Book excerpt: Indie authorship has come a long way since the beginning of Amazon KDP and Createspace. There are thousands of authors getting published in this space rather than going the route of the traditional publication. There are communities, social media groups, and masterminds that support these artists. With the bookstores that we all remember dwindling and readership moving to digital platforms, staying ahead of the curve is essential for your success. Authorship for an indie is not typical; it is not regular and can be challenging. While it's great to see your book in print and digital formats, some tools need to be added in addition to vocabulary and grammar and a great story. This book breaks down not only the mindset of an author but the savvy and strategies that come along with it. To not only crush book sales but to get the right kind of reader reading your work and finding the serial reader out there to read your new novel, to wait for your next story.As an indie, you become your brand even more than your story. It's you that builds the following, finding new readers and new fans that can't wait for you to release your next novel, novella, or short story. This book dives into the craft from mindset to hacks, to ads, to marketing, to drive, to hustle. All of those components design the modern day indie author. An author that is new to form that is very different from the traditionally published author. One that has owned what they can and single-handedly builds out a network of both fans, readers, and support. The new-age author that has the know-how, the strategy, and the story.