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040: How to be Intentional with Writing Diverse Indie Novels
Do you have reservations about adding diversity to your novels? In this episode, we discuss how to be intentional about adding diversity to your stories. IN EPISODE 40 YOU WILL LEARN: What is diversity and what it includes more than just race.The importance of...
039: How to Start and Grow a Podcast for Indie Authors
Learn how to start and grow a podcast as an indie author featuring author and podcaster Matty Dalrymple. IN EPISODE 39 YOU WILL LEARN: How a vacation and an idea turned Matty into a writer.The benefits of writing short fiction and how to take one piece of work and put...
038: Increase your Book Visibility with Bookstagram Tours
Have you booked out your promotions for the year? If not, you might be interested in using Bookstagram Tours to increase your book visibility. In this episode we'll discuss book tours on Instagram and what you should expect. IN EPISODE 38 YOU WILL LEARN: What is a...
Indie Author Lifestyle was founded in 2019 by International Bestselling Author Angela J. Ford (the pantser) and YA Fantasy Author, Stephanie BwaBwa (the plotter).
Indie Author Lifestyle was created to support and encourage indie authors and enthusiasts at all stages of their careers by providing weekly advice, resources, and best practices for finding success as an author.
On the podcast we discuss topics related to the craft of writing, the technical aspects of publishing, creative ways to market your book (even if you’re on a budget), author platforms, branding, and the everyday lifestyle of indie authors.
We go beyond writing, marketing and publishing to discuss real issues that affect indie authors, like burnout, writer’s block, health and balancing a career while taking care of family, working other jobs and going through life changes.
What you do in life counts and Indie Author Lifestyle is all about supporting your author career AND your life.
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How a Business Plan Can Help You Achieve Indie Author Success
Storytelling may be a craft and a calling, but publishing is an industry. If you’d like to publish and profit from your stories, then you must treat writing as a business. After all, indie authors are neither employees nor independent contractors. They’re small...
Mining Your Main Characters: Working Backward to Create Fully Fleshed, Compelling Protagonists
Readers don’t care what’s happening unless we care who it’s happening to. This is the truest truism I know about writing—that character is the vehicle in which readers travel through your story. We don’t rave about a story of the savant-like solution of seemingly...
Plotters Edition: How to Pre-Write Your Novel In 6 Steps
Plotters tend to love a good roadmap to turn to when it comes to tackling their stories. Pre-writing a novel is a surefire way to avoid a messy draft and more revisions than you'd want. In this article we'll discuss some steps for you to consider so your drafting...
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