How They Did It In 2013 – A Round-Up Of Our Sunday Features
During 2013, we've run a series of interviews with high-achieving self-published authors who have kindly agreed to share their top…
During 2013, we've run a series of interviews with high-achieving self-published authors who have kindly agreed to share their top…
"Surround yourself with other indie authors who are reaching for the same things you are," advises award-winning novelist Steena Holmes,…
Exactly one year ago this month, I made a decision that has literally changed my world. For years I had…
Steena Holmes recently wrote a post for this blog explaining how the great thing about being indie, for her, was having the freedom to have it both ways: to self-publish or trade publish, as it suits her. Here Dan Holloway explains why the step into trade publishing is one he won't be taking — ever.
We are increasingly hearing about the hybrid model, with authors deciding for which books and in what ways to engage publishers and/or agents, who then become partners, singing to the author’s tune.
Whilst I have to say a part of me wonders if there aren’t some elements of utopianism creeping in, it is certainly true that many agents and publishers are starting to change the way they view their relationships with authors. And I certainly think what writers are doing, taking the reins – or at least setting out to – in these relationships, is fabulous, and definitely in the indie spirit.
Our book of the month for October is Finding Emma by Steena Holmes, recently picked up for an Amazon promotion…