The 3+ Hats Every Indie Author Must Wear

By Nina Amir “Writing is hard. Self-publishing is easy.” I hear these statements all the time, but I think someone—or many people—got these ideas backward. For writers, writing is easy. Self-publishing can be hard. You see, writers write. That’s what they do—or you...

So You Want to Write a Book? Just Do It!

By Nina Amir Writing a book is like exercising. At some point, if you truly want to become an author—or get in shape—you have to follow Nike’s advice and “Just do it.” You have to stop finding excuses and start a book manuscript. Then you have to keep writing until...

Turn Yourself Into an Authorpreneur

By Nina Amir If you want to make a living as an author, you need to think beyond writing and books. Consider yourself both an author and an entrepreneur—an authorpreneur. Publishing is a business, plain and simple. If you choose to self-publish, you create a start-up...