Chelle Honiker empowers authorpreneurs through her media company. As co-founder of Indie Author Magazine and program director for Author Nation, she helps authors succeed in self-publishing.
Guidance Through Hell: Embracing Consistency There’s an old saying that goes, “If you’re going through Hell—keep going. That’s no place to stop.” The same can be said about first drafts, editing, and most of the business tasks associated with being a self-published author. Many of the...
Main Characters Rejoice: Texas Has Diverse Ecoregions Need to hide a body in a sand dune? There are 367 miles of shoreline facing the Gulf of Mexico with a chain of seven tropical barrier islands, stretching from Galveston Island to Brazos Island. Rather than tumbleweeds, the lush coastline could be...
The food was different. When I moved to Texas from California what feels like a million years ago, it sometimes felt as if I’d moved to a far more exotic locale than just a new state in the same country. The BBQ meat looked burnt and inedible but tasted...
Building Stability and Spikes in Your Creative Career When your creative career is designed solely around stability, you may be tempted to resort to strict word counts, long hours, and crushing deadlines. That’s a classic make-more-to-earn-more model. A creative career works best when it’s diversified. Steady, eddy, income--however...
I have a new analogy I’d like to share this month. Indulge me as I rock this newborn while her exhausted parents try to get a nap. When you become a grandparent, the universe upgrades your operating system with a new app called “Been There Done That.” It pulls...
Moves from Consulting Editor to Newly Created Position Dateline: Sparks, Nevada May 26, 2022 Indie Author Magazine announced today the promotion of Nicole Schroeder from Consulting Editor to Editor in Chief, a newly created position for the one-year-old publication. “As IAM enters its second year of operation, we’re thrilled...
