by Sarah Kuiken | Jun 20, 2022 | Author Essentials, Author How-To & Mindset
Most writers crave their fair share of alone time. But if we are honest with ourselves, we might lean a bit too far in the direction of solitude. And let’s face it: too much alone time can be—well, lonely. When the going gets tough, it can be challenging to remain...
by Sarah Kuiken | Apr 25, 2022 | Author How-To & Mindset, Books2Read Promotions
The most important goal of any indie author marketing plan is to make your books easier for readers to discover. Discoverability—or people actually reading your book—is the difference between writing as a hobby and writing as a career. You can spend months learning...
by Sarah Kuiken | Mar 14, 2022 | Author Essentials, Author How-To & Mindset
They say you have to spend money to make money—but that old chestnut is missing a crucial word. Really, it should say that you have to spend money wisely to make money. Not all advertising investments are created equal, and indie author marketing is no exception....
by Sarah Kuiken | Jan 31, 2022 | Author How-To & Mindset
We field a lot of questions here at Draft2Digital headquarters, but if we were to group them all by category, most would fall under the heading of indie author marketing. Or, put more simply, “How should I market my books as an indie author?” If writing a book can be...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Jan 4, 2022 | Industry Insight, Year in Review
Every year has its ups and downs, its challenges and its victories. And we all began 2021 with a minimum hope that, once we came to the end of it, we’d be able to say “At least it wasn’t 2020.” As it turns out, 2021 started a little rough, and had some valleys for us...
