6 myths every indie author should ignore

Being an indie author means a strong character. You should not let anything make you unfocused. Strong nerves and a good stomach must be your label. Otherwise, you will give up too soon.

During these five years as an indie author, I noticed some myths while I promoted my books.

6 myths in indie author's world:

An indie author is not a real author. Just because I don't have an agent and I am doing everything alone, it doesn't mean someone should doubt my professional side.

Negative ratings and negative reviews. Checking your books means you will find negative ratings - 1 star, 2 stars, without explanations. Some people simply do that, to ruin your rating.

Negative reviews are higher level, they explain why they don't like your book. It is ok if this explanation doesn't attack you personally or have a sense. Sometimes, it could be trolling.

Expectations about sales. It is not weird if you don't sell anything for months. This market is huge, indie authors are counting in millions, so you are lucky if you sell ten books monthly.

If your book looks good and without errors, it will affect your sale in a positive way. That is not true, you can't lean on your audience based on the good cover or good grammar. Your story must be intricate to readers.

You need to discuss problems with readers who don't like your books. It is wasting of time. Skip it and find those who like your books.

You must write in a genre that attracts an audience. Even nowadays is popular to write fantasy and dystopian novels, but I am not in that category.

I love thrillers, drama, and mystery.

Following your path might not bring you an audience immediately, but you will feel independent and it will motivate you.

Comments

Eva Pasco said…

Your myths covered quite a bit of ground.

29 June 2022 at 04:53

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