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Thanks for attending my course! Here are a few links to get you started on your indie author journey.

A caveat: I have been to all of these links, but the indie publishing world is constantly changing – some of their information might be dated. As always, choose the services that are right for you, and double-check their accuracy.

Please keep in touch! Let me know where your writing life takes you.

Your Manuscript

Tips for Editing Fiction–An Editor’s Checklist | The Editor’s Blog

Em Dashes, 2-Em Dashes, and 3-Em Dashes — Daniel J. Tortora

When to Write out Numbers—Using The Chicago Manual of Style—As Explained by a Copyeditor

What is a Beta Reader? How to Find and Work With an Author’s Best Friend

Editors Canada

Beta Readers: The Good, the Bad, and Where to Find Them — Tiffany Hawk, Writing Coach

GetCovers – Cover design services

Home – Getpremades

MIBLART | Book cover design services

What Makes A Book Cover Work | IngramSpark

How to Match Your Cover to Your Genre | Celebrating Independent Authors

How to analyze what book covers sell in your genre?

Publishing

Self Publishing | Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing

Amazon Author

Paperback Submission Guidelines

IngramSpark: Self-Publishing Book Company | Print & Distribute

Self Publishing | eBook & Audiobook | Kobo Writing Life | Rakuten Kobo Canada

Self-publish an ebook – Apple Books for Authors

https://draft2digital.com

Google Play Books

Ebook Distribution: The Complete Guide for New Authors

eBook Manuscript Formatting Guide

Free Book Formatting Template Tool: Format books for Free!

Free ISBN Bar Code Generator by Kindlepreneur

Parts of a Book [From Cover to Cover] 2024

How it Works: Publish Like a Pro | IngramSpark

metadata-checklist.pdf

How to Get Your Book Distributed: What Self-Published Authors Need to Know | Jane Friedman

Connections

https://www.facebook.com/groups/20Booksto50k

https://selfpublishingformula.com

https://www.thecreativepenn.com

Writer Blog • Book Marketing Advice • Free Resources • David Gaughran

CBC Books

Home | Wide for the Win

The Business of Writing – WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®

Author Coaching | Author Marketing | The Writing Wives

Google Trends

Bouchercon 2026

Book Reviews, Bestselling Books & Publishing Business News | Publishers Weekly

How to Grow Your Email List (10 Clever Ways)

Quill and Quire | Canada’s magazine of book news and reviews

Canadian Independent Publishers

BC Bookworld – British Columbia’s Author and Publishing Newspaper

Indie Author Magazine – When Writing Means Business

Pages | Facebook Help Center

About professional accounts on Instagram | Instagram Help Center

Create Email Marketing Your Audience Will Love – MailerLite

Marketing, Automation & Email Platform | Mailchimp

ConvertKit is now Kit: The Email-First OS for Creators

Planning

Launch Prep (The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards)

How to Create a Social Media Marketing Strategy in 8 Easy Steps

How to Develop a Marketing and Promotion Plan as an Indie Author | Jane Friedman

The Self Publishing Checklist – Self Publishing Checklist

The Self-Publishing Checklist: Editorial, Production, Distribution

The Ultimate Self-Publishing Checklist

Book Endorsements: Who to Ask & How to Do It – Clear Sight Books

Book Reviews | The Kindle Book Review

Get Honest Book Reviews on Amazon | BookSirens

Get Your Book Reviewed | Kirkus Indie Reviews

How Authors Can Find Their Ideal Reading Audience | Jane Friedman

Admin

International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN)

Self-employed Business, Professional, Commission, Farming, and Fishing Income: Chapter 3 – Expenses – Canada.ca

Expenses section of form T2125 – Canada.ca

Convention expenses – Canada.ca

Line 9200 – Travel expenses – Canada.ca

Line 8523 – Meals and entertainment – Canada.ca

Other business expenses – Canada.ca

Meal and vehicle rates used to calculate travel expenses for 2023 – Canada.ca

Income Tax Folio S4-F14-C1, Artists and Writers – Canada.ca

The Public Lending Right (PLR) Program

Legal deposit

Register Your Business – Province of British Columbia

Register a business name | Alberta.ca

Home – ScribeCount

Marketing

https://www.mailerlite.com

https://www.goodreads.com/author/guidelines

https://bookfunnel.com

https://www.writtenwordmedia.com

Advertising | The Fussy Librarian

Book Barbarian

Essential Tools for Indie Authors : BookFunnel

Find the Best Indie Books at Books2Read.com

Free Books – For Authors – Freebooksy

Home – Publisher Rocket

https://robinreads.com/author-signup/

Marketing Your Book (a link-filled overview)

Royalty-free Images, Photo Stock, Video & Music | Depositphotos

Stock Images, Photos, Vectors, Video, and Music | Shutterstock

StoryOrigin

Amazon Ads For Authors: A Step-by-Step Blueprint > Kindlepreneur

Facebook Ads for Authors: A Complete Guide for 2024

Bookbub Ads

Associations

https://www.crimewriterscanada.com

https://www.writersunion.ca

Homepage – Alliance of Independent Authors: Self-Publishing Advice Center

The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) – Home of the Prix Aurora Awards and CSFFA Hall of Fame

International Thriller Writers

Resources

https://janefriedman.com

https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/100k-author

https://courses.davidgaughran.com/courses/starting-from-zero

Writer Beware

https://kindlepreneur.com

201 Character Archetypes

2024 Indie Author Survey Results: Insights into Self Publishing for Authors – Written Word Media

Book Category Hunter: Free Tool to Find Book Categories on Amazon – Nerdy Book Girl

Fantastic Fiction

www.behindthename.com

Literature Map – The Tourist Map of Literature

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