Wanted to let everyone know the Indie Publishing Handbook: Four Key Elements for the Self-Publisher is now live in the Amazon store (for Kindle) and only $1 through 12/22. You can find it here! Here’s what readers have said about the Indie Publishing Handbook: “Heather Day Gilbert is a teacher, encourager and fellow sojourner, with an extraordinary heart to help authors wade… Read More
Jupiter Winds Winner and a Video Interview with Alton Gansky
Just chose the winner of Jupiter Winds and it was Alyssa Washburn! Congrats, Alyssa! And thank you all for entering and a big thanks to CJ Darlington for visiting my blog! I know most of you follow my Facebook author page here, but if not, here’s a Writers’ Talk interview I enjoyed doing with Alton Gansky. Alton is the director of the… Read More
Author MYTHBUSTING!
Today, I just thought I’d bust some myths we often hear propagated in authorly circles. I had lots of ideas for more…please comment below with any myths you’d like to see me tackle next time, if I vlog on this again! (And by the way, I know this is like the craziest still shot ever from a Youtube vlog…so sorry!… Read More
So You’ve Decided to Self-Publish…the Final Steps
Whew! We’ve whizzed through the basics here…from getting your manuscript ready to locking in early readers to marketing strategies, I know it’s been a whirlwind. I’m going to conclude the series with the final steps in getting your book-baby wrapped up in its tidy package and out the door. 1) I recommend a set launch date. I think I’ve mentioned this… Read More
NEW Hashtag for Christian Indie Authors! #Christindie!
######################################################################################### Just wanted to share a new tag with all you Christian self-published or hybrid authors: #Christindie. Our Christian indie group decided we need a tag to share relevant self-publishing updates, links, and just have a place to congregate on twitter! Hope you can start using it to share all your self-pub news! –Heather
So You’ve Decided to Self-Publish…The Third Steps (Building Buzz)
(Disclaimer: What worked for me MIGHT NOT BE YOUR CUP OF TEA! So don’t take this as the only way to go about things. The purpose of this series is to encourage indie/hybrid authors with ideas of how to launch your debut self-published novel. If you disagree, I totally understand. The beauty of self-publishing is that you can do it your… Read More