Celebrating Independent Authors
I’m from India, and mostly proud of it. Except when it comes to writing. What’s my ethnicity got to do with my writing life? Plenty, as you’ll discover. The unpublished manuscript of my debut novel, Tell A Thousand Lies, was shortlisted for the Tibor Jones South Asia award. Independent of this, I was offered a … Continue reading “On Being a Writer in India by Rasana Atreya”
by K.S. Brooks and Stephen Hise You want help and Indies Unlimited wants to help you. Indies Unlimited provides a number of different types of features that can showcase you and your writing (e.g., interviews, guest posts, sneak-peeks, video book trailers, etc.). We also get a ton of page views here, and that number is … Continue reading “We’re Here to Help”
Goodreads is a reader and writer online community of over six million people. Sponsoring a book giveaway allowed me to promote my fantasy novel, The Stone Dragon, for very little money, only the printing cost of the book plus shipping. Running a Goodreads book giveaway was an easy, enjoyable, maintenence-free experience. Having run two Goodreads … Continue reading “Goodreads Giveaways: Lots of Readers Want My Novel for Free by Tom Kepler”
It has been less than a year since I got serious about getting my writing ‘out there’. I thought I would share my experiences thus far. I have made some mistakes, but I’ve done some things right, too. Prior to embracing the web, I spent a lot of time accumulating stories on my computer and … Continue reading “Work in progress…”