Blogging – Page 91 – Linda Nelson

There is something about being an Indie Author that makes that writer much different from other writers. No, it does not mean that they are better. They are – maybe more Geeky. Oh, that’s got to be it.

Indie authors thrive by the internet because that is where it all begins for them.

First off they started scouring the internet in search of how to publish. Frankly there isn’t much out there as to how to write a query letter – what to say in it. When one does find this information, the writer has already finished writing their first draft and possibly has even edited it.

Then they read how long and how many times they may have to keep on submitting their finished product before anyone takes notice. By then, the writer has started the publishing process on their own.

The other thing that makes Independent Authors Geeky – We love the internet. That’s right. We have slowly begun building our own online communities and support groups.

I think I have met more Indie Authors online than I have by going to local writing groups. Don’t get me wrong, I love my local writing groups, but the online groups are more computer – internet literate. They are also up to date on the latest online and eBook happenings. The ways of the future.

You have to be savvy in this way if you are going to learn how to do all the work yourself. I’ve found this to be immensely satisfying in the end when you can say that you actually made the whole entire book on your own. The cover design – you chose – the file formatting, and the type of interior paper you like. I always chose cream over white. To me it makes the print easier on the eyes.

Over the years, you begin to know who the Indie Authors are. They are the same ones you see over and over again. Theirs are the blog posts that are getting the most attention. These blog posts are more than a marketing ploy to find a new set of eyes to read their works. Blog posts are an ongoing tool that they begin to use with more frequency.

Blogs can map the writing journey for the Indie Author. They can go back to any given date and review how their posts have changed over time. Eventually, frequency of posting no longer is an issue for them. It has become a way of life.

So, I must declare, even though it is hard work – I love being an Indie Author.

Every time I have gone on a cross-country trip it has been by car. It is not that I am thinking about taking a trip in the near future but if I did have the chance I think I would like to try a different means of travel.

Going by train would be nice, that is, if I wasn’t in a hurry to get somewhere. I have always liked riding on trains. The last time I rode one was almost five years ago when we took the train out of Fitchburg, Ma.

We took it into Boston when we visited the New England Aquarium and Quincy Market. That trip also had a first for me too. I got to ride the subway. It was very different. I didn’t mind it but I wouldn’t want to have to do it every day.

My bus trips have been very short. They were mostly the ones you take on field trips for school or company outings. They weren’t anything spectacular like driving across several states in a site seeing bus.

I have never been on an airplane. Would I if I needed to? I probably would, and I would be kind of nervous too.

But if I was out for a great adventure I think I would love to try a go at a Hot Air Balloon. They are open and airy. Plus I have always been fond of balloons, especially those great big ones you see over head during the summer time.

Our hopes for this summer is to make it out to the coastline – say Hampton Beach or such and Mike is going to show me how to surf cast. It sounds like a lot of fun. I would love to see him catch a big fish, something bigger than a rainbow trout. I’ve caught plenty of those in the past.

Maybe in a year or two I will have the chance to go to the RWA Nationals. That would be fun. I hear they will be in California next year. That means I would have to fly.

We’ll see how things go in the coming year. If I can afford it then it might turn out to be my first real summer vacation in years.

Are you planning a trip this summer? If so, where to? I would love to hear what your summer vacation plans are.