As an indie author, you rely on others to learn about craft, market, how to create and sell your work, and other tasks that help us create a business out of our writing. This is a space for indie authors, where I will share resources that I find valuable as a writer. I hope you find it useful.
My content
From time to time I’ll put together thoughts on Substack where I’ll be doing most of my “other” writing going forward. Visit there for thoughts on topics as diverse as life, writing, design and leadership.
Podcasts
These are some of the podcasts that I listen to. They offer great insight into both writing and the indie publishing life. Well worth the listen.
Author websites
Author’s websites I feel offer more than just a look at their own work. They also offer insights for other writers and provide the benefit of their own experiences.
Lee Hall – Lee has been a big supporter of indie authors for years! Lots of great content.
Jody J. Sperling – Substack with interesting content – be sure to listen to his podcast!
Michelle Reeves – Notion site for new authors with lots of author resources.
Courses
Self Publishing Formula – https://selfpublishingformula.com/
Excellent courses here, including his Launchpad course which is a must do course for any aspiring Indie author, and is also excellent for those who have started to publish and want to focus on the “business” of writing.
Ads for Authors - https://www.matthewjholmes.com/
Matthew J. Holmes cut his teeth on advertising for his wife, Lori Holmes, books. He's put together this online course to teach people how to advertise their books and continually updates course content as systems change and as he learns new tricks. He also has a Facebook group which creates a community for people taking the course.
Software & Services
Here are some software and services I use in creating, producing, marketing and selling my books.
Amazon KDP - the platform I publish my books through
Bookbub - A resource for advertising your books to large audiences for your genre
BookFunnel - A resource for reader arcs, magnets, and to set-up direct book sales distribution
Booklinker - A place to create universal links for your books
Canva – design tool – use it to create all social and website graphics, promotions, ads
ConvertKit – used for email lists and newsletters
FreeAgent – accounting software
Miro - whiteboard software I use to plot out my books
MS Word - used to do revisions to my books
Notion - the place I keep notes about publishing and my books
ProWritingAid - grammar checking, and a level of edit before it goes to my editor
Publisher Rocket – sales and marketing tool for Amazon key words, categories, etc.
Reedsy - platform for finding editors and proofreaders for your manuscripts
Scrivener – used to write my first drafts and organize notes and content for my books
Substack - the platform where I blog
Vellum – used to produce the ebook and paperback formats for publication
Wix.com - a platform used to produce this website