Category: Indie Resources
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It’s Official!
Happy Birthday to me! The newly revised and recovered Avarice is now officially available on (almost) every retail site! Unfortunately, I didn’t realize just how long it takes for Smashwords to distribute books to their affiliate sites. But it is available on Amazon, Smashwords, and Google Books. Hopefully, it will reach the other retailers soon.…
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Dear Indie | KDP Select
While updating my Indie Resources page with links to the most recent posts, I realized that some of my old ones were extremely outdated. Early on in my self-publishing journey, I wrote a post about publishing through Amazon but hadn’t been able to share any insight about choosing KDP Select. I have that insight now,…
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Dear Indie | Kindle Vella Update
Hi Indies, This update about Kindle Vella is long overdue. Sorry about that. If you missed my initial post about Kindle Vella, you can find it right here. The platform was introduced by Amazon a couple of years ago as another route writers can take to earn an income for their craft without the need for…
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Dear Indie | Formatting Paperbacks in LibreOffice 101
Greetings Fellow Indies! I recently got reacquainted with the process of formatting the interior layout of a paperback—and let me tell you, it was a struggle. There were so many things I’d forgotten how to do, and I ended up starting from scratch three times before getting it right. So, I decided it was beyond…
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Dear Indie | I’m All Over the Place
Hi, Indies! No, I’m not bragging about sudden stardom with the title of this post (I wish!), but my lacking the most important part of becoming a disciplined writer. Uh, yeah… the discipline. On the bright side, I’ve been way more productive with my new content and revisions. On the downside, it’s not consistent every…
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Dear Indie | Formatting eBooks in LibreOffice 101
Hello, all my fellow Indies! I know, I mentioned throwing this thing together eons ago, so it’s way past due. I recently finished the paperback formatting guide because it was still the freshest in my mind. But not every author opts to have paperbacks, so I decided this guide should probably come first. Allow me…
A.C. Melody 