tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17902704345308680612012-02-22T00:22:50.480-05:00Helping writers, published and unpublished, with indie publishing.L.S.noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125IndieAuthorHow-tohttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790270434530868061.post-25548851042130711702012-02-21T00:00:00.016-05:002012-02-22T00:10:31.807-05:002012-02-22T00:10:31.807-05:00

About the Author: Natalie Wright spent her formative years growing up on a farm in Ohio. It was a fertile environment for an active imagination and an inquisitive mind. She is, however, a city girl at heart and enjoys traveling and experiencing oceans and cities worldwide. Natalie now finds inspiration in the desert environment of her home in Tucson, Arizona where she lives with her husband,

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Please tell us about yourself? I am a retired English professor. I taught writing literally around the world for 40 years, at universities in Thailand, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Virgin islands, and finally spending the last twenty-four years of my career at a California community college. I live in Southern California wine country with my wife, Kitty, and our two other cats. Tell us your latest

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I have been asked many times in my life what inspires me as a writer. I am a keen observer of people, for one thing. I can sit on a barstool and easily converse with a person who might diametrically oppose everything that I believe politically or religiously, and yet we can get along. We can communicate. I know how to listen, and I pick my words carefully. I enjoy seeing how people interact

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I'm excited to present the first victim, *coughs* guest interview of 2012. Please welcome, Angel Brown Kemph.  Please tell us about yourself?I am a stay a home mom. My daughter who is 9 lives with me and my husband. I am an author when there's time outside of the husband and daughter. I go to college online at IADT Tampa currently for my Associates Degree in Web Design and Development. I am a

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Congratulations to Crystal Fulcher who won the $25 Amazon Gift Card. We hope you enjoy your shopping spree.

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special guest blogger: Janiera Eldridge Why Social Media is Gold to Your Book BEFORE it is published! As someone who frequently uses twitter I can’t tell you how many authors I see pushing the release of their books at the last minute. What is the last minute, you might say? A month before it is released! Seriously, starting to advertise your novel a month before its release means you’re already

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Welcome readers to our first Indie Hoopla event. For eight days, Jan 15 - 22, you'll get introduced to authors every single day who are sharing their worlds and stories for only 99 cents! Not only will you get awesome reads, but, for each book you purchase, you will be entered for a chance to win a $25.00 Amazon gift card or $10.00 gift card from the Book Depository (international readers). All

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Welcome readers to our first Indie Hoopla event. For eight days, Jan 15 - 22, you'll get introduced to authors every single day who are sharing their worlds and stories for only 99 cents! Not only will you get awesome reads, but, for each book you purchase, you will be entered for a chance to win a $25.00 Amazon gift card or $10.00 gift card from the Book Depository (international readers). All

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Welcome readers to our first Indie Hoopla event. For eight days, Jan 15 - 22, you'll get introduced to authors every single day who are sharing their worlds and stories for only 99 cents! Not only will you get awesome reads, but, for each book you purchase, you will be entered for a chance to win a $25.00 Amazon gift card or $10.00 gift card from the Book Depository (international readers). All

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Welcome readers to our first Indie Hoopla event. For eight days, Jan 15 - 22, you'll get introduced to authors every single day who are sharing their worlds and stories for only 99 cents! Not only will you get awesome reads, but, for each book you purchase, you will be entered for a chance to win a $25.00 Amazon gift card or $10.00 gift card from the Book Depository (international readers).

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Welcome readers to our first Indie Hoopla event. For eight days, Jan 15 - 22, you'll get introduced to authors every single day who are sharing their worlds and stories for only 99 cents! Not only will you get awesome reads, but, for each book you purchase, you will be entered for a chance to win a $25.00 Amazon gift card or $10.00 gift card from the Book Depository (international readers). All

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Welcome readers to our first Indie Hoopla event. For eight days, Jan 15 - 22, you'll get introduced to authors every single day who are sharing their worlds and stories for only 99 cents! Not only will you get awesome reads, but, for each book you purchase, you will be entered for a chance to win a $25.00 Amazon gift card or $10.00 gift card from the Book Depository (international readers). All

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Welcome readers to our first Indie Hoopla! event. For a full week, Jan 15 - 22, you'll get introduced to authors every single day who are sharing their worlds and stories for only 99 cents! Not only will you get awesome reads, but, for each book you purchase, you will be entered for a chance to win a $25.00 Amazon gift card or $10.00 gift card from the Book Depository (international readers).

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Welcome readers to our first Indie Hoopla event. For eight days, Jan 15 - 22, you'll get introduced to authors every single day who are sharing their worlds and stories for only 99 cents! Not only will you get awesome reads, but, for each book you purchase, you will be entered for a chance to win a $25.00 Amazon gift card or $10.00 gift card from the Book Depository (international readers). All

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I have to admit to being very excited about the upcoming 99 cents Indie Hoopla Event. It will be your chance to meet indie authors and grab some awesome reads for the lovely price of $0.99. All genres, fiction and non-fiction are being represented. Visit the websites, see the books and buy the books. Show that indie love.

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A new year is here and, as usual, so are resolutions, changes and improvements in the world of the indie author. Improvements have been made to this blog including a resource for writers page, pages promoting indie authors and their novels, giveaways and freebies page as well as how to register to be on our talk show. We hope to make this year a great one for you. Happy writing to all and let

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(This is a repost from My Inner Muse Blog by indie author Lakisha Spletzer) I've been contemplating this for several days now as I tried to weigh all angles of this rather interesting program being offered by Amazon. Here's what the Kindle Digital Publishing newsletter had to say about the program: "KDP Select is a new option dedicated to KDP authors and publishers worldwide, featuring a fund

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I'm happy to announce the addition of a Freebies page. On this page you will find links to indie authors who have some / all of their work for free. Go ahead give them a try. Freebies Page

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Support Four Debut Authors and Snag $125! Four books Two Days Great Prizes With this contest, there is something for everyone and it’s SO simple to be in on the winning! On November 28 and/or 29, purchase 1 or all 4 of the debut author’s books listed here. Then forward proof of purchase (the receipt Amazon sends you will do just fine) to : motionsrider@yahoo.ca and get up to 4 entries into a

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(THIS IS A REPOST from a guest blog post I did for Adopt An Indie month) When I debuted on the indie scene back in 2010, I was brimming with hope, joy and tons of ideas. I wanted to promote my work and get it out there to the readers who would enjoy it. I never imagined that there would be so much to consider. Everything–from formatting and designing my book cover, to marketing, to what to

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NaNo, who? NaNoWriMo, what? Why? Who and what is NaNoWriMo can be summed up as: "National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30. Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who

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Hi, this is your friendly indie author, Lakisha Spletzer, welcoming you to today's special guest, RB Wood. I was thrilled to be able to host this author as he embarks on his blog tour. But today is all about the characters and thankfully, Symon Bryson, the main character of The Prodigal's Foole has agreed to grace us with an appearance. Sorry, RB! I would like to invite to our humble abode,

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Paranormal and SciFi Author Ami Blackwelder will have two new books out soon!  Find out more about her and her books at http://amiblackwelder.blogspot.com The Invasion of 2020, the first book in the Shifter Evolutions series is scheduled to be released Sept 1st 2011, (Books 1-5 are out now) The Invasion of 2020 is the prequel to Shifters of 2040. The Shifter Evolutions begins with the middle

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Just what is an indie author anyway? At a recent in-person event, this question was asked of those of us on the panel. We all chimed in, but the question still left me with much food for thought. Which brings me to today's post. Over the past few weeks of the blog tour, I've met some amazing readers as well as bloggers who were kind enough to allow me to stop there. Becoming an indie author has

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I would like to welcome, indie author, Jay M. Hurd. He was kind enough to drop by, so please give him a warm welcome while we grill *coughs* interview him. Please tell us about yourself? No. Ok, fine. I’ll give you the introduction I give my college classes. By way of introduction, I am Jay M. Hurd of Steger, IL.  I am married with two children ages 5 and 3.  I applied to University of

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