When it comes to being a true indie author, one must be prepared to innovate. Use all your resources. Don't just blog, Facebook and tweet and expect people to come to you. You need to think like a business owner. Reach out to potential partners. This could include other authors, other writers, editors, other publishing professionals, screenwriting professionals, and other people involved in the television and filmmaking industry.
And, of course, one should reach out first and foremost to family and friends. Anyone who's familiar with one's work should be contacted and kept abreast of one's progress as an indie writer.
Ideally, one should keep an email list of contacts, so as to keep people informed of the latest significant developments, such as reviews, new releases, awards, interviews, events and other news.
This can be handled through Facebook page messages, or LinkedIn messaging, as well as emailed newsletters.
However, ironically, there's really no substitute for actually going places and meeting people. :)
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| Me and reader, Paul Downie, at THE Brentwood Library |
Barnes & Noble finally gets to the UK! I guess.
Random House and Penguin merge. So ... it's the 1980s all over again. But have they fixed the broken publishing business model? That's the question.
Google is like Apple, with devices in three sizes. Awesome.
Are you afraid to innovate?
Finding a job you love: myths and reality.
A must-watch video on crowdfunding!
UPDATE: Austin Film Festival takeaways.
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