Meet Our Team

Chelle Honiker

Chelle Honiker empowers indie authors to thrive in publishing. As publisher of Indie Author Magazine, she helps authors navigate the business of storytelling with confidence, strategy, and community.

Nicole Schroeder

Nicole Schroeder is a storyteller at heart. As the editor in chief of Indie Author Magazine, she brings nearly a decade of journalism and editorial experience to the publication.

Indie Annie

Have questions about your own writing and publishing? Ask Indie Annie, our take on the advice column, penned by an irreverent and sassy avatar with a flair for fashionable scarves and a tipple in her

David Viergutz

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.

Craig Martelle

Ex-Marine Major, Russian linguist, law school grad, and business consultant turned author. From impenetrable borders to words that know no bounds, storytelling is my new mission.

Laurel Decher

Laurel is a member of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), has various advanced degrees, and a tendency to smuggle vegetables into storylines.

Jenn Lessmann

Jenn Lessmann, author of "Unmagical," writes snarky paranormal fantasy. A former teacher and stage manager, she loves caffeine, late nights, and exploring witchcraft in her writing.

Gill Fernley

Gill Fernley writes humorous romance fiction under various pen names. She's a freelance content writer, cake decorator, shoe hoarder, and loves procrastibaking and dry humor.

The Alliance of Independent Authors

ALLi is a global membership association. As a non-profit, its mission is ethics and excellence in self-publishing. ALLi offers advice and advocacy for self-publishing authors around the world.

Alice Briggs

Alice Briggs, former Creative Director of Indie Author Magazine, is a creative visionary with 30+ years in art, business, and leadership, helping authors shape their visual and editorial identity.

Honoree Corder

Honorée Corder, author of 50+ books, is an empire builder and writer encourager. Connect with her at HonoreeCorder.com.

Wendy Van Camp

Wendy Van Camp, Poet Laureate of Anaheim, CA, is known for her tech and astronomy-inspired work. She's a nominee for the Elgin, Pushcart, and Dwarf Stars Awards. More at wendyvancamp.com.

steve higgs

Steve Higgs, a retired British Army Captain, crafts mystery novels and crime thrillers. He lives in southeast England with his two sausage dogs and a hundred book ideas waiting to be written.

Angela Archer

UK copywriter Angela fuses her mental health nursing background with a love of psychology. She published a novella and novel in 2020 and is working on her sci-fi series' next book.

Robyn Sarty

Robyn Sarty is an author and publisher who loves helping writers craft stories. Former project coordinator, book enthusiast, marathon hopeful, and loyal supporter of the Oxford comma.

Angie Martin

Award-winning author Angie Martin mentors authors, leveraging her criminal justice background. She writes thrillers and horror, directs interactive mysteries, and resides in rural Tennessee.

Bre Lockhart

Armed with a degree in Communications and Public Relations, Bre Lockhart survived more than a decade in the corporate America trenches before jumping headfirst into writing urban fantasy and sci-fi,

Elaine Bateman

Elaine began writing in 2014. Her passion for writing has generated a great fan following. She has published nine novels and is currently working on her third series. She enjoys travel and Buffy.

Merri Maywether

Merri Maywether lives in rural Montana, where she enjoys local stories at the coffee house and inspires future writers in the classroom and library.

Jennifer Mitchell

enn Mitchell writes Urban Fantasy, Weird West, and culinary cozy mysteries as J Lee Mitchell. Based in Pennsylvania, she loves cooking, gardening, quilting, and dreaming up llama-riding ninjas.

Tanya Nellestein

Tanya Nellestein, bestselling author and journalist from Sydney, writes romance-packed stories with battles and happy endings. Her debut, The Valkyrie’s Viking, hit Amazon’s bestseller list.

Eryka Parker

Eryka Parker is a book coach, writing instructor, developmental editor at Legacy Book Coaching & Consulting, and an award-winning contemporary romance author, under the pen name Zariah L. Banks.

Megan Linski-Fox

Megan Linski, a USA TODAY Bestselling Author from Michigan, has penned over 50 novels. With 15+ years in writing and journalism, she holds a Creative Writing degree from the University of Iowa.

Marion Hermannsen

Marion, a bilingual German-English author, holds a Master's in English, Spanish, Italian, and a DipM in Marketing. She spent 13 years in London's and Ireland's finance and consulting sectors.

Jacqueline Harmon

Jac Harmon, a Medieval History PhD, writes historical fiction. She combines her love for Gothic tales and research skills to craft novels set in the gritty, late-Victorian London underworld.

Jen B. Green

Jen B. Green, a globe-trotting mom of five, teaches psychology, writes Urban Fantasy, plays piano, and bakes. She discovered her passion for novels through Nanowrimo. 🌍📚🎹🍰

Grace Snoke

Grace Snoke, based in Lincoln, NE, is an author of children's books, non-fiction, and erotica (under a pen name). She's also crafting a paranormal romance and two urban fantasy series.

Susan Odev

Susan specializes in entrepreneurial mindsets, she has written several non-fiction business books, and now writes novels under a top secret pen name.

Chrishaun Keller-Hanna

Chrishaun Keller-Hanna, an award-winning journalist, teacher, and author, excels at simplifying complex ideas for non-technical readers.

Kasia Lasinska

Kasia Lasinska, LLB, LL.M., is a former attorney turned author, writing dystopian and fantasy novels about corrupt governments and teens saving the world.

Karen Guyler

Greg Fishbone

Greg R. Fishbone writes sci-fi and fantasy for young readers, incl. Galaxy Games series and Becoming Hercules. Founded Mythoversal to diversify classical tales and champions inclusion in storytelling.

Sine Mairi MacDougall

Sìne Màiri, a Gàidhlig-speaking author from Nova Scotia, writes on resilience and found family. A former educator with global experience, her specialties are language, literature, and history.

Fatima Fayez

Fatima writes for Indie Author Magazine, co-founded The Author Arena podcast, and helps run the 20BooksTo50K® Facebook group. She lives in Kuwait and enjoys playing Dungeons & Dragons on weekends.

Kevin McLaughlin

Kevin McLaughlin, USA Today bestselling author of 83 sci-fi and fantasy books, wrote The Coffee Break Novelist and You Must Write. He's a longtime fan of reading and writing serials.

Bradley Charbonneau

Bradley Charbonneau, once a non-writer, transformed through a 30-day writing challenge. Now, 31 books and 2,808 days later, he proves writing daily is simple, though not always easy. #everysingleday

Gayle Trent

Gayle Leeson, USA TODAY bestseller, writes cozy mysteries and portal fantasies as G. Leeson. She has also written as Amanda Lee and Gayle Trent. Visit gayleleeson.com.

Cathryn Yarbrough

Tiffany Robinson

Tiffany Robinson writes contemporary romance under two pen names. She's a content writer, coach, and mom who enjoys cooking and running. Tiffany and her husband have run a business since 2010.

Paul Ardoin

Paul Austin Ardoin, USA TODAY bestselling author of multiple mystery series, is VP of Wide for the Win, supporting indie authors. With a creative writing B.A. and an MBA, he resides in Milwaukee.

Chelle Honiker

Chelle Honiker empowers indie authors to thrive in publishing. As publisher of Indie Author Magazine, she helps authors navigate the business of storytelling with confidence, strategy, and community.

Remy Flagg

Remy Flagg, creator of the Children of Nostradamus series, writes action-packed superhero novels and steamy gay romance as Ryder O’Malley. He’s a creative writing professor, and cover designer.

Michael La Ronn

Michael La Ronn has published many science fiction & fantasy books and self-help books for writers. Visit him at www.michaellaronn.com and his resources for writers at www.authorlevelup.com.

Erika Everest

Unicorns, tiaras, and happily ever afters. Erika has published three novels in a series of fairytale retellings, and likes to procrastinate by writing nonfiction books to help authors.

Audrey Hughey

Audrey Hughey creates planners, writes horror and thrillers, and helps authors. When not lost in worlds of fiction, she enjoys nature, family time, and spreading positivity.

Joe Solari

Joe Solari is an author, entrepreneur, and consultant aiding best-selling authors in building successful publishing businesses with tools to enhance team professionalism and efficiency.

Heather Clement Davis

Heather Clement Davis holds a BA in Anthropology with a 25-year professional and academic background in archaeology, museums, art therapy and arts and event management.

Terry Wells-Brown

Sharon Kay Dooley

Sharon Kay Dooley, a semi-retired nurse and lifelong reader, writes children’s books and eco-cozy mysteries. Based in MD, she loves word games, coffee, desserts, and walks with her rescue dog.

Anne Lown

Postal worker-turned-author, Anne Lown’s career in the postal service, and her previous life in picturesque Devon, inevitably led to an interest in the small-town element of cozy mysteries. As she

Megan Haskell

Megan Haskell pens tales of myth, magic, and mayhem featuring strong female heroines and monsters of every size. She’s the award-winning author of The Sanyare Chronicles fantasy adventure.

Des Smith-Daughety

Desiree Smith-Daughety, near Chesapeake Bay, is published in Up.St.ART Annapolis and authored two nonfiction books, blending words with nature's beauty and mystery.

Jackie Dana

Jackie, a freelance writer and editor, runs Story Cauldron on Substack, exploring storytelling and writing while crafting her YA series, The Favor Faeries.

Lasairiona McMaster

Lasairiona McMaster, a Politics and Media Studies graduate, left Ireland for Texas. After blogging abroad, she returned to N. Ireland and published her first book in 2019.

Maureen Bonatch

Maureen Bonatch, MSN, RN, is a fiction author and freelance healthcare writer. She crafts cozy paranormal mysteries as M.L. Bonatch and explores other genres with urban fantasy and paranormal romance.

Monica Leonelle

Monica Leonelle, USA Today bestselling author, teaches writing, publishing, and marketing at TheWorldNeedsYourBook.com.

Clare Sager

Clare Sager writes steamy Romantic Fantasy and Fantasy Romance. She's an author, editor, and outline coach in Nottingham, UK. Clare loves cats, coffee, weights, and defends romance in fantasy tales.

Belinda Griffin

Belinda K Griffin, Book Marketing Coach at SmartAuthorsLab.com, helps authors launch books, grow engaged readers, and boost sales via authentic relationships and outreach.

Jennifer Hilt

Jennifer Hilt is a USA Today Bestselling author of The Trope Thesaurus series. She writes under four pen names, created The Undead Detective trilogy, and teaches story development. jenniferhilt.com.

Natalie Hobbs

Natalie Hobbs is from Houston, TX. She majored journalism at Texas Tech University. She enjoys cooking and spending time with her family and two dogs. She hopes to open her own non-profit.

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Jamie Davis

Jamie Davis, RN, retired paramedic, author, and medical educator, writes fantasy and sci-fi, blending his passion for medicine and gaming. Visit jamiedavisbooks.com.

Suzie O'Connell

Suzie O’Connell, a USA Today bestselling author of small-town romance, and high fantasy under a pen name. She co-admins the Wide for the Win group and enjoys ranch life in her spare time.

Marissa DeCuir

Marissa DeCuir, a former award-winning journalist, leads Books Forward and Books Fluent, helping authors elevate their voices and boost book sales. Discover more at booksforward.com.

Emilia Zeeland

Emilia Zeeland writes YA Sci-Fi & Fantasy, including The STAR Academy and Elmwick Academies, exploring coming-of-age, deep friendships, and romances in rich worlds with found families.

Comfort Amaechi

Comfort Amaechi is a versatile content writer with 3+ years' experience. A tech enthusiast, she helps businesses grow and has taught 100+ people writing skills.

Maria Connor

Maria Connor, founder of My Author Concierge, is a USA Today bestselling author, speaker, and expert in self-publishing, having helped over 100 authors and published 35+ titles since 2010.

Russell Nohelty

Russell Nohelty, USA Today bestselling fantasy author and publisher of Wannabe Press, co-hosts a book sales podcast and co-founded Writer MBA. He lives in LA with his wife and dogs.

Becca Syme

Becca Syme, Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, writes the Quitbooks for Writers series and teaches the Write Better-Faster course. She pens mysteries and lives by a Minnesota lake.