When I first started blogging, I didn’t have a clear idea of what I was trying to accomplish. I mostly just wanted a website to share information about my self-published book(s). A blog was just something WordPress.com gave you automatically, whether you wanted one or not, and I hadn’t been planning on using it much.
I don’t know exactly what changed my mind, but one day last April, I started to blog every day, and I haven’t stopped blogging since.
The Indie way is something more than just having a static website with a bunch of links to where people can get Wounded Bride. Of course, I still have that page with those links, but I also have a lot of other content on here.
I’ve heard people wondering aloud on Twitter if Authors should give away their work or not. I don’t know the answer to that: it’s a decision each Author must make. My answer to that question is both free content and content for purchase. To me, that’s where things feel balanced.
The Indie way is a fluid, dynamic way to be an Author. I want to have a career and to flourish financially, but my free stuff is equally important. With free stuff, I can build my reputation, and Readers can decide if they like my stories and want to buy my book(s). If people print out and pass my free fiction around to their family and friends, more people will learn about me and some of them might decide to buy my book(s).
The Indie way is also a philosophy that includes other Writers and Authors. On Twitter, wonderful cover animator @byMorganWright says that people who also write are not her competition. I agree. Writing and publishing aren’t about getting ahead of others, but about bringing as many sotires as possible to the people who want them.
For me, the Indie way is the only way, and I want to share stories with you, provide writing advice to Writers and Authors, and to inspire you with my haiku poetry.
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