C Hollis
Troubadour
I just found a website that appears to do what Dark One proposed.
Awesome Indies
I am intrigued. The cost is reasonable.
I just found a website that appears to do what Dark One proposed.
Awesome Indies
I just found a website that appears to do what Dark One proposed.
Awesome Indies
Is anyone familiar with any of the fantasy books on this site? Are they decent? There's only a handful there so far.
I would feel better about their recommendations if it only focused on fantasy. A site like this is going to end up with stronger credentials in one genre or another based on their early contributors.
And if anyone is thinking about taking all this talk seriously, the first step would be putting together a list of 25 to 50 indie books which deserve that seal from the get-go.
There are loads of authors who go undiscovered who are very talented, but just aren't finding an audience for whatever reason. That's sort of how things go in any industry though I suppose.
In fact, I agree with this quote...but just as a side question, how many books have you read that thought were absolutely brilliant that never got published or, as indie titles, never found an audience?
I think indie writers are a relatively new phenomenon so it's hard to say if there are writers who are absolutely awesome who are languishing in obscurity.
I am probably one of the best examples of someone who wants to desperately read more indie work but I have no idea where to start. A service like has been mentioned in this thread I ultimately think would be very useful for readers who don't want to read dozens of self-published books and hope they get lucky finding one that's decent. I mostly just pick up books from friends or people on social networks that I think sound cool.
As someone who hopes to go the hybrid route (traditional and self-published together) I hope I can get a firmer grip on what readers are looking for both in a traditionally published book and a self-published one. I think nowadays the expectations are still widely varied, but I imagine the gap will close over time.