Rebelious rules by Kristina Gallo

Your book might be a bestseller. Imagine how you sold a million copies worldwide. You are enjoying yourself on the beach after you earn a lot of money. Sound like a dream? This statement is far from reality and it will never be true for the majority of indie authors. When I said I sold ten copies last month, some authors said it is a dream for them.  Speaking about the interaction between authors, many times it sounds like competition or rivalry.  Authors will request you for friendship on social media.  But, what are their intentions? They ask for likes for their pages and for that they need a big number of friends. They ask for readers, and you might be a potential reader. They ask a group to tag their books and spread the word. Recently, I got a friend request from an author who published his statistic, a report about million KENP reads. Should I be honored? I don't think so. It happens that popular authors want a wide reader base, and they want to attract other author...

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...

  J anis Leslie Evans, the “Healing Author,” has been writing since she was a child. Born in Buffalo, New York, she is a first-generation American born to Jamaican parents who immigrated from the Caribbean and Canada. Janis has been a resident of Washington, DC since 1982 when she entered Howard University as a graduate student and received her master’s degree in counseling psychology. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from SUNY Buffalo State College. She is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, is the sole owner of Evans Counseling & Consultation, PLLC, and provides individual and couples counseling services to her clients. Janis has always loved writing poetry throughout her life and was first published at the age of 11 in an annual book published by Buffalo Public Schools, which highlighted the creative writing of its students. Janis continued to write for leisure as a young adult and was chosen to participate in a 2-week journalism workshop for mi...

  Today I am featuring another awesome author, Steven Smith. His books are on this link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-dbs/author?ref=dbs_G_A_C&asin=B01M8EX5U5 Indie Author hails from the not-so-sunny United Kingdom. He considered himself a creative zany person, who expresses ideas through writing and art. This led him on a journey to release his first-ever self-published book in late September 2016. The Dragon's Reclaim series is set to be an 8-part Fantasy saga. He finds himself fascinated by dragons and all things fantasy fiction, so, was only a matter of time before wrote idea's down. As time passed by his ideas were combined, thus creating a whole world for characters to live in, and soon I had an entire saga spinning around in my head. More recently he has delved into publishing a Crime Novel, and a double-header Fantasy set of books, which are ten times more brutal and hard-hitting than any of his previous works. (18+) My review for Edgehaven: If you want a mystery...

My new book will release on 16th June. Are you ready for a suspense thriller with war elements? A betrayal, revenge, and fatal women, all in one book. A short blurb: Twenty-four years after his grandfather was shot in gunfire, Amir joined the criminal group and seeks for revenge. He is working in Austria, coming home for weekends to his wife Jelena. She feels lonely, can't get pregnant, and suffers from anxiety. Dating gigolo Stefan will open Jelena to new possibilities. Hungry for adventure, she will move her boundaries. Meanwhile, a war criminal Aljoša escaped from prison. How is Stefan connected to him? Amir has an obligation to do, as a devoted member of his family. Trapped between two options, which he should choose? Check out this link for an e-book:   https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09VY6R9VG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i11 For paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-business-Kristina-Gallo/dp/B0B3KB6XRZ/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

What is the dream of every author? To sell a book, of course. Nothing frustrates me more than waiting months for a book sale. I experienced it in April when I was 38 days without sales, until the middle of May.  Meanwhile, I got many promises that woke up fake hopes and expectations. "I would love to read this. " "Sounds thrilling. " "It will be on my Kindle." Checking my sales report, I did not see changes. That made me think, how many times do authors live in illusion? In the middle of May, the situation started to change. I sold e-books, and paperback, and even got some KENP reads. My buyers simply commented:" I purchase it. I bought it." It was very important to me because also I got 3 new ratings, 5 and 4 stars for my books. I don't know who rates it, but I am glad my readers like my books. Then I realized, that authors must separate fake buyers from real ones, to make difference between promises and pretending and separate it from real ...

If you are an author, the feeling of madness is familiar to you. Emotions will fly on the paper. Depending on your mood, your expression will find a place in your story. Sad? Your lines will be filled with sadness. Angry? Your letters will burn in anger. Happy? Your lines are smiling. If you have the power to forward your message to readers, they will feel it. Primarily if your stories are based on actual events, you can reach to reader's emotions. Some myths about authors: They are addicts. Drinking and taking drugs was not unknown to authors, but it is not the label everyone should wear. They have mental problems. Writers such as Poe and Kafka are usual patterns, but not every author deals with this. If authors have writer's block they fall into depression. You can see this in movies when the writer is desperate because his thoughts can't go in the direction he wants. Javier Bardem is a playing writer who will do everything to please his fans in the movie "Mama....