This month's issue dives into setting achievable writing goals and making real progress, featuring practical advice from authors who’ve been there. Discover how to boost your productivity using gamified writing challenges and hear from the experts at Soundbooth Theater on taking your audiobook production to the next level. We also explore the craft of suspenseful storytelling with actionable tips to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Learn what it takes to achieve seven-figure success as an indie author, along with strategies for balancing creativity and personal life. This month's issue also explores romantic fantasy tropes to help you refine your niche and connect with your readers more effectively.

IAM Limitless
Publisher Chelle Honiker Reflects on the History of Indie Author Magazine and Looks to New Horizons for 2025 Three years ago, Indie Author Magazine was an idea that Creative Director Alice Briggs and I shared. It was a bold step into the unknown—much like any indie author deciding to
Indie Author MagazineChelle Honiker
Indie Author Training Roundup
Book Club Summaries, Introducing Soundbooth Theater, Webinar: Create 6 Months Hours of Content in 2 Hours, Podcast Episodes to Catch Up On
Indie Author MagazineKaren Guyler
ALLi Exclusive - Setting Goals and Your Sights on Future Success
The idea of goal setting can seem intimidating, but it’s often a lack of goal setting that leads authors to a place of stress and overwhelm. Without a clear idea of your goals for your author business, you may try to do everything you see successful authors doing without
Indie Author MagazineChelle Honiker
Keeping Your Resolutions Alive
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
Indie Author MagazineIndie Annie
Seven-Figure Author Habits: Secrets to Writing Success
What author doesn’t dream of becoming a millionaire? Every writer wishes to have a tremendous income straight from their books, along with thousands of adoring readers. The mountain it takes to achieve such a pinnacle, however, can seem long and daunting, especially to authors who struggle to sell single
Indie Author MagazineMegan Linski-Fox
Reflecting on 2024 and Looking Ahead
2024 has been quite the year, hasn’t it? Over the past twelve months, we’ve watched the continued rise of trends like direct sales, crowdfunding, and transmedia, allowing indie authors to take even more control of their careers. We’ve witnessed several organizations and platforms expand their focus to
Indie Author MagazineNicole Schroeder
Revitalize Act 2: Boosting Suspense for Indie Authors
Sol Stein once said, “The function of suspense is to put the reader in danger of an overfull bladder.” When suspense is properly implemented in a story, the reader is taken by the hand and led to great peaks and thrown off mercilessly, only to have them scurry up the
Indie Author MagazineDavid Viergutz
Creative Work-Life Balance for Indie Authors
How to Balance Life and Work as a Creative We often think of work-life balance as an aim to keep work separate from our personal time. But as writers, our stories are almost always on our minds. For us, the traditional work-life balance might not exist; instead, aiming to separate
Indie Author MagazineHeather Davis
Cybersecurity for Indie Authors: Avoid Scams
Cybersecurity Tips to Avoid Scams Targeting Your Author Business Cybersecurity Tips to Avoid Scams Targeting Your Author Business Scams became much more prevalent with the widespread use of the internet, and as perpetrators grow more sophisticated and continue to update their tactics, it’s no longer just the technologically un-savvy
Indie Author MagazinePaul Ardoin
Brain.FM: Boost Creativity & Focus for Indie Authors
Chelle Honiker Facing the blank page, with the cursor blinking like a beacon of wasted time, writers often find themselves in a silent standoff with their own creativity. The challenge goes beyond simply putting words on a page; it’s about summoning the muse, maintaining focus, and breaking through the barriers
Indie Author MagazineChelle Honiker
Book Launch Success: Customizable Countdown Tips
Maria Connor You read the how-to book. You borrowed the spreadsheet your author pal created. You invested in the trendy project management software. You have a checklist or three. Yet every time you launch a book, you cringe—because you forgot to order a cover and realized this when you
Indie Author MagazineMaria Connor
Boost Writing Productivity: Top 7 Gamification Apps for Authors
No matter how much we love writing, every author knows the struggle of days when the words won’t flow and our attention wants to drift to other things. Maintaining a regular writing schedule means some sessions are inherently more productive than others—but that doesn’t mean you can’
Indie Author MagazineNicole Schroeder
Romantic Fantasy vs Fantasy Romance: Key Genre Differences
Romantic Fantasy and Fantasy Romance: An Overview Romantic Fantasy (AKA Romantasy) is a subgenre of Fantasy that pairs a strong romantic subplot with a Fantasy main plot. The focus can skew toward the Fantasy plot with a significant minority of romantic elements, or it can balance fairly evenly between the
Indie Author MagazineClare Sager

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