Independent Author Resources

The publishing world is evolving and expanding as we speak. There is so much information out there it is somewhat daunting for new authors when searching for quality advice and services. My written-work has been published traditionally and independently (self-published) and I have discovered a lot along the way, thanks to many of the listed websites below. On this journey that never ends, I have researched and compiled a list of useful and informative websites that have steered me in the direction I am now headed. The following links are all active as at time of writing (any dead links please let me know via comments below) and have either helped me in some way, or are just cool places to visit for inspiration and information. I hope you find these resources valuable to some degree.. For links to my favorite authors and horror related sites please see my links/recommended sites page. This blog post is a replication of the page that I have here on my site - please make sure to bookmark it for future reference. 

Blogs + Twitter

• Livia Blackburne's A Brain Scientist's Take On Writing; Twitter
• David Gaughran's Let's Get Digital; Twitter
• J.A. Konrath's A Newbie's Guide To Publishing; Twitter
• The Passive Guy's The Passive Voice; Twitter
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch's The Business Rusch; Twitter
• Mike Shatzkin's The Shatzkin Files; Twitter
• Dean Wesley Smith's Writings and Opinions; Twitter
• Mike Stackpole, Stormwolf.com; Twitter 
• Barry Eisler, Barryeisler.com; Twitter
• Chuck Wendig, Terribleminds.com; Twitter

Websites of interest

101 Best Websites for Writers

2 Read Or Not 2 Read

A Tale of Many Reviews

Absolute Write

Advanced Fiction Writing

All Indie Writers

Alternative-Read

Amazon KDP & Author Central

Apple

Author Marketing Club

Authors Guild

Backlist Ebooks

BackSpace

Bargain EBook Hunter

Becky's Writing Blog

Best Ebook Reader Lovers

Bibrary Book Lust

bigwords101

Blood, Sweat, & Books

bluedogwriter.com

Book Faery

Book Junkie

BookBub

Bookhound's Den

Books and Needlepoint

Books and Pals

Books and Things

Books on the Knob

Books, Thoughts, and a Few Adventures

Braintasia Books

Bryan Dunn

Castle Macabre

Catherine, Caffeinated

Chaotic Compendiums

Cheap Daily Reads

Cheryl’s Book Nook

Chuck Sambuchino

Cindy’s Love of Books

Copyblogger

Coscom Entertainment

CrimeSpace

CrimeSpot

Criminal Minds

Crystal’s Reading Room

Curling Up By the Fire

Cym Lowell

Daily Cheap Reads

Dark Eva’s Delights

Dark Wolf’s Fantasy Reviews

David Gaughran

David H. Burton

Dean Wesley Smith

Debbi Mack's Midlist Life

Dellaster Design

Digireader Lounge

Digital Book Today

Digital Book World

Diva's Bookcase

Do Some Damage

Draft2Digital

Earth’s Book Nook

Ebook Friendly

Ebook Korner Kafe

EBookBooster

Ebooks Addict

Epic Kindle Giveaway

Ereader Cafe

Ereader IQ

Ereader News Today

Ereader Perks

Eva's Sanctuary

EZ Indie Publishing

Faerotic Prose

Faith Mortimer

Fang-tastic Books

Femmes Fatales

Very useful site for starting your blog

First Offenders

Florida Writers Conference

Free & Lowcost Kindle Books

Galley Cat

Generation Next Publications

GetMeWriting.com

Ghost Writer

Good Golly Miss Holly

Goodreads

Google Books Partner Program

Great Minds Think Aloud

Guido Henkel

HARO

Hey There’s a Dead Guy in the Living Room

Horror Writers Association

Horror Zine

HorrorNews.Net

Hugh Howey

I Smell Sheep

I’m a Book Shark

Indie Books Blog

Indie Books List

IndieBound

IndieReader

Indies Unlimited

Infinity Plus

International Thriller Writers

Ireader Review

Jane Friedman

Jenn’s Bookshelf

John O'Dowd

Jungle Red

JW Manus

Karen Woodward

Kattomic Energy

KBoards - Writers' Cafe

Kelsey’s Book Corner

Kill Zone

Kindle 3

Kindle Author

Kindle Boards

Kindle Direct Publishing (Amazon)

Kindle in the Wind

Kindle Nation Daily

Kindle Obsessed

Kindle on the Cheap

KOBO

Kristen Lamb

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Learn Writing

LibraryThings

Lindsay Buroker

Live Write Thrive

Lori’s Reading Corner

Lost For Words

Luxury Reading

Martha’s Bookshelf

Minding Spot

More Ebooks Please

Moses Siregar III

Murder Is Everywhere

Murder She Writes

Musings of an All-Purpose Monkey

My Book and My Coffee

My Bookish Ways

My Eclectic Bookshelf

Mysterious People

Mystery Writers of America

Mystery Writing is Murder

Naked Authors

Nathan Bransford

Newbie's Guide to Publishing

No Rules Just Write

Nook Press / PubIt

Novel Rocket

Novelists Inc.

Nyx Book Reviews

Omnimystery News

One Hundred Free Books

Passive Voice Blog

Perfect Pitch

Pixel of Ink

Poe’s Deadly Daughters

ProBlogger

PubIt! (Barnes & Noble)

Publisher's Weekly

Query Shark

Rachelle Gardner

Reading Kindle

Reading With Monie

Rites of Romance

Romance Writers of America

Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America

Scribophile

Scrivener

Seduced By Books

Self Publishing Podcast

Seth Godin

Simply Stacie

Sisters In Crime

Smash Attack Reads

Smashwords

Somebody Dies

Spellbound By Books

Story Wings

Storyfix.com

Suddenly Books

Suspense Magazine

TED Talks

TerribleMinds

The Book Deal

The Book Designer

The Creative Penn

The Frugal Ereader

The Ginger Nutcase

The Happy Booker

The Indie View

The Indie Writer’s Network

The Kindle 3

The Kindle Book Review

The Newbie's Guide to Publishing

The Novel Blog

The Outfit

The Overloaded Bookcase

The Passive Voice

The Phantom Paragrapher

The Rap Sheet

The Self Publishing Team

The Top Shelf

The Writer's Forensics Blog

The Writer's Guide to E-Publishing

The Writer's Keep

UK Authors

VVB32 Reads

Where Writers Win

Wise, Ink.

Working Stiffs

World Literary Cafe

World of Books

Write on the River

Write to Done

Writer Beware

Writer’s Digest

Writers Helping Writers

Writers-Editors Network

Writing-World.com

YzhaBella’s Bookshelf

Zoe Winters

 

Promotional Sites For Your Books (from Indies Unlimited blog)

http://addictedtoebooks.com/submission

http://askdavid.com/free-book-promotion

http://authormarketingclub.com/members/amc-paid-promo-book-list/

http://authormarketingclub.com/members/submit-your-book/

http://awesomegang.com/submit-your-book/

http://bargainbooksy.com/sell-more-books/

http://bargainebookhunter.com/feature-your-book/

http://blog.booksontheknob.org/about-this-blog-and-contact-info

http://bookgoodies.com/submit-your-free-kindle-days/highlight-your-free-kindle-days/

http://bookgorilla.com/

http://digitalbooktoday.com/12-top-100-submit-your-free-book-to-be-included-on-this-list/

http://ebookdealoftheday.co.uk/submissions/ (UK site)

http://ebookshabit.com/about-us/

http://ereadernewstoday.com/

http://fireapps.blogspot.ca/p/app-developers-authors.html

http://flurriesofwords.blogspot.co.uk/ (UK site)

http://freebooksy.com/

http://freebooksy.com/editorial-submissions

http://freekindlefiction.blogspot.ca/p/featured-post.html

http://freekindlefiction.blogspot.co.uk/ (UK site)

http://freekindlefiction.blogspot.co.uk/p/tell-us-about-free-books.html

http://home.bookbub.com/home/

http://indiebookoftheday.com

http://indiebookoftheday.com/authors/free-on-kindle-listing/

http://kindlebookpromos.luckycinda.com/?page_id=283

http://kindlemojo.com/

http://kindlenationdaily.com/

http://pixelscroll.com/feature-your-product-2/

http://pretty-hot.com/submit-your-book/  (erotica only)

http://snickslist.com/books/place-ad/

http://thedigitalinkspot.blogspot.com.es/p/contact-us.html

http://thefrugalereader.wufoo.com/forms/frugal-freebie-submissions/

http://uk.hundredzeros.com/  (UK site)

http://wantonreads.com/tell-us-about-your-book/  (erotica only)

http://www.authorpreneurmagazine.com/72-places-to-promote-your-kindle-book-when-its-free/

http://www.blackcaviar-bookclub.com/free-book-promotion.html#.UXFB27XYeOc

http://www.dailycheapreads.co.uk/ (UK site)

http://www.dailycheapreads.com/

http://www.ebookbargainsuk.com/price.html

http://www.ebookbooster.com/  (they have a list of sites on their home page)

http://www.ebooklister.net/submit.php

http://www.ereaderiq.com/about/

http://www.ereaderperks.com/about/

http://www.fkbooksandtips.com/for-authors/free-kindle-book-submission-form/

http://www.freebookdude.com/p/list-your-free-book.html

http://www.freebookshub.com/authors/

http://www.freeebooksdaily.com/

http://www.freeebooksdaily.com/p/contact.html

http://www.frugal-freebies.com/

http://www.goodkindles.net/p/why-should-i-submit-my-book-here.html

http://www.icravefreebies.com/contact/

http://www.indie-book-bargains.co.uk (UK site)

http://www.indiesunlimited.com/freebie-friday/

http://www.kindleboards.com/free-book-promo/

http://www.kornerkonnection.com/index.html?fb=ebookkornerkafe

http://www.kornerkonnection.com/index.html?fbkornerkafex (erotica only)

http://www.peoplereads.com/

http://www.pixelofink.com/

http://www.thatbookplace.com/free-promo-submissions/

http://www.thefussylibrarian.com/for-authors/

http://www.thekindlebookreview.net/advertise-here/

http://www.totallyfreestuff.com/

http://www.worldliterarycafe.com/content/find-your-books-wings

http://www.xtme.de/submitting-a-free-e-book-to-xtmeenglishbooks/ (German site for English books)

https://www.facebook.com/AontheC (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/Bargain.eBook.Hunter (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/BookJunkiesLibrary (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/earthsbooknook (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/ebookimpresario (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/ebooksfreefreefree  (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/freeebookdeal?sk=wall (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/iauthor?sk=wall (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/IndieBookLounge  (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/IndieKindleWLC (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/kindle (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/KindleNation (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/kuforum (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/onlyromance (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kindle-Finds/217115528350246 (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Short-Stories-Flash-Fiction-Stories/692915047420207 (Facebook Page)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Frugal-eReader/101086513289732 (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/UK-Kindle-Book-Lovers/175617412524192 (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/TheKindleObsessed (Facebook Group)

https://www.facebook.com/weloveebooks (Facebook Group)

Now, write.


*This post orginally appeared on my (fiction) Author's site.

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