HOW TO INDIE-PUBLISH: Tips, Instructions and Inspiration

Introduction

NOTE: You can save the 99¢ purchase price for this e-book simply by doing what I did: (a) reading and researching all the freebie literature re downloading to Kindle and Nook via the Amazon website and the Barnes & Noble website, respectively, (b) spending months actually doing multiple different uploads, along with (c) visiting various websites of famous e-pubbing authors like J.A. Konrath and Dean Wesley Smith just to name two, or even by visiting me, a not-yet-famous author, at my web presence at LivingTheDreamPublishing.blogspot.com and (d) don’t forget to read all the rules and regs of the Kindle Boards’ various sites.

Or you can buy this quick digest of what I’ve read and researched and learned and put together all in one spot within these 113 pages (at least when in MSWord version).

This is also a good addendum to my e-book A Copyediting Checklist for Novelists, particularly see those subjects discussed under the TIPS FOR AUTHORS section (see below).

First, a definition for any newbies. “Indie-published” is a common shorthand term for “Independently-published” replacing the old more stigmatized “self-published” phrase. Obviously, this means foregoing the traditional publishing route with agents, editors and publishing houses and instead becoming your own gatekeeper/clearinghouse, whether you hire others to help you along the way or not.

Second, a clarification. I have only Indie-published e-books using Amazon and the online Barnes & Noble. Therefore my works remain digital at present.

Third, a caveat or two. (1) My knowledge is by no means complete. I am still learning. I only use two venues (Amazon and B&N) and only as to e-books as of this writing. This handbook does not replace reading all the free introductory materials found online within Amazon’s KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing), the various Kindle Boards and B&N’s PubIt!. Or prohibit you from using Smashwords or any other program to download e-books. (2) I am a one-woman shop, doing it all myself, with the exception of one cover I sought out a professional artist for. You may wish to hire more help than I did, and that is fine. Just know up front that my route is more self-contained.

PARTIAL Table of Contents

INSPIRATION (33 MSWord pages)

Why I Love Being an Author
I AM
Seeking Wisdom
Persistency is Key
Take Just One Courageous Step
The Three Bullies
The Intrinsic Value
Sharing a Few Websites
Defining Wealth
Defining YOU
Defining Success
Anticipation
The Laws of Expansion and Compound Interest
The New Math
Our Important Sixth Sense
Be Proud, Authors!
Live More by Your Gut Feelings
Repeat: “I Am in Charge”
For Me, It’s Indie All the Way
My Final Edit Process
Our Amazing, Creative, Wonderful, Unknowable Mind
Happy New Year 2012!
Generate Your 2012 Mission Statement (Goals)
My Version of Goal-Setting Is Like My Novel Creation

INSTRUCTIONS re DOWNLOADING (11 MSWord pages)

How to Indie-Publish (in a Nutshell)
No e-Reader? No Problem . . . .
Indie-Publishing Tips re Amazon and B&N e-Book Uploads
A Very Basic Tutorial on Uploading e-Books to Amazon and B&N
Just for PubIt!

MENTORS (PEOPLE and BOOKS) (10 MSWord pages)

And My Thanks Goes Out to . . .
Take Away at Least One Nugget
Seeking Wisdom
Recommended Reading for Authors
Repeat: “I Am in Charge”
Writing Books I Want to Read

NaNoWriMo (14 MSWord pages)

Recommend NaNoWriMo Plus Reading For Authors
NaNoWriMo (aka NaNo)
NaNo Tips
Our Important Sixth Sense
My New Characters Woke Me Up Early This Morning
Magical NaNoWriMo
One More Thing
Be Proud, Authors!
The Beauty of NaNo Lives On
Recap of 2011 NaNo Stats

TIPS FOR AUTHORS (29 MSWord pages)

Where Do My Novel Ideas Come From? And Other Mental Wanderings . . .
My Age Does Not Define My Reading Demographic
Your Target Audience / Reader Demographics
Writing and Dating Are All About This and More
My Novel-Writing Mode
Dictionary.com’s Word Dynamo
About These Grammar Lessons . . .
Two More Things
What Do Readers Choose to Read?
My Final Edit Process
We Are So Nosy, In a Good Way
My Version of Goal-Setting Is Like my Novel Creation

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY, NOT A CPA. Just an author. Proceed at your own risk.