David Viergutz, a disabled Army and Law Enforcement Veteran, writes diverse horror and dark fiction. Encouraged by his wife, he now pens tales fearlessly in a candle-lit room, always smiling.
Selling directly to readers is a rapidly evolving strategy that more authors are embracing as they seek greater control over their businesses. According to Kindlepreneur, 31 percent of authors jumping into direct sales have done so only within the last year, with another 29 percent starting in the previous one...
Hours spent at a desk can take a toll on the body. Most writers understand this feeling, considering it a labor of love. Many also know that a fitness routine may keep them writing longer, but then comes the next step: finding the time necessary to implement whatever program they’...
With an end goal of crafting clear thoughts and organized ideas, Obsidian is a durable note-taking application with a robust suite of capabilities. Perfect for authors whom inspiration sometimes strikes like lightning, Obsidian is ready at a moment’s notice to store and process your thoughts, ideas, and prose. Although...
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Business expert Joe Solari has been a boon to countless indie authors, applying business-first advice to help skyrocket careers long before he was named managing director of Author Nation. His stout guidance can be found on podcasts, in his course on author...
How Three Horror Story Staples Can Appear in Every Genre When a writer approaches the Horror genre, deciding to leap into the deepest pits of despair and crawl out of it dragging a kicking and screaming manuscript, they often use popular movies and television shows as inspiration. They try to...
From Detective Inspector Declan Walsh to Doctor Who, Tony Lee’s Career Has Been Anything But Ordinary—Even for an Author For thirty-plus years, multi-modal writer Tony Lee has been no stranger to the industry. He started by writing game reviews for a British magazine at sixteen years old, and...
