The Indie Author (ePub)

Writing a book will change your life. This book will help you do exactly that.

The Indie Author puts you inside the hearts and minds of regular folks who have stepped into their identity as writers and done something quite extraordinary… written and release a book into the world.

Discover the raw and honest accounts of writers of self-published works that include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoir, plus other genres and sub-genres.

Carefully put together over the course of two years, The Indie Author will help you navigate the different parts of the writing journey and gently move you along it.

Thousands of writers across the world have bravely taken the indie path, writing their unique stories and publishing them without permission.

The Indie Author will help you write and release that book inside of you, and experience the unexpected joys that come with the self-publishing journey.

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"Learning indie publishing grew me up in a lot of ways, including in areas I'd been avoiding owning as my true self. The control, the pursuit of my own vision, the responsibility of having to make so many decisions and making them-it all made me a better, more self-loving, more empowered, more generous, and happier person."
~ Alice Archer

"I've always loved detective stories. The first books for grown-ups I read were the Agatha Christie novels. I must have read them all by the time I was fifteen. In my own writing, I like being able to throw up all kinds of clues, put in twists. Crime seemed to offer the best medium for me to do that."
~ Blair Denholm

"Undoubtedly, that agent's rejection letter pushed me to become a better writer. But once I'd written and polished it for publication, I couldn't stand the idea of losing years querying again. I needed to get my book out there. So I self-published and never looked back."
~ Cynthia L. Schneider

"I realize that I'm essentially doing the same thing now that I did then; I'm writing about people who have histories of abuse and trauma finding and learning to love themselves."
~ Katherine Turner

"I never expected to be a writer until I started hearing the voice of Addie Mae Aubrey, the Southern, African-American narrator of my novel. She was very insistent that I tell her story, so I began to write her words that I heard in my head."
~ Lynnda Pollio

"Writing fills me with joy. It lets me feel creative and challenges me every day. Not long ago, I had to give up my profession because of medical reasons and I never thought I'd find that kind of passion in my work again. Writing has brought that spark back into my work life."
~ M.C. Sheridan

"Find a writing group. Find a group of people you click with and you like interacting with. They can be in the physical world or just online. And then just talk with them. A lot. Share the journey together."
~ Mike Ripplinger

"I am a slow writer. It took me around four years to complete it, from draft to editing (and more editing, and more editing) to shopping it around, to more editing, and finally choosing to self-publish."
~ Patricia Correll