The introvert in me is both scared and fascinated about talking to other indie writers cause I am worried they will see me as such a fraud! But only other people who go through the same issues you go through can really understand and commiserate.
Writing: How to Collaborate Effectively with Other Indie Authors In Your Genre
As part of our series of posts about different ways that indie authors can collaborate to increase their self-publishing success, US ALLi Author Member Kevin M Penelerick, who writes zombie fiction under the pen name Grivante, shares with us today a series of impressive joint projects across his genre, which could also be emulated by writers in other categories.
Shortly after releasing my first book in the fall of 2015 I had my first exposure to other indie authors. It was at the Living Dead Horror Con in Portland, Oregon and they taught me two important things:
- There was a lot I didn’t know about when it came to selling books
- Other authors did not have to be seen as competitors.
Starting Out
I spent most of 2016 struggling to sell that first book and learning from others. I joined author groups online and started watching to see what others were doing to be successful.
One of the key things I saw that was driving results was authors working together.
There were groups for all the main genres and many sub-genres. I had success working with other horror authors and even the broader sci-fi genre, but there wasn’t one for my particular niche, zombies.
Reaching Out
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