Welcome to the launch page for all of my ‘Dear Indie’ posts. Just follow the links below to find which resource you’re looking for & enjoy! I’ve added a description, to make your search easier! 😀
Post 1: The 3 greatest leaders in Indie right now: touching base on Marketing, Editing and Cover Design. (Links included)
Post 2: A more in-depth look at Editing & Cover Design (with links to resources for both)
Post 3: Pre-Publishing steps to take to avoid last minute headaches! (Links for book tour promoters)
A Quickie: More insight on DIY Book Cover Designing (Link to Canva)
Post 4: Publishing Part 1 – Publishing through Smashwords.
Post 5: Publishing Part 2 – Publishing through Amazon.
Post 5.1: Publishing Update – KDP Select (with links)
Post 6: Saving & Backing up your work. (Links to online storage sites)
Post 7: A Step-by-Step Guide Part 1 – While You’re Writing Your MS
Post 8: A Sep-by-Step Guide Part 2 – After Your Rough Draft is Done
Post 9: A Step-by-Step Guide Part 3 – Dealing With Constructive Criticism
Post 10: A Step-by-Step Guide Part 4 – 3 Pre-Publishing Marketing Options
Post 11: A Recap on Your Progress Thus Far – Now, Where to Publish?
Post 12: All About Reviews – The different Kinds, And How to React to Them
Post 13: Publishing with Pre-Orders
Post 14: Enduring Your Launch Day
Post 15: Scrivener (with links)
Post 16: The Novel vs. Novellas – What Are The Costs & Benefits?
Post 17: Publishing Platforms for Paperback/Hard covers (with links & specs)
Post 18: Another Quickie – Typos in Marketing
Post 19: Writing in different POV Tenses
Post 20: Special Edition – My first published article about being a Hybrid Author
Post 21: Bookbub (with link)
Post 22: Synopsis vs Blurb
Post 23: Genre Trends (with link)
Post 24: Using daily prompt hashtags to stay active on social media
Post 25: Writing female characters – Part 1
Post 26: Writing female characters – Part 2
Post 27: Writing female characters – Part 3
Post 28: Writing male characters – Part 1
Post 29: Writing male characters – Part 2
Post 30: Popular Tropes in Romance
Post 31: Writing BDSM Romance – Part 1
Post 32: Writing BDSM Romance – Part 2
Post 33: The different types of pre-‘s and -aft’s in books
Post 34: Interior Layout Formatting Trials & Errors
Post 35: Fonts, Vectors, & Graphics (with links)
Post 36: Free Sites & Software for Editing & Formatting (with links)
Post 37: Creating Clipart & Transparent Images (with links)
Post 38: Tips & Hacks to force Kindle to accept your formatting
Post 39: Kindle Vella (with links)
Post 40: Complete Tutorial Guide for eBook Interior Formatting in LibreOffice
Post 41: Daisie: A site dedicated to all creative types by Maisie Williams (aka Arya Stark) (with link)
Post 42: Complete Tutorial Guide for paperback Interior Formatting in LibreOffice
Post 43: Kindle Vella update
Post 44: Why Having a Publisher Doesn’t Equal Validation
A.C. Melody 