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Everything I have learned about the indie writing and publishing as a business in the last ten years.
A thread. #amwrititing #writercommunity #indiepublishing
Everything I have learned about indie writing and publishing as a business in the last ten years.
A thread. #amwrititing #writercommunity #indiepublishing
Everything I have learned about indie writing and publishing as a business in the last ten years.
Write every day, at least when you’re starting out. You might find a rhythm where you don’t need to write every day, but if you do, you’re an exception to the rule.
Draft quickly. The drafts that are done the fastest usually require the least editing later. As Heinlein says, “Refrain from re-writing except to editorial request.”
Have a place to write. Set up an office, a space in your bedroom, a corner on the couch, wherever. Try not to use that space for doing other things.
Have a time to write. Set appointments with yourself and keep them. This is a vital part of developing a writing habit.
Have a method to your writing. Use certain software for certain things, write longhand, type, whatever your method. Having a method tricks your brain into immediate creativity.
You can’t wait for your mused to show up. Lasso him/her, sit them down, and make them tell you a story.
Revise only once. Self-editing most often results in self-critique, and you’ll probably take out some of the best parts of your story, and leave in some of the worst ones.
Hire an editor. And a proofreader. Show your book to as many eyes as you can, that you trust, before you even think about publishing it.
Formatting matters. We can tell if you are a pro or not by the inside of your book.
We do judge books by their covers. All the time. Hire a pro, not from Fiverr or a bidding site, but a real pro. It’s a rare author who can design their own covers.
Wide distribution almost always beats Amazon exclusive distribution. If you make this statement, people will respond with exceptions to the rule.
Exceptions to every rule are actually normal. If you are one of the exceptions, congratulations. You’re unique, just like everyone else.
The book that isn’t marketed, does not sell. Book marketing is always changing and keeping up is part of your continuing education as a writer.
It doesn’t matter if you “write to market” or write the books you want to write, and then market them. Either approach breeds successful writers.
Writing for a living is hard, and certainly not for everyone. There is nothing wrong with writing as a hobby and using your day job to help support that hobby.
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