No New Book? No Problem: Engaging Your Audience Between Releases
Keep fans hooked and hungry for more—even when you don’t have a launch date.
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Unlocking Your Writing Potential: Embrace New Tech to Boost Productivity and Engagement
Dear Indie Annie, I am not a software whizz by any means. I just heard of a new platform that is obviously better for my business than the one I’m using, but I know it’ll take me years to learn it. (Okay, not years, but it’ll feel...
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,...
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...
Dear Indie Annie: Bad Review Blues
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...
Smart Spending for Indie Authors: Where to Invest
I’m still in the “side hustle” stage of my career, and I sometimes struggle with deciding whether larger costs—platform subscriptions, conference tickets, a specific editor or cover designer, ads—are a good investment or something that should wait until I’m earning more from my books. Any tips?...