If you’ve been in indie publishing for a while, you’ve probably felt it: the slow, creeping decline in book sales. You’re writing as fast as you can, launching books regularly, marketing like mad… and yet, it feels like you’re running uphill in quicksand. Here’s some perspective: According to ALLi’s Dan Holloway, 2.6 million indie titles […]
Why Being “Prolific” in Indie Publishing Might Not Mean What You Think Read More »
I try to avoid making predictions about where the indie publishing world will go in the future. I’ve seen futurists get things very wrong indeed, because some disruptive factor they could not possibly have predicted comes along to blow everyone’s expectations out of the water. AI-anything has done that to us in the last year
Why UX Will be the Critical Factor for Indies in the Years Ahead Read More »
Writing to Market isn’t quite as divisive as Wide versus KU, but it comes close. Mention Writing to Market to a group of indie authors, and you’ll witness a heated debate spring to life almost immediately. Sometimes full-blown arguments can break out. For the record, I’ve never written to market. Not because I’ve ignored the
Why Writing to Market Won’t Serve You Anymore Read More »
The interview I did with Joanna Penn is now live on The Creative Penn.
The Creative Penn podcast now live. Read More »
I recently completed an interview with Joanna Penn, for her Creative Penn podcast. At the time, we thought it would go live in November. This morning, I learned that the episode will go live this Monday, October 30th. I’ll be talking about The Productive Indie Fiction Writer book, and a lot of other things, too
Upcoming Appearance on The Creative Penn Read More »
I’m in an ideas profession. So are you. Getting ideas is an every day occurence, so the arrival of a new idea is something we’ve got used to noticing and recording for later use, then getting on with our day. Except, a week ago, I got an idea that smacked me between the eyes and
Crazy? You Decide. Read More »
