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Machiavelli defined the business mistake that keeps talented indie authors struggling
Imagine two independent authors.
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One enduring mystery of editing fiction is how often a scene can contain all the right information and still leave the reader completely lost.
Every important setting detail is in place. All the characters’ mo...
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For three years, I dismissed crowdfunding.
I’d started my independent author career in 2015 with my debut novel, Nethereal.
Like many indie authors of the day, I’d come to believe that Amazo...
An hour’s discussion of crowdfunding, indie publishing, book marketing, and more.
September’s Council of Kairos session covered several common problems that indie authors must surmount; both creatively and entrepreneurially.
This month we cover crowdfunding setbacks, how to find readers, planning your next novel, and the marketing decisions independent authors face.
A major advantage of newpub is that you have full control.
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The writers behind this newsletter.
I help indie authors write better books, find more readers, and earn more from their work 📚 Dragon Award-winning author, publishing strategist, Executive Editor at Kairos Publications, and host of Word Surgery on YouTube.
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