Author: Chelle Honiker

As publisher of Indie Author Magazine, Chelle brings over two decades of executive operations and leadership experience. She's a grounded digital nomad currently hunkered down near her adult daughters in Texas, but can't wait until the world opens back up and she can take her empty nest back on the road. It's said she could run a small country with just the contents of her ever-present backpack. She'd rather not put it to the test.

The Secret to Unlocking the Action-Adventure Genre

Ever popular, the Action-Adventure story is the original hero’s journey: a protagonist who must go on a quest to a new world and fight demons—both inner and outer—along the way. With such flexible parameters, the genre is one that often must share the spotlight, whether it crosses with Fantasy and Sci-Fi epics, Thrillers, Mysteries, or […]

Audio Issue #20

In this issue of Indie Author Magazine, learn how to plan for success by setting realistic goals for your author business. You’ll learn how to choose an author planner, keep track of writing time, and maximize your business day.

Audio Issue #19

In this issue of Indie Author Magazine, learn how to find new audiences and increase traffic to your books without spending a fortune on ads. A host of potential new readers are out there, and whether they’re in the mailing list of another author, attending a book-signing event, or scrolling through social media, we’ll tell you how to reach them.

Four Free, Easy-to-Use Programs for Every Stage of Publishing

If you’re like many indies, you didn’t jump into writing and publishing full time with a limitless budget for your startup expenses. Plenty of us need to make careful financial choices and spend based on items classified as needs rather than wants.  But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t excellent free options for the bootstrapping […]

Stop and Look Around Once in a While

Give yourself some credit for how far you have come

Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing potential new contributors for Indie Author Magazine. Thirty-four brave souls stepped forward for consideration and a thirty-minute Zoom interview. Rather than feeling like thirty-four business meetings, it was instead a delight to meet some of the smartest, most interesting writers in our field. It was a personal reminder […]

Audio Issue #18: 

This issue of Indie Author Magazine Podcast is all about the money. Amid an uncertain economic climate, we hear from financial experts about the steps authors can take to better manage their cash flow, so you can feel more secure about your finances today and still prepare for growth tomorrow.

The Thrill of a Plan Coming Together

In the September 2022 issue, I wrote an article about transmedia and how indie authors have the opportunity to capitalize on its facets. Transmedia, at its core, focuses on ways to deepen the relationship you have with your current readers and form new ones. As Jim Wilbourne explains, “Transmedia is taking a core story or […]

20 Essentials for 20Books Vegas

Ahead of 20Books Vegas, the annual four-day indie author conference hosted by 20BooksTo50K® creator Craig Martelle, a renewed era of travel has arrived—and it’s safe to say it’s more inconvenient than ever. In 2022, long lines, delays, and short staffing have all contributed to higher levels of stress and frustration as travelers return to in-person […]

Tech Takes Center Stage at IAM’s First Author Tech Summit

Just one facet of being a published indie author is universal, and that is technology.  You are free to choose the genre, the tropes, and the story arc of every work you produce. You’re able to choose how words appear on the page—whether that means filling notebooks with prose, speaking the story aloud into a […]