Here’s your new Indie Author Weekly Update. It was difficult to wean down the posts for this week’s roundup. There’s just so much great content out there for authors.
I start off with a post about NaNoWriMo since ’tis the season, right? Jane Friedman is publishing a lot of content lately and I especially liked the post by Gigi Rosenberg.
Actually, I hope you read all of the posts here. And don’t you love the image above? It’s definitely time to get our scarves out and enjoy hot cups of tea.
Writing Tips
5 Tips to Help you Write a Novel in a Month by Joanna Penn: This month, Joanna Penn, will try to write a draft to her next novel this month. If you want to join her, read this post, which includes tips.
How to Be Taken Seriously as a Writer from Ryan Lanz: Here are some of his tips: write regularly and treat your writing as a job. He has more tip in the post.
Get Ready for Your Reading
A Game Plan for How to Nail Your Next Reading from Jane Friedman and by Gigi Rosenberg: How soon do you prepare for a reading? Gigi Rosenberg suggests that you start two weeks in advance. And on the day of the reading, take belly breaths.
Indie Author Marketing
How To Market Self-Published Poetry Books from Alliance of Independent Authors: I don’t know if Dalma Szentpaly mentions Instagram in this podcast but a lot of poets have found success on that platform.
How Indie Authors Can Approach the Media from the Alliance of Independent Authors and Ruth Badley: Ruth Badley is a freelance journalist so I trust her recommendations in this new post.
Quote of the Week
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