I – Indie publishing

I started publishing independently in late 2012 not knowing anything about what I had to do. It’s been a steep learning curve since then. Now, my sales are slowly picking up. There are some things I have learned:

1. do your writing before you do anything else

2. always be polite when you’re online – you can throw your fits in real life when no one’s watching

3. always thank your reviewers if you can even if it’s the worst review you ever got

4. social media isn’t half as important as you think

5. social media is more important than your think

6. write a series or two

Yes, I know that 4 and 5 seem to contradict each other but in reality they don’t. The problem with social media is that as an Indie author, you tend to think you need to do it all. You don’t! Do the one or two or more things you enjoy and ignore the rest. And always remember rule #1. No browsing before your work is done. In the end, no amount of social media activity will get your books written and published. Right?