Showing posts with label street cred. Show all posts
Showing posts with label street cred. Show all posts

Thursday, March 13, 2014

How to Build Street Cred as an Indie Author

By Juli Alexander, @juli_alexander

Part of the Indie Authors Series


Authors like Courtney Milan and Gemma Halliday have credibility from their traditional publishing success that carries over to their Indie publishing ventures. For authors who do not have street cred as they start down the path to self-publishing, establishing a reputation for professionalism should be a priority.

Initially, Indie publishing provoked a huge backlash because of a perceived lack of quality in writing and editing. Learn from this criticism and strive to put out the most professional product possible.