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This month we focus on paid ads and ways to strategize and maximize your campaigns. Plus this month we meet Joe Solari, Managing Director of Author Nation, who provides a powerful perspective on how indie authors can create lasting success through smart business practices.
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... “Pay to play” has become a common phrase in today’s digital world. Where we once relied on creativity, engagement, and consistency in our posting on platforms like Facebook in the hopes of capturing readers’ attention, more and more sites now demand...
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The holidays often come with a long to-do list and unrealistic expectations. Attempts to recreate the holiday bliss depicted on television and maybe even in your stories may leave you feeling mentally depleted. And sometimes, one casualty of the holiday chaos is...
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... As an indie author, you’re constantly balancing your creative process with the demands of running your own marketing. Among the tools available to boost your book’s visibility, editorial reviews hold special significance, as they set the tone for your entire...
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Summer on a college campus is much quieter than any other time of the year. Students have returned home for a few months between semesters or have taken a break from coursework for internships, summer jobs, or just to travel. But for...
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Ever felt overwhelmed by the sea of faces at an author conference, unsure of where to start? Author conferences offer a wealth of opportunities to connect, learn, and grow, but navigating the throngs of people, packed schedules, and hosts of optional networking...
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... My first novel started with a character rather than a story. Although I had attempted to start a novel now and then, I had never gotten very far. Yet this character kept speaking to me. He told me of his fears, of...
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Indie authors often rely heavily on digital marketing and promoting their books on e-retailer platforms. But millions of readers still get their books from libraries and bookstores. In 2023, U.S. bookstore sales hit $8.3 billion, and Gen Z and millennials...
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Dear Indie Annie, I know it’s something every author deals with, but I’m heartbroken over my first one-star rating. What do I do? Bad Review Blues Darling Bad Review Blues, Oh, honey, grab yourself a refreshing mint julep, and pull...
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...
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Ready to launch your next book but not sure how to create the picture that’s worth your 50,000-plus words? Authors looking to create professional ads and social media images have many options for creating graphics. Canva, Adobe Express, Pixlr, and...
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... If you’ve checked in at Indie Author Training this month, you may have noticed we’ve made some changes to the site. We’re really excited to share them and hope they’ll make it even easier for you to find...
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... A few months ago, IAM publisher Chelle Honiker shared on Facebook a lesson that she’d presented at the Future of Publishing Mastermind: that of the “suck list,” a prioritized list of tasks you don’t want to do or that eat...
From beginning to end in the publishing process, being an indie author can often feel overwhelming. But what if the key to success wasn’t working harder or stressing more but instead cultivating happiness? In The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor shows that happiness is a critical factor in unlocking creativity,...
