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Author Resources

The Indie Author Resource Kit

Four Free Guides to Help You Sell More Books

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We built these guides because we wished someone had handed them to us at the beginning. Indie publishing is full of hard lessons that nobody teaches you in advance — and paying for those lessons out of pocket gets old fast.

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Convention Guide

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Events are one of the fastest ways to build a real readership — but they're also full of expensive mistakes nobody warns you about. This guide covers everything: how to take pre-orders with Beventi, how many books to bring, genre-specific merchandise that actually sells, how to ship inventory without losing it, and what to do with unsold books when the event ends. Written with hard-won real-world experience built in.

ARC Reader
Resource Guide

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Real talk from an author who learned the hard way: what to bring, what to ship (and how), what sells, and how to leave an event with your books and your sanity intact.

ARC Readers
for Authors

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Looking to gather honest reviews before launching your book? I can assist you by submitting your PDF or EPUB to my list of ARC readers through BookFunnel. Rest assured, book will be safe and protected with a watermark for ARC readers, ensuring its integrity while you garner valuable feedback. Let’s make your book's launch a success together!

Indie Author
Awards

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Award wins go on your cover, your Amazon page, and every marketing campaign you run. This guide lists 70+ contests for self-published authors, organized by deadline — from free entry options to the most prestigious genre-specific awards in the industry. Includes genre spotlights for fantasy, horror, and romance authors, plus a strategy guide for getting the most out of your submissions.

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