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…
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…
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…
How We Created Our Own Online Writing Course
When indie authors have to learn and keep on top of many skills to self-publish and market their books, it's too…
Writing: Why I Write What I Write – with Denise Barnes
Like many indie authors, British writer Denise Barnes has published books in more than one genre. Here she explains an…
5 Myths about Writing, Debunked – plus 1 Universal Truth
Today for #WritersWednesday, academic author Dr Helen Kara provides a handy guide to some of the most common myths…
Inspiration for Your New Year’s Writing Projects
Sometimes, when indie authors are sharing their experiences about producing and marketing their self-published books, and comparing notes about sales…
Writing Research – How to Do It & How to Use It
Every novelist undertakes some degree of research, some do more than others. How do you to turn that research into…
Writing: How Illness Turned me into an Indie Author
An inspiring post about how self-publishing her novels has given British indie author Nelly Harper a new lease of life…
Writing: When to Use First Person
Self-publishing brings many benefits, including the freedom to write your book in first person, third person, or whatever style or…
Writing: On Coming Out as a Writer
When Mari Howard performed this poem at the recent Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival, it immediately chimed with the other authors…
Writing for an Audience
As an independent author, you have the right to write for whoever you like, and one of the chief joys…