Beautiful Velveteen has been reimagined.

I've spent the last several weeks deep in the manuscript, strengthening the story with richer character interactions, deeper emotional...

I've got a new home for my author updates!

To make it easier to stay connected, I'm moving my newsletter and reader community to BookBub. If you've enjoyed my updates, indie...

"Indie author" used to describe a method. You self-published, full stop, rather than going the traditional route through an agent and a publishing house. That definition is loosening. A growing thread in indie publishing coverage right now points to something different: authors who move between publishing methods project by project, rather than committing to one lane for an entire career.

What "Hybrid" Actually Looks Like

The shape of it varies from author to author, but a few patterns recur....

Direct-to-reader sales have been a growing trend in indie publishing for a while now, but the setup has always come with a real cost: building a website, integrating an e-commerce platform, handling payment processors, shipping, and sales tax. On August 18, Lulu introduced its new Direct Buy Button to address that friction point head-on.

What It Actually Does

The Direct Buy Button is a checkout link or embeddable button an author can create for any print book published through Lulu, with no...

Every self-published author eventually hits the same fork in the road: stay exclusive to Amazon through KDP Select, or go wide and put your ebook everywhere else too. It comes up constantly in author groups, and, like the McFadden advice debate, the discourse tends to split into camps, each convinced the other is wrong. They're not, really. Here's what each path actually gives you, and what it costs.

What KDP Select Actually Is

KDP Select means your ebook is exclusive to Amazon, in 90-day...