Hello,
Starting a new pen name means making decisions long before there’s a finished book to upload. Which readers are you writing for? What should the name and covers signal? How do you carry those choices through to launch?
On Wednesday, September 23, at 11am Central, Susan Odev joins Karen Guyler for From First Draft to Launch Day, drawing on Susan’s Author Inklings column in Indie Author Magazine. She’ll talk through the foundations of her new romance pen name, from genre research and branding through drafting, editing and publication.
If you’re preparing your first book or trying a different genre, this is a chance to hear how those choices fit together in a working author’s project.
While you wait, Susan’s article on book formatting gives you something concrete to try: open your ebook at a larger font size, follow the chapter links, and see whether the layout still works. Then check the print version separately. They’re different reading experiences and deserve separate checks.
The Indie Author Magazine Team