• Author Behavior at Book Events

    Teresa and I have been to several events over the last month. The Chocolatetown Book Festival was great fun, and we’re looking forward to seeing it grow in years to come. There were also several bookstore events, and as a result authors get together and share stories. Yes, authors gossip. Who knew? In fact, everyone […]

  • Deus ex machina defined

    Deus ex machina defined is from the draft of “Peschel’s Indie Author Compendium: Best Practices, Words, Concepts, and Warnings to Help You Write and Market Compelling, Useful, and Entertaining Prose” (c) 2024 by Bill Peschel deus ex machina: A plot event that spoons the protagonist out of trouble through coincidence or contrivance. From the Latin […]

  • Churn Defined

    Churn defined defined is from the draft of “Peschel’s Indie Author Compendium: Best Practices, Words, Concepts, and Warnings to Help You Write and Market Compelling, Useful, and Entertaining Prose” (c) 2024 by Bill Peschel churn: The process by which authors frequently lose readers and have to replace them with new readers. While some change is […]

  • Book Festival Best Practices

    Teresa and I were asked for advice for new authors attending an inaugural book festival on how best to behave and market themselves and their books. We came up with this list of book festival best practices that’ll help present the best part of you, impress customers, and maybe lead to a few sales. We […]

  • Banner Blindness Defined

    Banner Blindness defined is from the draft of “Peschel’s Indie Author Compendium: Best Practices, Words, Concepts, and Warnings to Help You Write and Market Compelling, Useful, and Entertaining Prose” (c) 2024 by Bill Peschel Banner Blindness: An advertising word that describes customers who are so used to the shape, location, and/or style of an ad […]

Do You Want To Be the Writer You Dreamed Of?

Welcome to the Career Indie Author, the website from Peschel Press where you can learn how to produce and market your work for the long haul. The book is available, so to learn more about it click here!

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Writing is an art but if you want to get paid for it, then you need to think of it as a business. Thanks to the Internet and self-publishing, it’s possible for you to be the writer you always wanted to be, to produce the books and stories you dreamed of bringing into the world, and to even support yourself while you’re doing it.

It isn’t easy. You’ll have to make the right decisions along the way. But if you pay attention to your cash flow, and be willing to learn along the way, you can do it. Make no mistake; it’ll be a struggle. There will be victories and defeats. But you may be surprised at what you’ll achieve along the way.

If you want to become a Career Indie Author, too, join us on our journey.

(Bill also hosts “Mechanicsburg Mystery Presents,” interviewing  mystery and thriller authors about their lives and their books.)