{"id":207801,"date":"2023-12-28T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/?p=207801"},"modified":"2023-12-28T00:09:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T06:09:24","slug":"author-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/blog\/author-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Nation \/\/ EP155"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chelle Honiker joins us to talk about Author Nation, the indie author conference that will be carrying on the 20Books Vegas legacy in 2024 and onward.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/7c9ace5f-2715-4d46-ba34-6375c0d6f5c5\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Author Nation\" allow=\"autoplay\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Author Nation | Self Publishing Insiders 155\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1PmViFTqKIQ?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"episode-notes\">Episode Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Author Nation represents the evolution, and future, of indie author conferences. Carrying the torch from 20Books Vegas, long regarded as the premier indie author event, Author Nation promises to take the indie author learning experience to the next level. And who better to have on board than Chelle Honiker, the publisher of Indie Author Magazine and now program manager at Author Nation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\/\/Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career\/\/&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital is the leading ebook publisher and distributor worldwide. We\u2019ll convert your manuscript, distribute it online, and support you the whole way\u2014and we won\u2019t charge you a dime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We take a small percentage of the royalties for each sale you make through us, so we only make money when you make money. That's the best kind of business plan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Get started now:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/\">https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Learn the ins, the outs, and the all-arounds of indie publishing from the industry experts on the D2D Blog:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/Draft2Digital.com\/blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Promote your books with our Universal Book Links from Books2Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/books2read.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure you bookmark&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/d2dlive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/D2DLive.com<\/a>&nbsp;for links to live events, and to catch back episodes of the Self Publishing Insiders Podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"transcript\">Transcript<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>TBA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode Summary Chelle Honiker joins us to talk about Author Nation, the indie author conference that will be carrying on the 20Books Vegas legacy in 2024 and onward. 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