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Autumn Dawn, Indie Author and Inspiration

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Please welcome indie author extraordinaire, Autumn Dawn ! She's got an inspirational story of early writing struggles to indie success . She's learned most of the ins and outs of self-publishing the hard way and today is sharing about: The challenges of being self-pubbed: tech support I love the freedom of being self-pubbed. My deadlines are my own and I make my own schedule. I’m self-driven, so it’s not a problem for me to stay on task. If anything, I have to schedule breaks to avoid burnout. I like doing covers and I’m good with formatting, uploading and managing my various ebook accounts. I can budget and hire proofreading and the occasional cover artist, and I’m capable of doing my own website. There are some cons. Edits aren’t fun and they take time, as does blogging. Also, if someone has to deal with tech support or troubleshoot, it’s me. Yesterday I spent an hour and twenty-five minutes on line with tech support about my new cell. I was prepared for the ...