Welcome to this issue of the Carnival of the Indies blog carnival. This issue is for August, 2013. We welcome your submissions on topics related to writing, self-publishing, book design or marketing books. A collection of outstanding articles recently posted to blogs,...
Blogging is important for authors. Lots of people consider it almost mandatory if you take your publishing career seriously. And so hordes of writers have started blogs, and some have gone on to great success building robust platforms that allow them to communicate...
We’re experiencing a glorious August these days in northern California, and although the days aren’t quite as long as they were earlier in the summer, we want them to last as long as possible. Although some blogs are on vacation, there’s still plenty...
Have you noticed that no matter what other interests we have, we never tire of talking and reading about indie publishing and all the disruptive changes happening in book publishing? These changes have two sides, of course, and along with unleashing the creative power...
By Jason Kong Jason, a frequent contributor, last posted here Giving It Away: Why Fiction Authors Should Offer Free Ebooks. Today he tackles a tough subject for fiction authors—are you really getting all the results you want from you social media efforts? Read...