Below is a collection of resources I compiled based on lessons learned during my indie publishing journey. I hope they're as useful to you as they were to me.
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Publishing
- Creating a Business Plan for the Indie Writer
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Amazon: Take Control of Self Publishing
Launch pad for Amazon's publishing services.
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Kindle Scout
Monthly contest for Amazon publishing deals.
Editing
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Critique Circle
Community of writing reviewers.
- 128 Words to Use Instead of "Very"
- 28 Boring Words and Their Alternatives
Marketing
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Indie Bound
Directory of independent bookstores.
Books on Writing
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Eats, Shoots and Leaves
An entertaining guide to punctuation — genuinely useful.
Media Relations
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HARO (Help a Reporter Out)
Connect with journalists seeking subject matter experts.
Contests
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Inkitt
Top 100 writing contests list.
Quotes
- Quote Garden — categorized quote collections
- BrainyQuote — modern intelligent quotes
- Goodreads Quotes
- Wise Old Sayings — insightful quotes by category
- Kwize — crowdsourced quote repository