Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Indie Roundup #indielife





Before I get to the indie roundup, I wanted to let you know that I'm giving away print copies of The Boy Who Loved Fire over at Goodreads. See that link on the sidebar? Clicky clicky and enter for your chance to win a signed copy :)

When I released my YA novel, The Boy Who Loved Fire, I was fortunate enough to guest post on some amazing blogs. I posted those links on my author Facebook page, but not here. Today, as my contribution to IndieLife, I'll remedy that.

If you're on the fence about indie publishing, if you think it's too intimidating, or if you want to know how a complete newbie like me could pull it off, I hope you'll find these posts helpful.

Self Publishing



Writing Advice



Inspiration



Interviews and Features


If you stopped by any of these blogs, thank you! If you've read some amazing posts recently, please share them in the comments.

Have you indie published? If you've released a book, did you do a blog tour? What lessons did you learn?




22 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing the links and advice. It's so awesome how you and others like Susan Quinn are so willing to share advice.

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    1. Thanks, Natalie. Susan's advice was a total game changer. I'm so glad she put it all out there.

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  2. I also thank you for the links and advice. I self publish my books, already have had two done and in the process of my third.
    Yvonne.

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    1. Wow, Yvonne. You're on a roll! It sounds like you have the process totally mastered. Good luck to you!

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  3. So much helpful information on these blogs, thank you Julie! I have a London literary agent, but decided to indie publish in these difficult times in the publishing industry. It has been a steep learning curve and a long, lonely road, but my novel Tantalus is now available on Amazon :-) JJ

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    1. Jane, congratulations! You're right about the steep learning curve. Sheesh. But wow, the satisfaction of tackling such an endeavor...amazing.

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  4. There's a lot of good information out there. The IWSG site has a whole page of links to self-publishing tips.

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    1. Alex, you're right...thanks for mentioning the IWSG site. It's packed with goodies.

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  5. Thanks for the links! I'll check them out!

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    1. Liza, I hope they're helpful! Thanks for the visit

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  6. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of your book!! Great links too!! I'm not brave enough to self-publish--yet, but well, I'm looking into it and maybe someday soon. I've really been encouraged by reading the blogs you mentioned and listening to your experiences.

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    1. Traci, I'm so glad the posts have been helpful! You'll know when the time is right. No rush. That's the beauty of it. It's what you want when you want it :)

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  7. There are so many great posts out there at our fingertips. I love that most authors are willing to share and help!

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    1. Laura, I was only able to indie publish because of all the other indies share what they've learned. It's awesome.

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  8. So many great people in those links! It's amazing how generous this writing community is!! So glad to be a part of it :)

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    1. Jemi, you and me both! This community is awesome.

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  9. What a super list. Very helpful for those considering whether or not to take the leap into Indie publishing.

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    1. Lee, hopefully the links will help someone who's on the fence!

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  10. Link-tastic. I am in awe you those of you who do the gargantuan work of Indie publishing. Brava!

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    1. Leslie, it was definitely hard work but also lots of fun :)

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  11. Congratulations for all that you've accomplished, Julie! :)
    erica

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  12. Fabulous links, Julie! What an amazing ride. Such an exciting time to be a writer!

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