As an indie writer, you are responsible for every step of the book process. writing the book, editing, cover design, formatting for printing, getting reviews, promotion and all the associated little tasks that come with publishing a book. In order to make money self-publishing you have to be prepared to spend some money getting the book ready. The parts of the publishing process These ... read more
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Start Here, Part 2–what you need on the journey
So you want to be an indie, part 2 In the last post, we talked about the why. It’s important to revisit that from time to time, to check your goals against it, to make sure you’re following the path that’s right for you, not just what everyone else is doing. You will have so many things competing for your attention that you’ll need your why to help you know what to say yes to, and more ... read more
Start Here Part 1–the why
So you want to be an indie Since we are all in different stages of our crafts and careers, I thought I’d start at the beginning with some basics. Now, bear with me. You might not think this applies to you, but I’ll ask you to read it anyway. The reason being I want us to have some common terminology and thought processes so our discussions can be more fruitful. It all goes back to the ... read more
September Q & A
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August Q&A
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July Q & A
Robyne 1:57Um, so I would love it. If you could talk a little bit about managing point of view, I understand what point of view is I understand, you know, some of the techniques for making point of view possible. But I have a devil of a time managing it from scene to see. And so like, and to, yeah, it's like, using using thought, you know, she thought this and usually I italicize thoughts versus the ... read more
June 2021 Q & A
[00:00:05.750] - Speaker 1 OK, over over arching voice like the P.A. announcement, this meeting is being recorded. [00:00:13.570] - Speaker 2 Funny how they change things, like every meeting has been recorded for the last year and a half. But we're being told I know why all of a sudden does tell us this loud. And if you join the meeting when it's in progress, it gives you a little. Do you ... read more
The Hot Seat with Robyne stevenson
[00:00:03.650] - Speaker 1 Hey, everyone, welcome to the hot seat. I have Robin Stevens with us. You may recognize her from our writing labs. She's a great member of our community and we're talking about her writing journey today. So I'm just going to be a casual conversation about her writing, where she started, where she's going. All of that great stuff, because it's so fascinating to me to ... read more
May 2021 Q & A
I PUT A TRANSCRIPT OF THE VIDEO BELOW. THE TIMESTAMPS ARE WHERE THE COMMENTS ARE IN THE VIDEO. THE IDEA IS YOU CAN SEARCH FOR TOPICS IN THE TRANSCRIPT AND THEN FIND THE SPOT IN THE VIDEO. I HOPE IT'S HELPFUL! [00:00:05.620] - Speaker 1 OK, now I've hit record oh, good policy, so I won't forget to do that. Yeah, I there are different ones. I don't know when I set them all up, at one point there ... read more
April q & a
I put a transcript of the video below. The timestamps are where the comments are in the video. The idea is you can search for topics in the transcript and then find the spot in the video. I hope it's helpful! [00:00:06.800] There we go. So whoever wants to watch this at a later date, can I saw Lisa Blackburn had made a comment that she had watched March's Q&A and just thought it was ... read more
March Q & A
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On Demand Writing Session
For those times you want a little company while you write, but you can't make one of our Writing Labs. Here's a video of me with a little pep talk and a 50-minute timer to keep you company. Happy writing! ... read more
February Q & A
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