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3 things I learned as a first-time indie author in 2025
The learning curves are steep ... I had to learn a lot as I went. Main regret? Not getting ARC readers. Honestly? I was scared, so I didn't go there ... MISTAKE. (Hey: would you like to be an ARC reader on my next project? Let me know!) Little wins: time is key I'm a one-person team. I love writing, but I also have a full-time job and a personal life. I can't always be in 'author' mode. I've accepted I can't do everything at once, and that building my author profile and sales
jodieneely17
Dec 12, 20251 min read


'Sweet Valentine' - Independent Debut
After a year and a half of ... Writing Rewriting Losing sight of my goal Receiving feedback Tweaking Proofreading Despairing Cover design Being unable to write anything else Typesetting Three print proofs Questioning what the hell I let myself in for Plus, probably a few hundred more steps that escape me right now ... I have a publication date, and my independent debut is ready to go. Roll on Friday the 14th of November 2025. ( Gulp .) All said and done, if someone had told
jodieneely17
Oct 29, 20251 min read
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