Articles & Announcements
Every month, we send a newsletter to our community featuring upcoming events as well as an article by one of our knowledgeable team members. This page chronicles the articles, but be sure to sign up for the newsletter to get them in your inbox and to be updated about events.
Join Us for Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write
Each Thursday evening between 6:00 and 6:30 Pacific, connect with us online to chat about writing. Then we’ll log off for an hour of writing time. People can continue the conversation by posting their word counts and other writing accomplishments on our Facebook...
read moreCongratulations to Indigo Student Scholarship Recipient, Elliot Bailey!
Congratulations to Elliot Bailey, the recipient of Indigo's 2021 student scholarship. We can't wait to work with you, Elliot! Here's Elliot's fantastic submission essay: As a queer, specifically bisexual, transgender man, my demographic is severely underrepresented in...
read moreTyping Away Tension and Turmoil
Guest Post by Lauryne Wright, Author of the Other Worldly Series Do you ever become overwhelmed? By life, by news of the day, by that next scene you’re fixing to draft but fretting over? That’s how I feel as I plot book five of my Other Worldly series. Like the last...
read moreWrite Book (Check). Now What?
Things have been hopping around here, and one of our exciting developments is that our founder and executive editor, Ali Shaw, has a book coming out! Write Book (Check). Now What? is a short guide to the publishing basics that new authors need to know. When you’ve...
read moreCongratulations to Rani McPhearson, Our 2021 Author Scholarship Recipient!
Congratulations to Rani McPhearson, author of Black Librarian, Swimming Upriver, who won Indigo's 2021 diversity scholarship and will receive $1,000 toward Indigo services. We're honored to help you get your book out into the world, Rani!
read more“But Will It Sell One More Book?”
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer Recently, one of my colleagues shared this piece of advice they’d gotten from a former boss when discussing when one should stop making corrections and let a creative piece of work out into the world. Many, many people who are...
read moreConscious Style Guide and You: How One Website Can Help You Strengthen Your Writing and Empower Others
by Sarah Currin, Collaborative Editor We all know how powerful language can be. Words can hurt or help, clarify or confuse, illuminate or invalidate. They can perpetuate oppressive structures or imagine a better world. Writers, editors, and other wordsmiths need to...
read moreHow to Launch a Debut Book During a Global Pandemic
by Cooper Lee Bombardier, Collaborative Editor My debut book was set to launch in May 2020. If you know anything about traditional publishing, then you know that this date was set nearly two years prior. No one could have anticipated a global pandemic and its rippling...
read moreCongratulations to Sariah Emmanuel, Our 2021 Student Scholarship Recipient!
Congratulations to Sariah Emmanuel for winning Indigo's 2021 student scholarship. We hope you find Sariah’s essay as inspiring as we did: I have always loved reading and literature. A trip to Borders or Barnes and Noble was, and still is, my ideal way to spend a...
read more“I Found It on Google”: Copyright Basics & Finding an Image for Your Front Cover
by Olivia M. Hammerman, Collaborative Designer For many self-publishing authors, the book cover design process can be both exhilarating and intimidating. Copyright and intellectual law often fall into the latter category, but when it comes to your book’s cover,...
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