Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Indiestructible and Follow Fest Continues



Today I'm posting on Indiestructible, an amazing book for Indie authors by Indie authors, all those of you visiting from Follow Fest, see my post below.


ONLY 99c TO HELP SUPPORT THE INDIE AUTHOR & AN AMAZING CHARITY!

by Jessica Bell


The day I realized I’d been obsessing over my sales figures way too much was the day I closed my eyes and tried to think about the real reason I am an indie author.

Is my primary goal to make money? No. So why do I keep obsessing over my sales stats? I realized it’s because more sales means more people reading my work. What I really really want is to be read. I want to share the one thing in this world I would cut my fingers off for. I know. If I didn’t have any fingers, I wouldn’t be able to physically write, but you know what I mean.


My passion for writing comes with a perpetual replacement button, attached to my side seam, just in case it becomes unraveled, and falls off, after a day gallivanting through the publishing jungle. It can be tough in there, but in the end, being an indie author is OH SO WORTH IT.
This made me wonder …  what’s everybody else’s story?

Then Indiestructible was born.
 
Need motivation and inspiration to self-publish, or sign that contract with an interested small press? Have you done all the research you can, but still feel ambivalent about the idea? Indiestructible: Inspiring Stories from the Publishing Jungle brings you the experiences of 29 indie authors—their passions, their insights, their successes—to help you make the leap into indie publishing.

This is not a how-to guide. This is the best of the indie tradition of experienced authors paying forward what they’ve learned, giving you information to help you on your journey. The personal essays in this book will leave you itching to get your work into the hands of readers and experience, first-hand, all the rewards indie publishing has to offer.


Not only is this anthology packed full of interesting, unique, and genuinely helpful information, and totally worth the 99c (only 99c!!!), 100% of proceeds will be donated to BUILDON.org, a movement which breaks the cycle of poverty, illiteracy, and low expectations through service and education.


Pretty amazing, huh?

What are you waiting for?

Buy Indiestructible—support the indie author and an amazing charity—TODAY!



eBook: $0.99 USD
Publisher: Vine Leaves Press
ISBN 10: 0987593102
ISBN 13: 9780987593108
Language: English

Edited & Compiled: by Jessica Bell

Contributing authors:


About Jessica Bell:

The Australian-native contemporary fiction author, poet, and singer/songwriter/guitarist, Jessica Bell, also makes a living as an editor and writer for global ELT publishers (English Language Teaching), such as Pearson Education, HarperCollins, Macmillan Education, Education First and Cengage Learning.

She is the co-publishing editor of Vine Leaves Literary Journal, and the director of the Homeric Writers’ Retreat & Workshop on the Greek island of Ithaca.

Connect with Jessica online:

 
 
 
Name: Melanie Schulz
Fiction or Nonfiction: Fiction
What genres do you write? Nothing specific, whatever moves me. The Newstead Project is a Young Adult Thriller
Are you published?  The Newstead Project, my first book in the Newstead Trilogy was released by Black and White Publishing Co. in May of this year. Book 2, The Bashan Agenda is set to be released on November 1, 2013
Do you do anything in addition to writing? I am a Psychiatric Nurse, as well a homeschooling mom.
Where can people connect with you? Here, mainly. I post every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I also have an author website: www.melanieschulz.com, and am on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsteadproject
Great to have you by, will stop by your site soon!
 
 

15 comments:

  1. Yup, got it! And looking forward to reading it.

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  2. I think it's totally natural to want to be read; that's what most writers want. I think it's similar to actors and musicians who want people to watch them perform. We work so hard on our stories; we want to be able to share them with other people.

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  3. I'm now following your blog. It's nice to meet you.

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  4. This seems really interesting!

    www.modernworld4.blogspot.com

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  5. Already purchased it....

    All the best Jess and thanks!

    Melanie,

    How exciting to have a new book published in November....

    ALL THE BEST!!!!

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  6. Just got me a copy. I will use all the help I can get! Thanks Mel!

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  7. Looks like a very interesting as well as helpful book! I'll have to give it a look...thanks :)

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  8. November first is just around the corner. *deep breath* Here's some hard cheese you can nibble your nerves away on. ;)

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  9. Very cool anthology AND for a great cause! Will definitely snag one up.

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  10. I've seen Indiestructible on other sites as well - good book for a worthy cause. I just liked your FB page.

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