your Writing Name
A practical post today for anyone thinking of using initials in their author name. This may seem like a minor…
Writing and Editing Tools for Self-publishing Indie Authors
Welsh indie author Karl Drinkwater shares his thoughts and recommendations on the many writing and editing apps and tools available…
How I Do It: Indie Authors Share the Secrets of Their Success – This Week: Shayne Parkinson
Getting, and responding to, the daily emails from her readers, is all the inspiration Kiwi Author Shayne Parkinson needs to write…
Writing: Why You Should Write What You Know – Yes, Really!
"Write what you know" is a classic piece of writing advice that authors - especially indie ones - love to…
How I Do It: Indie Authors Share the Secrets of Their Success – This Week: Marie Force
Want more success? Write more books. Our interview with the lovely US indie and trade-published author Marie Force makes refreshing…
Writing: How to Find a Self-published Book in Your Business or Your Life
If you're an indie author, one way of boosting your income is to diversify, using your writing skills not only…
Opinion: Why Writing is Like Jewellery Making
We're kicking off this week with a succinct post about one self-published author's approach to her writing. When Scottish novelist…
How I Do It: Indie Authors Share the Secrets of Their Success – This Week: Victorine Leiske
From Nebraska USA, Victorine Leiske, who is a New York Times bestselling indie author, offers down-to-earth and sensible advice on writing…