Amazing resources for Indie Authors! Do you struggle with Amazon KDP? Marketing? Lead magnets? Look and learn!
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Books for Indie Authors
Tools, Illustrators, & Stock Photo Sites for Indie Authors
Author Support & Education Organizations
Books for Indie Authors
A must for publishing on Amazon KDP.
Self-Publishing To Amazon KDP 2025 Guide
An excellent resource! 4.9 rating.
Successful Self-Publishing
Clearly lays out the importance of BookFunnel for indie authors!
The Strategic Author's Guide to BookFunnel
Straight from an editor's mouth! A must read for indie authors who want to publish polished books.
Write, Edit, Publish
Do you write children's books? If so, this book is a must-have!
How to Format a Children's Book for Self-Publishing
Great advice for what should happen BEFORE the launch!
Before the Launch: Indie Authors Self-Publishing
YouTube can be an excellent marketing and social tool for authors! Expand your reach and your sales.
YouTube for Authors
You can't go wrong with advice from Craig Martelle!
Become a Successful Indie Author
Want to know how to grow? Check out this advice!
Advanced Self-Publishing for Authors
Write for diversity and your audience will grow and appreciate it.
Relatable Writing: Writers for Diversity Workbook
Don't just build a business… build one that you LOVE and enjoy every day.
The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business
You've written your book… now how the heck do you release it? Learn from Craig Martelle!
Release Strategies: Plan Your Self-Publishing Schedule
You want your fiction to pull people in, not be stuffy. Learn about writing compelling fiction from an expert!
Write Compelling Fiction
Unsure what price to put on your book? Craig Martelle has crucial info on that subject!
Pricing Strategies: Maximize Bottom Line (Book 5)
Tools, Illustrators, & Stock Photo Sites for Indie Authors
Ready to format and publish your book? Check out Atticus!
Atticus
For a polished ePub or print book, check out Vellum! Note that it's only for MAC computers, although it does work in Mac in Cloud.
Vellum
A solid contender in the book formatting & publishing realm!
Jutoh 3 Professional Ebook Editor
Excellent marketing graphics and book cover creation! My go-to for both.
Book Brush
Extensive list of names with their meanings. Great resource for naming your characters!
Browse Names
Need names for our fantasy? Check out the Fantasy Name Generator!
Fantasy Name Generator
Amazing character art and book covers! She created character art for one of my paranormal books, and I'll be going back for more!
BabeLast
Another amazing artist! I'll be commissioning her to create character art for cards for my contemporary romance books.
Jai Design
Need culturally diverse stock photos, and the mainstream sites aren't cutting it? Here's a list to look at!
25 Culturally Diverse Stock Photo Websites (Free & Paid)
One of the sites I use for my content marketing, website content, and photos for my book cover compilations.
iStock
Another stock photo site I use!
Shutterstock
I love this website! They provide writing and resources centered on race, ethnicity, and religious diversity. A must have for any writer.
WritingWithColor
Hands down the best resource to find resources that provide diversity guidance and information. A must for editors and writers!
Diverse Databases
I use Deposit Photos more often than the other stock photo sites because they have a license you can download for each photo. That's important when Amazon or another entity demand proof that you are licensed to use a certain image.
DepositPhotos
A MUST for finding keywords and categories for your books! I won't use any other tool.
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Author Support & Education Organizations
Great Facebook Group to join where folks ask question, share information, and celebrate wins.
20 Books To $50 K – A celebration of the 20 Books To ...
Amazing organization where you can get information on great writer resources, companies to be wary of, and all around amazing information for writers.
Become a Member - The Alliance Independent Authors
Another amazing Facebook group for authors to share and glean info, as well as find resources that other authors use.
Author Support Network
Another great author organization where you can learn your rights as a working author, support rights for others, and connect with your fellow writers!
