Cultivate a successful author's mindset with inspiration and advice on overcoming obstacles, staying motivated, and embracing the ups and downs of the writing journey.
The moment you hover over that pricing field in your book publishing dashboard, doubt creeps in. “Will anyone pay that much?” “Maybe I should price lower to get more sales.” Like many indie authors, you might be caught in the trap of undervaluing your work. Jen Sincero would tell you...
Sometimes writing feels about as magical as doing your own tax return. It’s a challenge to stare at a blank document, waiting for inspiration to strike like lightning, and instead, you get crickets. But you know what? That’s completely normal. Here’s the truth not everyone wants to...
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...
The Key to Remaining Creatively Flexible in a Chaotic World Births and deaths, sickness and weddings, holidays and emergencies—life keeps throwing curve balls, whether we are ready for them or not. Maybe your air conditioning goes out, and you can’t write at home in a heat wave. Or...
Business mindset is just as important as business strategy, says Managing Director of Author Nation Joe Solari in part 3 of his quarterly series. Plenty of indie authors limit their growth by avoiding taking risks or telling themselves they won’t succeed at certain publishing ventures, but Solari says failure...
A Different Way for Indie Authors to Approach Publisher Events Although many international book fairs, such as Bologna, London, or Frankfurt book fairs, have introduced author tracks or highlighted best-selling authors for prestigious readings in recent years, the primary players at these fairs are, and have been from the beginning,...
