Recipe For Becoming a Pubbed Indie Author

After a delightful evening at the casino, a few of us writer types from the Ashland (Oregon) Writers’ Group put together a list of what it takes to get traction in the indie book market. Your mileage may be zero. But hey, go for it!

Be a celebrity

Don’t use too big a words

Be a social media animal

Make it about a boy and a girl, aged 13 – 24

Make it an epic quest for Power and Things

Throw in a zot of moral superiority

Make it a trilogy, at least.

Accept that grammar and punctuation are stylistic bits

Spellcheckers aren’t worth the money

The future is a catastrophe to the past, so us outsiders with the paper 3D glasses need to man- or girl-up. The reality is virtual, from here on out.