Craig Martelle’s motivational guide for aspiring authors is chock-full of no-nonsense advice for writers who want to demystify the tangled web of self-publishing. Updated in 2020, Become a Successful Indie Author is based on Martelle’s experience publishing more than four million words. “In this business there is only one hard and fast rule — you must find readers willing to pay for your stories,” he says. “It starts with the first sentence. You have to write a gripping tale that people want to read, wrap a cover around the book, and then do the marketing. There’s no doubt that you can do it. Let me show you how.”
