Tag: Dear Indie
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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my Indie Resources page with links to the most recent posts, I realized that some of my old ones were extremely outdated.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 | 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…
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Dear Indie | Kindle Vella, Anyone?
Hi Indies! I normally don’t jump on new trends—still not on TikTok or BookTok despite the rave reviews. I’m just lazy as sh*t when it comes to apps and social media, and especially social media apps. 😉 But I have to admit that I just started publishing my first serial on Kindle Vella to give…
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Dear Indie | eBook Formatting Tips & Hacks for Kindle
Hi Indies! Over the last week, I’ve spent a lot of time researching the best “free” ways to update the formatting for my books. I wasn’t happy with their blahzay interiors–and I also wanted to add content to the Back Matter that I didn’t have before. I already shared the new chapter graphics in a…
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Dear Indie | I Didn’t Know I Could Do That! (Free resource post)
Hi Indies! Did you know you could make your own vectors AND remove the backgrounds from any image for FREE –without using Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, or Gimp? I didn’t! Not until I was determined to combine one of my drawings with a photo. Normally, I would purposely set out to find two images with the…
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Dear Indie | Writing Challenges & Word Counts
Hi Indies! This is just a quickie. I’m not promoting or being sponsored by Reedsy, I swear–but, I wanted to share that they have weekly writing challenges on their site that pay out $50 a week to winners. So, if you love writing challenges and fancy a go, you might want to check that out.…
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Dear Indie | Book Editing Software & Sites
Hi, Indies! Last time, I mentioned that I kind of got scammed by more than just that ridiculous font site – and I did. By Amazon. I know, shocker. Sometimes, I feel like I’m just really late to the party…like, there aren’t even Solo cups or streamers left laying around, I’m THAT far behind. But,…
A.C. Melody 