A Link List Answering All of Your Indie Author Questions

What is an indie author? Who are they, and where can they be found? Why do they do what they do? How much do they make? And how can you succeed as an indie author? This link list will answer ALL of your indie author questions!

What do indie authors do? Pretend to read their own book for photographs, of course! *

Let's dive right in:

• Q. What are indie authors?

A. Let me tell you: What is an indie author?

• Q. Are indie authors self-published?

A. Yes.

For more information, read: What is an indie author?

• Q. What do indie authors do?

A. Lots and lots and lots of things. Read about some of them here: 51 Random things that indie authors do (that aren't writing) 

... they also write.

• Q. How much do indie authors make?

A. Uhh for most of us, not a lot. Read about it here: Traditional and self-published author incomes: Only 10% of authors can make a living

And here: Indie writer income: How many books do I need to sell to make $100,000?

My reader magnet: The Silver Maid

• Q. How do indie authors promote their books online? + What are some marketing strategies for indie authors?

  A. They use reader magnets: 8 reasons why you must read this book

  A: Group free book promotions: What are they and why do indie authors participate in them?

  A. Market stalls Being an indie author stallholder at Clunes Booktown Festival

  A. Annual Goal Setting for Creatives - This includes Facebook, newsletter, blog, website, Insagram, BookFunnel, using competitions and freebies, videos, event novellas, and a heap of other ideas

  A. 51 random things that indie authors do (that aren't writing)

• Q. Why do some indie authors rapidly release their books?

A. Rapid release books: What is it and why could it be the key to self-publishing success?

An indie author out in the wild

• Q. How do indie authors set up their own market stalls?

A. Setting up a market stall in Australia

• Q. Is it worth trying to sell your books at a market as an indie author?

A. Being an indie author stallholder at Clunes Booktown Festival

A. Market happened: A post-market stall summary

• Q. How to do goal setting for indie authors

  A: Annual goal setting for creatives

• Q. Why do indie authors do free book promotions?

  A. Group free book promotions: What are they and why do indie authors participate in them?

• Q. How do I tell if an indie author has written a book?

A. Reading indie: How to tell if a book has been written by an indie author

• Q. Why do indie authors want you to leave reviews?

  A. How to leave a book review on Amazon and Goodreads (and why you should)

• Q. How do you succeed as an indie author?

  A. The answer will be different for everyone. First, you need to identify what 'success' means to you, then set yourself goals. I talk about this more here: A Creative's Yearly Recap (Indie Author: 2025), here: There's still time! Reviewing my goals for 2025, and here: Annual goal setting for creatives. Good luck!

• Q. Who are some indie authors?

  A. Me! Check out my available books on Amazon or on my website.

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Happy reading!

Much love,

Marley x

*Image credit: GOLDEN PLAINS TIMES/MICHAEL CHAMBERS