I love being an Indie author, though I didn’t have to tell you that. But you don’t have to take my word for it either. Here are some success stories from two different authors. Pamela Samuels Young started out with her first two books traditionally then switched to self-publishing when her third in the series wasn’t taken by her publisher, according to this article I read on Writer’s Digest. Another author, Graham Elder, found success during the pandemic writing about COVID and using his experience as a surgeon, according to this article in Sault this Week.
Being an Indie author is hard work, and for me it feels very much like a ‘learning on the job’ experience. I’m most definitely no expert, which is why success stories like these give me a bit of a boost. Hope they do the same for you!
Leilanie Stewart is an award-winning author and poet from Belfast, Northern Ireland. She writes ghost and psychological horror, as well as experimental poetry. Her writing confronts the nature of self; her novels feature main characters on a dark psychological journey who have a crisis and create a new sense of identity. She began writing for publication while working as an English teacher in Japan, a career pathway that has influenced themes in her writing. Her former career as an Archaeologist has also inspired her writing and she has incorporated elements of archaeology and mythology into both her fiction and poetry.
In addition to promoting her own work, Leilanie runs Bindweed Anthologies, a creative writing publication with her writer husband, Joseph Robert. Aside from publishing pursuits, Leilanie enjoys spending time with her husband and their lively literary lad, a voracious reader of sea monster books.
I went Indie two years ago and I’ve definitely learned so much from the journey. I also like having control over book production and power over my rights. I’d definitely encourage any writer having doubts to go for it. ☺️
Leilanie Stewart 
there are some great and professional books out there. I went indie, though it wasn’t cheap, to maintain integrity and power over my work.
I went Indie two years ago and I’ve definitely learned so much from the journey. I also like having control over book production and power over my rights. I’d definitely encourage any writer having doubts to go for it. ☺️