In the January 2025 issue of Indie Author Magazine, we spotlight Kevin J. Anderson, a bestselling author and publishing trailblazer who has mastered the art of storytelling and business. Discover the secrets behind his success, his climb to the top of the publishing world, and the lessons every indie author can learn from his journey.

Scaling New Heights: How Kevin J. Anderson Mastered the Publishing World
At dawn, somewhere in the Colorado Rockies, Kevin J. Anderson is already climbing, his voice carrying stories into a digital recorder as he hikes. This is where bestsellers are born. With over 180 published novels, including bestsellers in the Dune and Star Wars universes, his work has reached millions of
Indie Author MagazineChelle Honiker

This issue is packed with practical advice, inspiration, and tools to elevate your author career, including:

Breaking Up with Hustle: The Productivity Advice Every Indie Author Needs
Dear Hustle, Honey, if I had a dollar for every bright-eyed writer who burst into January like Gatsby throwing glitter-bombed parties, I’d have enough to hire Brenda Ueland as my personal writing coach—and she’s been dead since 1985. (If you don’t know who Brenda Ueland is,
Indie Author MagazineIndie Annie
Unveiling 2025: Indie Authors Gear Up for AI Innovations and Craft Renaissance
As we step into 2025, the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) remains dedicated to helping indie authors navigate the evolving landscape of publishing. In the coming year, a range of trends will shape the opportunities and challenges for authors. From the rise of AI-driven rights licensing to a renewed focus
Indie Author MagazineThe Alliance of Independent Authors
Discover Your Author Personality: Unveil the Five Types and What Drives You to Write
What motivates you to write? For some, it’s the idea that you’ll finally see your ideas made tangible and be able to share them with readers. For others, it’s the understanding that an author career, if managed well, can be lucrative. No reason for writing is better
Indie Author MagazineMegan Haskell
Europolitan 2024: Creative Inspiration and Collaboration Across Borders
Moving to a new place can feel like living life on the fringes, especially for indie publishers working to make connections. The culture of your new home can be confusing and isolating, and the language might differ from the one you are writing in. When you are uprooted, how do
Indie Author MagazineLaurel Decher
Author Nation: The Community That’s Changing the Indie Writing Game
Las Vegas is famous for its bright lights and vibrant energy, but it also proved to be the perfect backdrop for literary growth and meaningful connections at the inaugural Author Nation conference in November. As a first-time attendee of a weeklong writing conference of this kind, I was curious to
Indie Author MagazineEryka Parker
A Creative Reset: How to Align Your Writing Goals for the New Year
For several years, my brother and I had a New Year’s Eve tradition that was maybe slightly unusual. He and I shared an office in the house, the room divided on a diagonal with our desks on either side, and on the last day of each year, we would
Indie Author MagazineNicole Schroeder
Meet KIP: How Dibbly Create is Redefining AI for Indie Authors
Dibbly would like to introduce you to your new personal assistant. The tiny spaceman with a bright pink face is vying for a place in your heart next to Microsoft’s big-eyed paperclip. KIP is the avatar for Dibbly Create’s AI chatbot, just one feature on the content creation
Indie Author MagazineLiv Honeywell
Unlocking Indie Author Success: Harnessing the Power of Collaboration, Cooperation, and Competition
The Power of Partnership Writing is a solitary game—yet it’s not. Although authors can create alone, they need others to make it work, even if it’s only their readers. Many of us use editors and beta readers, critique groups, Mastermind-type groups, social media connections, and many other
Indie Author MagazineJen B. Green
10 Ways Obsidian Empowers Indie Authors to Capture and Organize Their Ideas
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
Indie Author MagazineDavid Viergutz
Discover the Can’t-Miss Indie Author Conferences of 2025
Whether it was the fond send-off for 20BooksTo50K® events with 20Books Sevilla or the thrill of the inaugural Author Nation event in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2024’s events calendar offered authors plenty of memorable moments. They also showcased revelations about advancements in the industry, with speakers highlighting trends in direct
Indie Author MagazineNicole Schroeder
When Everything Clicks: The Journey to an Indie Author Tipping Point
Sometimes it’s difficult to see the point when everything changes. It can be hard to know precisely when and why things click and come together. But other times, it’s as easy as breathing. Tipping points are those proverbial “last straw” moments, where all of your work, effort, time,
Indie Author MagazineKevin McLaughlin
Harnessing Curiosity: The Antidote to Ambition’s Unyielding Grip on Creativity
Friends, Romans, publishers, lend me your ears! Marc Antony’s famous speech from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar defends the titular character—just murdered by Brutus—not from his attacker but from the charge of ambition. The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious: If it were so, it
Indie Author MagazineLaurel Decher
Master the Art of Effortless Achievement: Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity and More for Indie Authors
Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout brings a fresh take on getting things done in a world obsessed with speed. Indie authors know all too well the pressure to always be doing something, whether it’s writing, marketing, or engaging with readers. Newport, a
Indie Author MagazineKaren Guyler
Your Rules, Your World: The Magic of Writing Speculative Fiction
Care to Speculate? Speculative Fiction Allows Authors to Flex Ultimate Story Control Spider monkeys rule the galaxy. Children govern societies. The Roman Empire never fell. Wait … these things aren’t possible, right? With Speculative Fiction, anything is possible. Speculative Fiction is a broad and diverse genre that allows writers to
Indie Author MagazineDes Smith-Daughety

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