Opportunities to independently publish your books are the greatest advantage writers have been given in the last decade. Still, there are moments when you want to quit. You’ve written a book. Completing the first book is often a thorny path. You don’t simply sit down and type away on your computer until your first masterpiece... Continue Reading →

Nowadays, if you don’t leap into every “opportunity” with over-the-top enthusiasm, you are accused of having defeatist behaviour. Common sense, logic, deduction – all of these things get discarded and labelled “old-fashioned”. “Take chances”, “believe the impossible”, “what if” are new slogans you have to chant if you want to be seen as progressive and... Continue Reading →

I don’t think I’ll deviate too far from the truth if I say that the phrases “book promotion” and “book marketing” never fail to send chills of dread down indie authors’ spines. It’s not that there aren’t options available to showcase your books to the world. Options are plenty. The main stumbling blocks are money... Continue Reading →

When it comes to indie author’s daily life, there are more, of course. Still, these two are my personal favourites among my demons. Time management. Yes, sounds rather pompous, like something those smiling, shining positivity gurus teach us, mere mortals, so we can have a chance for a better life. In fact, time management is... Continue Reading →

It is an especially satisfying feeling when something you consider significant but unattainable finally happens. After more than seven thousand copies of “Neglected Merge” were downloaded for free and sold in the fourteen months after its release, the magic number of 50 reviews/rates has finally been reached. Many book promotion gurus claim that the moment... Continue Reading →

Last year I discovered the world of independent publishing. Not only did I publish my fantasy trilogy, but I also started reading books by indie authors. And since I am an avid reader, last week I celebrated a kind of anniversary: I’ve read 50 indie (or published by small press) books! Among the indie books... Continue Reading →

Dear Diary, Expectations vs reality – isn’t there always the deepest breach between the two? For example, take the weather. Yes, it’s incredibly trivial. Still, we can’t escape the weather – well, not completely – so why not use it to draw analogies when it suits us. Whenever we draw a pretty picture in our... Continue Reading →

Would you guess the most bittersweet word that causes a storm in every indie author’s heart? Do you know what holds the power to make shivers run down an indie author’s spine? What can bring on heat and cold in quick succession and trigger controversial emotions from sticky dread to the purest exhilaration? If you... Continue Reading →