Indie Author Guides:
Build a clear, sustainable foundation for your writing business
Being an author today means more than writing great books. Whether you publish independently, traditionally, or somewhere in between, you are running a business — one that deserves clarity, structure, and informed decision-making.
The Indie Author Business Guides were created to help authors treat their writing like a real business without losing sight of creativity. These guides give you practical frameworks for planning, managing money, understanding your goals, and building a business that actually supports the writing life you want.
This collection is ideal for fiction and nonfiction authors at any stage — from first-time publishers to experienced authors who want to reset, refine, or grow more intentionally.
Business and Accounting for Authors
Understand your numbers — and use them to make better decisions
Many authors track money only at tax time. This guide shows you why that’s not enough — and how to change it.
Business & Accounting for Authors teaches business and accounting fundamentals in plain language, tailored specifically to authors and independent publishers. You’ll learn how to track income and expenses, read basic financial statements, and use your numbers to guide smarter decisions.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
- Set up your author business properly
- Track income, expenses, and cash flow
- Understand profit, not just bank balance
- Analyze your business health with confidence
You don’t need to become an accountant — just informed enough to run your business intentionally.
Available in ebook or print formats.
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Business Plan for Authors
A practical roadmap for your author business
A business plan isn’t about rigid rules or corporate jargon — it’s about making clear, intentional decisions.
Business Plans for Authors walks you step-by-step through creating a living business plan designed specifically for the publishing industry. You’ll clarify your goals, define what success looks like for you, and document the strategies that guide your decisions — from production and distribution to marketing and long-term growth.
This guide helps you:
- Define your purpose, values, and business goals
- Plan your publishing, marketing, and distribution strategies
- Reduce overwhelm by organizing decisions in one place
- Revisit and refine your plan as your business evolves
Perfect for authors who want direction, focus, and confidence in their business choices.
Available in ebook or print formats.
Business Plan for Authors Companion Workbook
Turn planning decisions into a clear, usable business plan
The Business Plans for Authors Companion Workbook is designed to help you move from ideas to action.
Created to be used alongside Business Plans for Authors, this workbook gives you dedicated space to work through the questions, exercises, and summaries that form your author business plan. Instead of juggling notes, documents, or scattered thoughts, everything is organized in one place for clarity and ease of reference.
The workbook helps you:
- Document your goals, values, and business decisions
- Clarify strategies for production, marketing, and distribution
- Create a practical plan you can revisit and update over time
- Reduce overwhelm by breaking planning into manageable steps
Whether you’re building your first author business plan or revisiting an existing one, this workbook supports thoughtful decision-making and helps transform your plan into a living, working tool.
Author Mindset Mastery Program
Create a mindset that supports consistency, clarity, and growth
A solid business foundation isn’t only about systems — it’s also about how you think.
Author Mindset Mastery focuses on the internal side of building a sustainable writing business. This program helps you identify patterns that create burnout, inconsistency, or self-sabotage, and replace them with practices that support long-term creativity and follow-through.
This program helps authors:
- Clarify priorities and reduce mental clutter
- Build sustainable habits without rigid productivity pressure
- Shift from reactive to intentional decision-making
- Stay aligned with personal goals and capacity
Ideal for authors who want their business to support their life — not consume it.
The Complete Indie Author Business Guide System
Everything you need — in one integrated framework
For authors who want a comprehensive solution, the Complete Indie Author Business System brings everything together in one cohesive package.
This system combines:
- Business Plans for Authors
- Business & Accounting for Authors
- Author Mindset Mastery
- Bonus tools and resources to support implementation
Instead of piecing together advice from multiple sources, you get a clear, integrated path designed to help you build a stable, sustainable author business step by step.
Best for authors who want:
- One complete framework instead of scattered guidance
- Clarity across planning, money, mindset, and execution
- Tools they can revisit as their business grows
Books available in ebook or print formats, all other components are digital downloads.
Start where you are
Whether you need a roadmap, better financial clarity, mindset support, or an all-in-one system, the Indie Author Business Guides are designed to meet you where you are — and grow with you.
