How to Avoid Writer Burnout
Let’s be honest—the pandemic didn’t change the habits of most full-time (or even part-time) writers all that much. We’re no strangers to spending hours locked in our homes, typing away at a computer. For many of us, WFH wasn’t a life change at all. But all that…
3 Free Marketing Strategies for Indie Authors
When it comes to marketing your work, there’s no shortage of ways to spend money. There are entire books and online courses about how to use Facebook and Amazon ads, and that’s not even touching all the industry-specific places you can get a paid mention. There are…
Don’t Forget These 6 Things in Your Author Goal-Setting and Planning
At the beginning of each year, Kevin Tumlinson and Mark Leslie Lefevbre set down their writerly goals for the year. It’s an effective process if you take your author career seriously, because you’re setting down specific goals that you hope to achieve. None of this…
From Zero to Indie Author: The Self-Publishing Blog Series (Prequel)
If you’ve been reading or listening to the excellent content coming out of D2D’s Self-Publishing Insiders podcast, you might find yourself thinking, “That all sounds like great advice. But what if I’ve never written anything? What if I have no books to promote yet,…
Now you can reach even MORE libraries with D2D & BorrowBox!
We love libraries—they’re often the first place where readers discover and connect with books and authors! And so it has always been important to us to do all we can to increase the reach of our authors into libraries worldwide. That’s why we are pleased to announce…
Time Management Tips for Authors: How to Write More in Less Time
Time management might be the most relatable struggle out there. There never seems to be quite enough time in the day, does there? For years, we tell other people (and ourselves) that we “don’t have enough time to write,” though we somehow seem to find the time to…
