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Indie Authors make money from their backlist, not the latest release.

Indie Authors make money from their backlist, not the latest release. How are you managing YOUR backlist? The first thing readers do, once they’ve read some of your work and liked it, is immediately look for anything else you’ve written. Especially if you write in series, readers will binge on that series, then inhale your entire

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2 Reasons You Might Never Be a Prolific Indie Fiction Writer

Whenever writers talk to me about being prolific, the objections writers raise tend to slide into two ancillary subjects: Both of these arguments aren’t really arguments at all. They’re 1) a mindset and 2) a choice. Or, really, they’re both just mindsets. They’re damned invasive mindsets, too. Many authors recognize the fallacy of both arguments

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Here’s Why You Should Add Backlist Maintenance To Your Indie Vocabulary

Authors often raise their brows when I mention “Backlist Maintenance”. Maintaining your backlist doesn’t sound sexy. For authors with only a handful of releases, backlist maintenance isn’t a thing. But when you get into the realm of 20 or 50 or (like me) 120+ published titles, backlist maintenance becomes critical. Here’s why. Indies make money

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Pausing Just For A While…

Actually, it’s not really a pause. The Friday posts that appear here on PIFW are now moving to my Patreon page, where they will appear as soon as I’ve written them. After I’ve absorbed comments and adapted the content (if necessary) or added to it, the posts will eventually appear here. That means it will

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Stories Rule Press Thriller Anthology Call for Submissions

I presume that everyone who reads PIFW posts is a writer of fiction and, therefore, you would be interested in a new anthology calling for submissions.  Ignore that the publishing company is mine, if you need to.  🙂 Thriller Digest 2021 In The Nick Of Time Call for Submissions Edited by Mark Posey Stories Rule

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