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Dear Indie Annie, Technology seems to get a lot of attention these days. Does an old-time creative novel writer, grinding out a daily output, still have a place in a world of competitive AI? (Because I really don’t want some algorithm selecting my words!) Outpaced by AI Dear Outpaced...
Keep fans hooked and hungry for more—even when you don’t have a launch date.
Dear Indie Annie, I am not a software whizz by any means. I just heard of a new platform that is obviously better for my business than the one I’m using, but I know it’ll take me years to learn it. (Okay, not years, but it’ll feel...
Dear Hustle, Honey, if I had a dollar for every bright-eyed writer who burst into January like Gatsby throwing glitter-bombed parties, I’d have enough to hire Brenda Ueland as my personal writing coach—and she’s been dead since 1985. (If you don’t know who Brenda Ueland is,...
Dear Indie Annie, I love setting New Year’s resolutions, sitting down with my planner, and mapping out my most productive and creative year yet. I do it every December … and I end up falling off the wagon halfway through February. I know we all do it, but how do...
I’m still in the “side hustle” stage of my career, and I sometimes struggle with deciding whether larger costs—platform subscriptions, conference tickets, a specific editor or cover designer, ads—are a good investment or something that should wait until I’m earning more from my books. Any tips?...
