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Learn how to treat your writing like a business, not just a creative hobby. Explore practical strategies for planning, pricing, marketing, and growing a sustainable author career.
Catalog-Wide Pricing Architecture for Indie Authors
Published on July 06, 2026 by Randall Wood
Pricing a book is a decision. Pricing a catalog is a strategy. This article covers how to build a pricing architecture that works coherently across your entire catalog — signaling the right value at each stage, enabling promotional flexibility, and growing appropriately with your career.
Full Guide: Catalog-Wide Pricing Architecture for Indie AuthorsSeries Strategy: The Financial Case for Six Books
Published on July 06, 2026 by Randall Wood
Series publishing is one of the most effective ways to build a profitable author business. Learn how read-through increases reader lifetime value, why six books is often a financial turning point, and how to structure your series to maximize reader retention, sales, and long-term growth.
Full Guide: Series Strategy: The Financial Case for Six BooksBuilding a Backlist as a Business Asset
Published on July 06, 2026 by Randall Wood
Your backlist is the income-generating asset that makes indie publishing a viable long-term career rather than a series of launches. This article covers how to build one deliberately, how to think about it as a portfolio, and how to manage it so it keeps earning rather than going quietly quiet.
Full Guide: Building a Backlist as a Business AssetTax Basics for Indie Authors: What You Need to Know
Published on July 06, 2026 by Randall Wood
Most indie authors understand that they owe taxes on their publishing income. Fewer understand the self-employment tax, the full range of deductible expenses, quarterly estimated payment requirements, or international tax considerations. This article covers all of it in plain language.
Full Guide: Tax Basics for Indie Authors: What You Need to KnowBudgeting for Your Publishing Business
Published on July 06, 2026 by Randall Wood
Publishing costs money, and most authors spend without a plan. This article covers what publishing actually costs at each career stage, how to prioritize spending when the budget is limited, and how to evaluate whether each investment is earning its place.
Full Guide: Budgeting for Your Publishing BusinessUnderstanding Your Author Income: Royalties, Rights, and Revenue Streams
Published on July 06, 2026 by Randall Wood
Most indie authors rely on just a few income streams. Learn about every major revenue source, from ebooks to foreign rights, and discover where your next income could come from.
Full Guide: Understanding Your Author Income: Royalties, Rights, and Revenue StreamsAuthor Business Banking: Separating Your Publishing Finances
Published on July 06, 2026 by Randall Wood
Keeping your publishing finances separate from your personal ones is the most basic and most important financial discipline in an author business. This article covers why it matters, how to set it up, what to look for in an account, and the financial habits that make everything else easier.
Full Guide: Author Business Banking: Separating Your Publishing FinancesSole Proprietorship vs. LLC: Choosing the Right Structure for Your Author Business
Published on July 06, 2026 by Randall Wood
As an indie author, you're running a business whether or not you've formally structured it. This article explains what sole proprietorship and LLC actually mean in practice — what each protects, what it costs, and how to choose between them based on your specific situation.
Full Guide: Sole Proprietorship vs. LLC: Choosing the Right Structure for Your Author BusinessSetting Goals That Move Your Author Career Forward
Published on July 06, 2026 by Randall Wood
Most author goals are either too vague to be useful or too focused on outcomes outside their control. This article covers how to set goals that are specific, achievable, and connected to the business activities that actually move your career forward.
Full Guide: Setting Goals That Move Your Author Career ForwardReady to Take Control of Your Author Career?
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