Guess who’s made loads of mistakes in her indie author career? This girl! With any luck, the blog entries below might help you avoid making some of those same mistakes.

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Extreme Weather at Outdoor Events
Dana Fraedrich Dana Fraedrich

Extreme Weather at Outdoor Events

Rain, shine, heat, cold, dark, wind. Y’all, I have done it all. I’m here to share my top tips for saving money and heartache at outdoor events. After all, there’s nothing you can do about the weather, so let’s be prepared.

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Why I Can No Longer Recommend Findaway for Audiobook Distribution and Creation
Dana Fraedrich Dana Fraedrich

Why I Can No Longer Recommend Findaway for Audiobook Distribution and Creation

Hey, remember earlier this year when Spotify/Findaway Voices put out new Terms of Use and a bunch of people got pissed about it? Let’s revisit that. I’ve moved away from that platform, and herein I share the good, the bad, and the very ugly of my experience of getting out. Spoiler alert: It took months and was a total pain, but I don’t regret getting out one little bit.

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Using Ingram Spark - 5 Years Later
Dana Fraedrich Dana Fraedrich

Using Ingram Spark - 5 Years Later

I still recommend using Ingram Spark five years later, but, in the immortal words of Elizabeth Bennet, prepare yourself for something very dreadful. I discuss the good, the bad, and the horrible changes in using Ingram Spark over the last five years, and spill the tea on my personal experience.

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