The best writers health care starts with prevention, but when minor illnesses get you down, you don’t have to lie back and take it. It is not the job of The Career Indie Author to dispense medical advice. That said, we can give advice about what to do if you fall ill with a cold […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. Now that I have given up on any hope of a coherent, continuous pattern while making Dragon Princess, things are moving more smoothly. You get frustrated and angry when you think it can be […]
Spend enough time at your desk writing, and your body will start complaining. It could take the form of muscle ache, swelling in the joints, a buzzing feeling in your elbow, or a crippling pain as you place your fingers in position to type your first words. It’ll take several forms — carpal tunnel syndrome, […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. I began work on the Dragon Princess NotQuilt fashion face. What an awful experience it was. I understand completely why so many people buy packaged quilt kits or patterns with every last detail thought […]
The Career Indie Author is intended to be used as a map, showing you the wide, expansive terrain of indie publishing. Doing everything suggested in these pages is not recommended. Some techniques may not work with the kind of books you write. You may not have the interest in doing videos or podcasts. You may […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. Not all breaks are bad. Purely by accident, I discovered a way to solve the wavy edges problem. I have finished sewing dark pink fabric all the way around Dragon Princess. Two things happened. […]
The explosion of audiobook publishing in the past few years, fueled by smartphone sales, presents a significant revenue opportunity for indie writers. There are two major decisions in the process of making an audiobook. The first is to decide who will narrate it, and the second is who will produce it. Let’s focus on each […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. I started the process of sewing the NotQuilt backing onto Dragon Princess by thinking about how much fabric I had. I didn’t have enough to cover the entire back. If I had, I wouldn’t […]
Author Cheatonomics describes techniques that are or should be found offensive or unethical. Adopting these tactics can damage your reputation and sales if you’re caught. The author does not endorse or recommend anything in this chapter. This is included for educational and entertainment purposes only. Last week in Author Cheatonomics, we looked at three ways […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. We start with our blue blanket. The measurements I listed previously were 100 by 110 inches square, a sizable blanket. Then I laid it out on the floor and measured much more carefully. It […]