Going Indie & Selling Locally with Johanna M. Rae

Alchemy for Authors

Welcome back to Alchemy for Authors!

In this episode I talk with New Zealand author and Ages of Pages book fair coordinator, Johanna M. Rae, about going Indie and selling locally.

Other topics we discuss include:

· Why Johanna left traditional publishing for Indie publishing.

· Why developing your author platform is so important, particularly if you live in a small country.

· How to establish a reader following and author platform before you’re published.

· How to connect with readers at book events, even when you’re an introvert.

· The essential four-legged writing companion every author should have!

If you’ve been on the fence about selling locally, let Johanna inspire you to step outside your comfort zone and grow your readership!

Visit Johanna’s website here: https://www.johannamraeauthor.com/

Visit the Ages of Pages website here: https://agesofpages.weebly.com/

Follow Johanna on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/johanna.m.rae/ and https://www.instagram.com/ages_of_pages/

Follow Johanna on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JohannaMRae and https://www.facebook.com/agesofpages

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Find out more about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) here: https://nanowrimo.org/

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