by Sarah Kuiken | Feb 7, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
Editing is a famously daunting task for many writers, but it doesn’t have to be. At the end of the day, you want to put a compelling, gripping story out into the world—and as a storyteller, who better to take at least an initial look over your manuscript than you?...
by Sarah Kuiken | Jan 31, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
Love it or hate it, social media can be a valuable component of any indie author’s overall book promotion strategy. With 4.9 billion active social media users and counting, social media is an excellent resource for finding and connecting with like-minded authors and...
by Sarah Kuiken | Jan 24, 2023 | Author Essentials, Author How-To & Mindset
Between 2023 and 2028, the global audiobook market is expected to grow by nearly 25%. As digital continues to dominate, audiobooks occupy an increasing market share because they’re easy to take anywhere. Whether you want to get your work into audio without hiring a...
by Sarah Kuiken | Jan 17, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset, Knowledge Base
By now, we hope you’ve heard the news that Smashwords and Draft2Digital have come together under one roof to form the most powerful distribution option for wide indie authors, anywhere. At the end of 2022, we enabled D2D authors to opt into the Smashwords store and...
by Sarah Kuiken | Jan 9, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset, D2D Print
It’s that time again—the latest installment of our D2D Print Masterclass. In today’s article, we’re talking about Vendor of Record and copyright considerations when self-publishing. What is Vendor of Record (VoR)? Vendor of Record is a new concept for many...