Now I love it, even though I still don’t know half of what it can do. Like most software, I didn’t like it right away because I didn’t know how to use it.

Back in 2016 we didn’t have Vellum for formatting, and I didn’t start using Canva for book covers and graphics until about 2018 when my friend Aila turned me on to it. One of the things I didn’t realize when I started publishing was all that I was going to have to learn. But you have to put some money into your books or you’ll never get to a place where you can sell them.Įducation. Then on top of that you have ads and promos, an email aggregator for your newsletter. Subscription services like Office 365, Canva, WordPress, and Bookfunnel, just to name a few, eat up a lot of my business money.

ISBNs are not cheap in the US, book covers can be expensive, too. You have to decide where that money goes and prioritize that spending. When you’re an indie author, there are a lot of places your money can go. When it comes to being an author running a book business, there are a lot of different ways to shove resources at your books. To different people that can mean different things. But you should still read it for fun.We all hear that we need to invest in our business. Jen mentioned Being Hospitable by Meka James, but it's just in E. Carina titles might be more easily available, so try Syncopation and the rest of the Twisted Wishes series by Anna Zabo. Dreamspinner is a mess right now, but many great authors are there, including LaQuette's latest, Under His Protection, which Jen bought a copy of at Love's Sweet Arrow. We think Vanessa North and KJ Charles might be print on demand, which many indie bookstores won't carry. Our Recommendations: Adriana Herrera's American Dreamer series! Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. Question 4: Kristen from DC! asked, 'LGBTQ romance easily available in PRINT for my book club? We do it through a local indie bookshop, and are having a hard time finding things other than Cat Sebastian/Olivia Waite from Avon.' Enjoy.įWIW, Daniela also asked a question we skipped because we couldn't think of anything: A historical that has a silver fox duke and a spitfire heroine who exhausts the hell out of him. Jen mentioned someone who wrote about what would happen if all the US Presidents were in a knife fight. No matter who wins, Thronos goes down first. Our Answer: The Wroth brothers would band togehter, Declan Chase has a real shot, and Lothaire wouldn't care. Question 3: Daniela from Winnipeg had this AMA question: If there was a battle royale between all the IAD heroes, who would win? Does the answer change if they can't use weapons?