Discover publishing success strategies to plan, publish, and promote your book. Learn the secrets to new indie author publishing.
“You don’t have to shout to be heard. You just need to speak clearly and consistently.”— Ann Handley, author of Everybody Writes As a new indie author navigating the self-publishing world, building an audience and establishing your author brand can feel like a full-time job. You know you need to post on social media, share…
“Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion.” — W. Edwards Deming As a new indie author, you know how exciting it is to see your book come to life, but how do you ensure it reaches the right readers? The key lies in understanding your audience and their buying habits. In this writer’s…
“Trend analysis isn’t just about looking at data; it’s about finding the story the data is trying to tell you.”— Bernard Marr, bestselling author In today’s fast-paced publishing landscape, staying relevant can be a challenge, especially for new indie authors. Trend analysis offers a roadmap to understanding the market, connecting with readers, and crafting stories…
Transform your indie author career with clear, actionable goals. From writing milestones to self-care, learn how goal setting and AI tools can turn your creative dreams into reality.
“Outcome-based management ensures that activities are directly linked to measurable results and that adjustments can be made to maximize success as conditions change.” USAID Learning Lab. For many new indie authors, managing the process of writing, publishing, and marketing a book can feel overwhelming. But Outcome-Based Management tips can help. They focus on helping your…
This fourth part of our writer’s guide series on Outcome-Based Management provides 10 excellent resources to help you apply Outcome-Based Management (OBM) principles to writing, publishing, and marketing your first book.
This third part of our writer’s guide series on OBM looks at how you can apply it to marketing your first book as a new indie author.
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou Independently publishing your first book can feel enormous for a new indie author. From writing to editing, designing a cover, to marketing, the process has many moving parts that can quickly become overwhelming. Using Outcome-Based Management offers a way to…
Adapting the principles of storytelling for your author business is different from writing a novel. This writer’s guide shows you how you can make that crucial shift.