Today’s post is by Geoffrey Breedon who wrote the fabulous ‘Wizard of Time’, a book I recommend for all YA fantasy fans. It’s a great book for both boys and girls and for readers both younger and older than teens. Read my review here.  Take it away Geoffrey. After having three novels rejected by every agent who worked with YA fantasy and every YA fantasy publisher that would accept unagented submissions, I decided to follow the indie route and publish my novels myself. There were some key best practices I picked up as I researched indie publishing and as I tried to implement them, I learned some lessons of my own: Business: Treat indie publishing your novel like a business - because it is. I have been coordinating corporate events for the last 15 years, so thankfully, I knew how to create a production schedule and stick to it. Research: Do your research early on, so you know what the whole process will be like, what to expect, and what you will need to do at each stage. I found … [Read more...]