Ron Brown was at the beach car park by 6.30am that morning. Like every other morning. Like every other morning for the last 29 years, 6 months, and 3 days. Except today was the end. But it was also the beginning. It would be the last Monday morning that Ron would ever work as the […]
Elle Vanzel is a happily married, curvy experimenter who has always wanted to write erotica. Her stories are a mix of her experiences, fantasies, and research Are you self-published or published? I’m self-published by choice and have not even attempted to seek an agent or publisher. That would require giving up too much control! If you […]
Set during the return of the Hale-Bopp comet, the Serrulata Saga is a dystopian sci-fi/fantasy adventure you won’t want to miss Are you self-published or published? Hello, I’m Bennett! I’m a self-published indie author. My series, the Serrulata Saga, is dystopian sci-fi/fantasy, but I also have a prequel romance novella coming out on December 1! […]
If there’s one time of year when you want to sell more books, it’s the few months leading up to Christmas. Amazon’s UK sales soared by 51% to $26.5bn in 2020, mostly due to the pandemic forcing people to stay at home and shop online. And if you’ve got your book listed on Amazon, you’ll […]
Laura Strobel was born in New York City and grew up in Connecticut. She studied journalism at Hunter college in Manhattan and was a freelance writer in Colorado Are you self-published or published? Yes, I self-published my book Accountability with Amazon on October 25, 2020. If you are not a full-time writer, do you/have you […]
Author Chris Barrie has worked as a freelance editor and copywriter in a series of blogs and magazine articles over the last year. His writing is primarily science fiction about the five royal families of Obsidia, long exiled on Earth and dedicated to protecting their adopted home against a mysterious evil who strives to enslave […]
Author Erica Willmott tells The Indie Book Store how a Christmas present for her uncle inspired her to write for children Often, the best ideas come when you’re least expecting it. For writer Erica Willmott, it took 30 pairs of brightly-coloured socks, one uncle and one washing machine to come up with the idea for […]
An opening sentence should be an invitation to your reader to climb into your book and spend time with it. So to kick off 2021, we’re looking for the best opening sentence to an indie book, whether it’s been published or still a WIP. We’ve now closed entries for this month’s competition. All that’s left […]
They say that everyone has a story to tell. Writing your own novel can be a challenging but rewarding experience. And who knows? You could be next summer’s best-selling author Getting started Writing a novel is something that a lot of people want to achieve, but never actually get around to starting, never mind completing. […]
If like me, you’re a self-published author, one of the best ways to reach an audience is to use your blog to promote your book. For that reason, I’ve written this blog post to help you if you have books or ebooks that you want to sell online. Marketing can be a tricky game but […]