USA TODAY Bestselling Author Paul Austin Ardoin joins us at the top of the hour with tips to help pantsers looking for practical tools to strengthen their stories without losing what makes them discovery writers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUJ...

Author Nation is more than a four-day Vegas Convention; it's a community meant to help authors build sustainable, prosperous creative careers in the golden age of content creation. Join us at the top of the hour as we chat with founders Joe and Suze Solari! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRg4...

Are you curious about what benefits Substack can offer you as an indie author? Join us at the top of the hour as we talk to Sinem Günel of Write • Build • Scale about her Substack playbook. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xijr...

Tikiri Herath is the award-winning author who went from working in federal intelligence to writing her own worlds of suspenseful thrillers. At the top of the hour, we discuss how to find success in your author business after a career pivot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHM8...

We're going live now with Amy Award, talking about building relationships with readers and connecting with your fans. Join us and say hi in chat! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aq4...

Join us live at the top of the hour for a chat with NYT Bestselling Author and co-founder of Inkers Con Alessandra Torre! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHyx...

For some authors, it's important to have the right space to create. Whether it's a private desk in your home, a cozy cafe couch, or dictating into your phone on your morning walk, what is your writing space of choice?

Join us this Thursday at Noon Central when we talk to co-founder of Inkers Con and NYT Bestselling Author Alessandra Torre about the ways authors should be spending their time and energy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHyx...

We all know everyone loves a good villain. What motivates the villain of your story? What makes them the perfect counterpart to your protagonist? Do they operate in the gray of moral ambiguity or are they unabashedly wicked? Tell us about your antagonist! #authorsky

NYT Bestselling Author and co-founder of Inkers Con Alessandra Torre joins us to discuss opportunities authors should be considering in 2026 when deciding what's worth focusing on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHyx...

NYT Bestselling Author and co-founder of Inkers Con Alessandra Torre joins us to discuss opportunities authors should be considering in 2026 when deciding what's worth focusing on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHyx...

Join us at the top of the hour when we discuss the balance between craft, commerce, and maintaining joy as an author with Russell Nohelty. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v6m...

Building your publishing career shouldn't come without joy, and loving what you do shouldn't mean you aren't making money. Russell Nohelty from Hapitalist joins us live tomorrow to talk about writing, making money, and optimizing for joy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v6m...

We're live at the top of the hour to discuss the Value of Short Stories, Sci-Fi, and Community with Emily Goodwin of Author Services, Inc and Galaxy Press. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG_E...

Sci-Fi, Short Stories, and building an author community to foster the Writers of the Future. Join us this Thursday at 12CST when we go live with Emily Goodwin of Author Services, Inc for this week's episode of Self Publishing Insiders. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG_E...

Independent Bookstore Day is TWO days away, but we’re starting the celebration a little early with a collection of free ebooks by indie authors! Check out the list: bookshop.org/lists/indie-...

Indie Bookstore Day is April 25th. At the top of the hour, we sit down with Ami Greko of Bookshop.org to understand how you can help celebrate the day by encouraging readers to visit their favorite indie bookstores, either in person or online. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mup...

Join us for the 16th annual Nonfiction Writers Conference, an ONLINE event happening May 6-8, 2026 All educational sessions are delivered LIVE and include Q&A with the speakers. Reach your publishing goals with NFWC! nonfictionwritersconference.com

This Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day! If you're an indie author looking to show love to indie bookstores, now's your chance to remind your readers that buying your ebooks and Print-on-Demand books through Bookshop.org supports their local bookstores.

This Thursday, Becca Puglisi will be joining us to talk about lessons from The Fear Thesaurus. Learn how understanding your character's fears can improve your character and your story. Be sure to click the "Notify Me" reminder for this week's D2D Live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFkd...

Author Nation's Virtual Industry Expo is getting ready to go live at 11am CST! Be sure to visit their landing page to Save Your Seat so you connect with the D2D Team and dozens of other companies in the publishing industry. #authorsky www.authornation.live/virtual-indu...

Authors, are you interested in meeting major publishing vendors and asking industry questions? Be sure to attend Author Nation's Virtual Industry Expo this Sunday, April 12th at 11am CST! Attendees will be entered to win a variety of publishing prizes! authornation.live/virtual-indu...

At the top of the hour, Jo Wildsmith joins us to discuss how authors can turn their manuscripts into something polished, professional, and ready to make an impact using print on demand to its fullest potential. #authorsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvt6...

We're going live tomorrow at Noon Central with Jo Wildsmith to discuss the importance of print-on-demand and what indie authors could be doing to get more out of print. Be sure to set a reminder for when we go live and join us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvt6...

Authors, are you interested in meeting major publishing vendors and asking industry questions? Be sure to attend Author Nation's Virtual Industry Expo this Sunday, April 12th at 11am CST! Attendees will be entered to win a variety of publishing prizes! www.authornation.live/virtual-indu...

Most indie authors aren't getting the most out of print-on-demand. Jo Wildsmith helps authors turn manuscripts into something polished and ready to use print to its fullest potential. Join us live for a chat with Jo on Thursday at Noon Central! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvt6...

Skye B. MacKinnon has lived in various countries before settling in Scotland and has a unique international perspective on publishing. Skye joins us at the top of the hour to share best practices for how to translate indie books into different languages. #authorsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1sV...

Authors! Now is the time to start your final promotional push if you books are available in the Read an Ebook Week sale! Historically, Smashwords Sales are busiest at the beginning and end of the sale, so now is one of the best times to get more eyes on your books!

At the top of the hour, we discuss how to structure a series before you start writing with Kristina Stanley, author and CEO of the Fictionary School for Writers and Editors. If you want to write series but aren’t sure how to begin, this is for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cho...

It's Day 1 of our Read an Ebook Week Sale! Authors, if you haven't had the chance to opt your books into this week's super sale, there's still time! If you log into your Draft2Digital account, you can still opt into the sale that's live right now! Don't miss this opportunity! #authorsky

D2D's CEO Kris Austin shares his experience starting the company, and the things he wish he knew before he became a founder! medium.com/authority-ma...

Hey, indie authors! I'm late to the game, but if you haven't heard, Amazon changed its rules, and you can distribute to Overdrive's @libbyapp.com, @hoopladigital.bsky.social, and other library platforms—even if you're in Kindle Unlimited. Here's how to do it on @draft2digital.bsky.social. /1

Read an Ebook Week is right around the corner! If you're a D2D author and want to take part in this year's Smashwords Sale from March 1-7, log in now to sign up! Check out our blog post for more information. #authorsky www.draft2digital.com/blog/time-to...

Former Publicist Isabelle Knight. the founder of Build Your Author Brand, joins us live at the top of the hour to share how you can build your author brand, grow your readership, raise your profile and give your books the best chance of success. #authorsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Lr...

Former publicist Isabelle Knight, founder of Build Your Author Brand, joins us join us live tomorrow at Noon Central to share how you can build your brand, grow your readership, raise your profile and give your books the best chance of success. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Lr...

If you still haven't heard about Draft2Digital's new partnership with Bookshop.org, be sure to check out our recent Press Release and blog post with more helpful information! www.draft2digital.com/blog/booksho...

A quick update on Bookshop.org distribution: erotica isn’t excluded. It simply requires additional safeguards to ensure books reach the right readers. That work is underway, and support is coming soon.

Check out Jane Friedman's coverage of our new ebook distribution partnership with Bookshop.org in this week's Bottom Line newsletter. mailchi.mp/janefriedman...

Tune in tomorrow at Noon Central when we are joined live by Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter and Draft2Digital CEO Kris Austin to talk about our exciting new partnership! #authorsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxTv...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR5i... Self-Publishing with Dale interviewed Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter and D2D CEO Kris Austin about our new partnership! Learn more about this exciting new partnership and what this means for indie authors. #authorsky

Check out Jane Friedman and The Bottom Line's article on today's announcement of our partnership giving indie authors access to Bookshop.org mailchi.mp/janefriedman...

The word is out! Draft2Digital has officially partnered with Bookshop.org to get indie ebooks into indie bookstores! For more details on this new partnership, check out our latest blog post! #authorsky www.draft2digital.com/blog/booksho...

We have a big announcement coming up next week! If you are curious to learn more, be sure to join us live at Noon Central on February 5th! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxTv...

We have a big announcement coming up next week! If you are curious to learn more, be sure to join us live at Noon Central on February 5th! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxTv...

Publishing Insider Jane Friedman joins us at the top of the hour to recap the last year in publishing, and to predict what the industry might have in store for authors in 2026. If you're curious to know what we might be in for in 2026, join us live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZUT...

Jane Friedman, friend of the show and Publishing Industry Insider, joins us tomorrow at Noon Central to talk about Publishing Trends in 2025 and what to expect in 2026! #authorsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZUT...

Our CEO Kris Austin joins Jim on this week's D2D Live at the top of the hour to reflect on another year in publishing, and to look ahead to D2D's 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG9V...

Join us this Thursday at 12pm Central when our CEO Kris Austin joins us to reflect on 2025 and look forward to 2026! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG9V...

Join us live at the top of the hour with Orna Ross from ALLi as we discuss the results of the 2025 Indie Author Income Survey! #authorsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQZF...