IAM’s 2024 Indie Author Gift Guide

The holiday shopping season is just around the corner, and whether you’re shopping for the caffeine-fueled novelist who hasn’t seen sunlight in weeks or the writer in the middle of their worst block, we’ve got you covered with the author’s ideal gift guide for 2024. Prepare to discover gifts that will make any indie author’s […]

From the Stacks

Book: An Author’s Legacy Craig Martelle and Audrey Hughey https://tinyurl.com/3a3sfuz8 One of the smartest financial decisions a creative can make isn’t one that will affect anything during their lifetime. An Author’s Legacy: A Planner to Ensure An Author Lives On, Long After Death, a newly released workbook by 20BooksTo50K® co-founder Craig Martelle and Author Transformation […]

An Updated Look at Canva Pro Features that Give New Meaning to ‘Smart’ Design

Words may be most authors’ medium of choice, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t also testing our skills as visual artists from time to time. Whether it’s book covers or cover mock-ups, marketing material, giveaways, social media posts, or ads, authors—and indie authors especially—do a lot of graphic design. It’s not a problem for those […]

Indie Authors Share How They Combat Loneliness with Connection

In a Sometimes Lonely Career, Indie Authors Find Creative Ways to Connect As writers, our path is primarily a solo endeavor. Some authors have an easier time combating loneliness, but others find it difficult to get past the isolation hump. When the need for companionship strikes, online writing sprints and smaller in-person writing retreats can […]